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Probably our favourite single from ‘Solar Power’ so far…

Global megastar Lorde is more than making up for her years away from the spotlight, today dropping the third single from her long-awaited third album Solar Power, along with a zen-infused music video.

Musically the track keeps up the acoustic vibes of past singles ‘Solar Power’ and ‘Stoned At The Nail Salon,’ set to a gently-plucked guitar line with additional strums and arpeggios interspersed throughout. Lorde’s vocals are especially enchanting in this cut, reaching high into her head voice as she sings about spiritual connection and the tools human beings use to achieve a sense of divinity in the world.

The video follows the Kiwi songstress revel in lush 60s vibes, her and her fellow flower-children draped in light green threads as they take part in the rituals you’d associate with life in a commune. Highlights include the crew burning sage, reading scripture and engaging in some super wavy choreography that’s just so visually satisfying.

Speaking on the new single, Lorde explains “‘Mood Ring’ is a song about trying to feel spiritually connected in our modern world and all of the little tools and systems that we all use to try and feel that. I thought ‘Mood Ring’ was a really cool metaphor for the magical thinking that we all employ at times to feel well.”

Regarding her journey back in time with the video, she adds “Obviously when making this album I did a deep-dive into 60s, Flower Child culture. I wanted to understand the commune life, dropping out from society and trying to start again.”

“One thing that occurred to me as a major parallel between that time and our time is our wellness culture and our culture of spirituality, pseudo-spirituality, wellness, pseudo-wellness. Things like eating a macro-biotic vegan diet or burning sage, keeping crystals, reading tarot cards or your horoscope.”

Definitely a bit of zen and rejuvenation to start your morning with. Check out ‘Mood Ring’ above.