Because the summer time winds down, Lorde penned a letter to her followers that included her last music Photo voltaic Energy video, which she co-directed with Joel Kefali, for the track “Oceanic Breeze.” “Who you see on this video is who I really am, or who I need to be— open, laid naked, water glittering on my pores and skin, talking on to you, nothing to cover or show, simply me,” Lorde wrote.
Serene and meditative, Lorde stares out on the ocean together with her brother, Angelo, contemplating the passage of time, and all of the methods the previous rhymes with the current. “I take into consideration my father/ Doing the identical factor/ When he was a boy.”
Later, Lorde muses about her personal evolution, and what her future daughter may inherit from her. In the identical breath, she bids farewell to a different type of daughter, her previous self, who dissipated as she was busy residing and rising (“Now the cherry-black lipstick’s gathering mud in a drawer/ I don’t want her anymore,” she sings.)
Within the letter, Lorde spoke about how the ultimate moments of the video represented this realization. “I stored considering on the afternoon we shot it that I used to be marrying myself,” she wrote. “Sounds loopy however that’s the way it felt. Punctuating this era of intense self-reflection with a picture that just about splits me aside. It’s form of the story of my life: I by no means know the place I’m going, simply that I’ve to go there. I’m eternally grateful to you for sticking round to see the place I find yourself.”
Along with “Oceanic Feeling,” Lorde allow us to in on her summer time studying, implored everybody to not miss Blood Orange once they open for Harry Types at Madison Sq. Backyard (“I can’t imagine how fortunate we’re to exist similtaneously Blood Orange”) and extremely advisable consuming peaches whereas we nonetheless can (“straightforward to neglect this true fuckin miracle of nature.”)
Learn her full letter beneath:
Hey darlings,
I write to you from summer time’s finish. I can’t imagine it’s virtually gone. Usually in these months, my entire life is lived in deference to the season. I get up and the climate decides what I’ll do. I spend lengthy days exterior. Swims come first, and the whole lot else in my calendar arranges itself round them. This yr, the summer time’s been like a film taking part in within the background. I’ve stored working just about since tour ended, spending lengthy days in a darkish room, my mind buzzing like a fluorescent tube, eyes watering after I step again into the sunshine. Ladies with flushed cheeks stroll by means of my neighbourhood on their method to dinner; parallel universe projections in fairly clothes. Sounds bizarre, and feels it a bit too, I suppose. Have every week now to swim and sit back earlier than I see a few of you once more for the make-up reveals. I’m looking on the water as I write this.
Are you able to imagine the album got here out a yr in the past right this moment?!!! What a stupendous blur. I can truthfully say I don’t suppose I’ve ever grown a lot in a single yr. In honour of its first journey around the solar, I wished to share the ultimate (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) video with you, for OCEANIC FEELING.
It’s bittersweet to be coming to the top of this video journey, however superb too, as a result of this one is presumably my FAVOURITE video I’ve ever, ever made. Who you see on this video is who I really am, or who I need to be— open, laid naked, water glittering on my pores and skin, talking on to you, nothing to cover or show, simply me.
The particular person with me is my different half and greatest mate, my brother Angelo. Born on the identical day 5 years aside, we’ve at all times shared a brilliant shut bond. I knew by placing him within the video, I’d be displaying myself precisely as I’m. Can’t be anybody else when that child’s round.
The tip is tremendous particular too, an finish to the video story as a lot as to this chapter — my neighborhood of family members gathered to see me off, a second of ceremony. It was an honour to put on Simone Rocha’s raffia clothes for this. I stored considering on the afternoon we shot it that I used to be marrying myself. Sounds loopy however that’s the way it felt. Punctuating this era of intense self reflection with a picture that just about splits me aside. It’s form of the story of my life: I by no means know the place I’m going, simply that I’ve to go there. I’m eternally grateful to you for sticking round to see the place I find yourself.
What else? We have now these make-up reveals arising. I’m psyched to be getting the band again collectively, actually AND figuratively, lol!! Enjoying round with setlist in the intervening time — should you’re coming, wanna reply to this e mail with a track request? One thing you genuinely wanna hear?? Let’s have enjoyable!
I’m bringing my candy candy pal Jim-E Stack to open these reveals (he writes and produces songs for ur favs incl. Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Empress Of and Bon Iver). Pls welcome him warmly!!!!
As regards to reveals, I’m tremendous psyched to announce a present in Rio de Janeiro, supported by the inimitable Japanese Breakfast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve by no means carried out in Rio earlier than, and this present falls proper round my birthday. Can not consider a extra superb birthday location. Presale begins on August twenty third at 10am BRT, code is strangeairlines at all times, thanks for giving me the most effective job on the earth, we are going to rage. TICKETS HERE
Different notable sides to this summer time—
Fruit. Simply eat some fruit. Straightforward to neglect this true fuckin miracle of nature. I really feel virtually psychedelic rapture consuming summer time fruit. Chew right into a peach right this moment!
Dev performed a warmup present the opposite night time at Child’s, prematurely of opening for Harry this month at Madison Sq. Backyard. The present was so stunning, I can’t imagine how fortunate we’re to exist similtaneously Blood Orange, however he’d doing this factor the place each night time, the set is recorded, printed onto CDs, and made that can be purchased on the merch desk. Such a sick concept. Bobby ripped the audio for me and I’ve been listening to it the final couple days, such a heat doc, completely alive, the songs higher than you remembered, if that’s doable. I am going dumb for listening to a pal chortle softly right into a microphone principally!!! When you’re going to those Harry reveals, I IMPLORE you to go early for Blood Orange. Having a relationship with Dev’s music will enrich your life. I’ll in all probability go a minimum of thrice.
Renell despatched me this superb skirt. I’m the good woman on the earth on this very cool skirt. It’s known as the Sporty Mini, it will not be on their web site proper now however the whole lot she does is cool.
Right here’s the stack of books I introduced on vacation.
Pondering lady’s flower.
Can’t cease listening to this.
Love you a lot. Can’t wait to see you once more quickly.
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