It’s officially Lorde season. Last week, the New Zealand superstar returned with ‘What Was That’, and today, she’s announced her fourth album. The follow-up to 2021’s Solar Power is called Virgin, and it’s out June 27 via Republic. Check out its cover artwork below.

Lorde co-produced Virgin with Jim-E Stack. It features contributions from Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged, Buddy Ross, Dan Nigro, and Devonté Hynes. Spike Stent and Tom Elmhirst mixed the LP, while Chris Gehringer mastered it. In an email to fans, Lorde wrote:

THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR. LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC.

I’M PROUD AND SCARED OF THIS ALBUM. THERE’S NOWHERE TO HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE.

COMING JUNE 27

Virgin Cover Artwork: