Lorde Details 'Solar Power' Album, Plots Canadian Dates on 2022 World Tour

Yep, that's indeed the album cover

BY Brock ThiessenPublished Jun 21, 2021

Lorde has finally detailed her upcoming record Solar Power, and yes, that's indeed the album cover.

Solar Power will arrive on August 20, and to go along with the album, Lorde has mapped up a massive 2022 world tour.

Marking her first North American dates since 2018, the trek will start its run on the continent in Nashville on April 3 at the Opry House. From there, Lorde will play several U.S. dates, as well as make Canadian stops in Montreal on April 7 and Toronto on April 8.

You can see the full schedule below, where you'll also find the 12-song tracklist for Solar Power. Tickets go on sale Friday (June 25) at 10 a.m. local time.

Solar Power marks the follow-up to 2017's Melodrama. In a statement, Lorde had this to say of her upcoming record: "The album is a celebration of the natural world, an attempt at immortalizing the deep, transcendent feelings I have when I'm outdoors. In times of heartache, grief, deep love, or confusion, I look to the natural world for answers. I've learned to breathe out, and tune in. This is what came through."
 
A press release also explains that as an alternative to a CD release, Lorde is releasing an "eco-conscious Music Box." As the PR explains, "This innovative offering will contain extra visual content, handwritten notes, exclusive photos, and a download card. The card will give purchasers a high-quality download of the music, two exclusive bonus tracks, and access to some special surprises along the way."

Of the novel release, Lorde said: "I decided early on in the process of making this album that I also wanted to create an environmentally kind, forward-thinking alternative to the CD. I wanted this Music Box product to be similar in size, shape and price to a CD, to live alongside it in a retail environment, but be something which stands apart and that's committed to the evolving nature of a modern album."

So far, "Solar Power" is the only track Lorde has shared from the album.

Solar Power:

1. The Path
2. Solar Power
3. California
4. Stoned in the Nail Salon
5. Fallen Fruit
6. Secrets From a Girl (Who's Seen It All)
7. The Man with An Axe
8. Dominoes
9. Big Star
10. Leader of a New Regime
11. Mood Ring
12. Oceanic Feeling

Pre-order Solar Power.

Lorde 2022 Tour Dates:

02/26 Christchurch, NZ = Electric Avenue Festival
02/27 Upper Moutere, NZ - Neudorf Vineyards
03/01 Wellington, NZ - Days Bay
03/02 Havelock North, NZ - Black Barn Vineyards
03/04 New Plymouth, NZ - Bowl of Brooklands
03/05 Auckland, NZ - Outerfields
03/10 Brisbane, AU - Riverstage
03/12 Melbourne, AU - SMMB
03/15 Sydney, AU - Aware Super Theatre
03/19 Perth, AU - Belvoir Amphitheater
04/03 Nashville, TN - Opry House
04/05 Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre
04/07 Montreal, QC - Salle Willfrid Pelletier
04/08 Toronto, ON - Meridian Hall
04/09 Toronto, ON - Meridian Hall
04/12 Boston, MA - Boch Center – Wang Theatre
04/15 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
04/16 Washington, DC - The Anthem
04/18 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
04/20 Philadelphia, PA - The Met
04/22 Chicago, IL - The Chicago Theatre
04/25 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
04/27 Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom
04/30 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theatre
05/01 Portland, OR - Theater of the Clouds
05/03 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
05/05 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium
05/07 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
05/25 Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
05/26 Edinburgh, UK - Usher Hall
05/28 Manchester, UK - O2 Victoria Warehouse
05/30 Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy
06/01 London, UK - Roundhouse
06/02 London, UK - Roundhouse
06/07 Paris, FR - Casino de Paris
06/08 Amsterdam, NL - AFAS Live
06/10 Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
06/13 Zurich, CH - Halle 622
06/14 Munich, DE - Zenith
06/16 Rome, IT - Cavea – Auditorium Parco della Musica
06/17 Villafranca di Verona, IT - Castello di Villafranca
06/18 Sibenik, HR - Saint Mihovil Fortress
06/21 Cologne, DE - Open Air am Tanzbrunnen
06/23 Berlin, DE - Verti Music Hall

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