Lorde has confirmed a June 27 release date for her next Republic album, Virgin, which was preceded last week by the single “What Was That.” That track was co-produced by Lorde in tandem with in-demand hitmakers Jim-E Stack and Daniel Nigro and is augmented with a video filmed in New York’s Washington Square Park.
Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes, Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged and Buddy Ross also have writing credits on Virgin, which Lorde recorded in part at New York’s Flux Studio. The album was mixed by Tom Elmhirst and Mark “Spike” Stent.
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Viirgin is the follow-up to 2021’s Solar Power, which topped the Billboard Alternative chart and debuted at No. 5 on the overall Billboard 200.
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