Lorde's excitement for her upcoming fourth album is overflowing. On Sunday night, the musician shared a rare check-in on Instagram, captioning two photos: “Listening to myself.”
In recent years, Lorde has chosen to use a newsletter to share her latest thoughts and related updates with her fans. The fact that she chose to update them on where she is in the current recording process via social media seems to be an indicator of her excitement.
However, the record is not yet near the finish line. “We're not around you guys… I just have so much publicity to let you know,” Lorde wrote in response to one eager fan. “Start your excitement on low heat and let it simmer gently. we are building endurance for this chapter.”
Lorde's most recent check-in was in September as she celebrated the tenth anniversary of her debut album. Pure heroin. “You may (like me most of the time) think this album is QUITE MYTHOLIZED, but a milestone is a milestone,” he wrote. Earlier in the email, she expressed her gratitude for having this outlet to communicate with her fans.
“I think a part of me knew that I had hit a wall and that I needed to invite compassion and understand that I was struggling to create on my own, and then I would have something to draw from and reflect on,” she wrote. “It feels like it's working. . I feel incredibly grateful that we have this relationship, that we can each give when the other needs it.”
In the previous newsletter, Lorde revealed that she was “living with a broken heart again” and detailed recent bouts of illness and intense grief. “Don't worry about me, I'm still laughing every day, it's all exciting, even when it's late,” Lorde assured her readers. “I have accepted the mission—I have a self to recover.”
Lorde's latest album, Solar powerarrived in 2021. It followed her acclaimed sophomore release, Melodrama, which was released four years ago. The six years between her first and second album remains the longest she has gone between releases.
