Lorde Appears to Tease New Music Era in Cryptic Post: 'Use the Existing Tools Wherever Possible'
The caption shared to Instagram appeared to have 'L4' — referring to Lorde's fourth album — embedded in a series of symbols
Lorde at the GQ Men of the Year Party 2023 at Bar Marmont on November 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
Lorde at the GQ Men of the Year Party at Bar Marmont in November 2023 in Los AngelesCould Lorde's next album era be coming soon?
On Tuesday, June 4, the pop star, 27, shared an Instagram carousel with a cryptic caption that appeared to allude to her next album era.
In the first two images, Lorde can be seen in a black dress leaning over a balcony, while the third features the musician holding a white pill with the world "spit" on it. The fourth photo features an ashtray with gold trinkets atop a stack of coffee table books, the fifth is a black-and-white snap with Lorde poolside with wet hair and the sixth image is a shot of her in a black dress from behind.
"Use the existing tools wherever possible ©𝑳ĿŁု⑷♶ If the tools do not exist you are spiritually obliged to create them © 𝑳ĿŁု⑷♶⚤✬✹❁✰㉗✬✹❁🀥⚭ 𓆝𓃹𓁙," the "Green Light" singer captioned the post.
Featured in the caption are figures like, a copyright symbol, three different Ls, the number four in parentheses and a recycling logo.
Also included are several more Ls, another four, stars, the number 27, plus the infinity symbol, a shark, a rabbit, an Egyptian figure and a tarot card figure.
No further context was provided by Lorde.
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In December 2023, the "Ribs" performer shared another now-deleted post that seemed to hint at her next musical era, per Billboard.
"Listening to myself," she captioned a pair of photos, which featured her in striped pajamas staring into the camera and listening to something in headphones
In September 2023, Lorde shared a candid letter with her subscribers that provided updates on her health and alluded to a split with her rumored boyfriend Justin Warren.
At the beginning of her vulnerable message, the "Solar Power" hitmaker revealed that she had written another draft of the letter but said that she "didn’t tell the truth" and would instead "type and not look back, and send what comes out."
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In the new version of the letter, Lorde shared she was "living with heartbreak again."
“It’s different but the same. I ache all the time, I forget why and then remember," she wrote. "I’m not trying to hide from the pain, I understand now that pain isn’t something to hide from, that there’s actually great beauty in moving with it. But sometimes I’m sick of being with myself.”
Lorde released her last album Solar Power in August 2021.
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