Solar Power (album)

Solar Power is the third <a href="/facts/Studio_album/WFW6z2fj">studio album</a> by New Zealand singer-songwriter <a href="/facts/Lorde/SdHCVszJ">Lorde</a>. It was released on 20 August 2021, by <a href="/facts/Universal_Music_Group/VufxcUef">Universal</a>. Inspired by the death of her <a href="/facts/Golden_retriever/dhcrPPcD">retriever</a> mix dog Pearl and visit to <a href="/facts/Antarctica/bEM5Lem5">Antarctica</a> in 2019, the album was written with producer <a href="/facts/Jack_Antonoff/WqXRlE4r">Jack Antonoff</a> to capture <a href="/facts/Solipsism/pjG8cu08">solipsism</a> and summer <a href="/facts/Escapism/w4qRxqa6">escapism</a>, mainly focused on Lorde's leisure time in her homeland New Zealand, simultaneously expressing her disdain for <a href="/facts/Celebrity/SALdkGV6">fame</a> and <a href="/facts/Celebrity_culture/uvz5INLI">celebrity culture</a>.
Classified by Lorde as her "<a href="/facts/Cannabis_(drug)/241fYAGD">weed</a> album", Solar Power is a <a href="/facts/Psychedelic_pop/v1mvS3uG">psychedelic pop</a> and <a href="/facts/Indie_folk/X7d5DlJ1">indie folk</a> effort built around <a href="/facts/Acoustic_guitar/E9ITItBq">acoustic guitar</a> arrangements, marking a departure from the <a href="/facts/Electronic_music/zfGNfUvR">electronic</a>-based music of her previous works. It was met by polarised reviews from <a href="/facts/Music_journalism/o9vznrwQ">music critics</a>, who commended Lorde's matured vocals, but were divided over its songwriting and production. Lorde later described the response to the record as "really confounding", and "painful". The album was led by its <a href="/facts/Lead_single/E2tl6YFB">lead single</a> and title track, "<a href="/facts/Solar_Power_(song)/ErwYNbfg">Solar Power</a>", followed by "<a href="/facts/Stoned_at_the_Nail_Salon/3HYYEbzY">Stoned at the Nail Salon</a>", "<a href="/facts/Mood_Ring_(Lorde_song)/tRKo8R9T">Mood Ring</a>", and "<a href="/facts/Fallen_Fruit_(song)/63IF0bTn">Fallen Fruit</a>".
Commercially, Solar Power reached number one in Australia and New Zealand, and charted inside the top ten in various countries. Lorde opted against manufacturing <a href="/facts/Compact_disc/g51GRloc">CDs</a> for environmental reasons, releasing Solar Power to <a href="/facts/Music_download/96QbSLNp">digital music</a> platforms, <a href="/facts/Streaming_media/4rPhSq0Y">streaming</a> services, and as <a href="/facts/Phonograph_record/ccuFV9Af">vinyl LPs</a> only. A <a href="/facts/M%25C4%2581ori_language/pVhKfILB">Māori-language</a> <a href="/facts/Extended_play/Eh0xpDPY">EP</a>, titled <a href="/facts/Te_Ao_M%25C4%2581rama_(EP)/ryyh559n">Te Ao Mārama</a>, was released on 9 September 2021 as a companion project to Solar Power. It consists of Māori versions of five tracks from the album. To promote the album, Lorde embarked on her third concert tour, the <a href="/facts/Solar_Power_Tour/6l1t6ra4">Solar Power Tour</a>.

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