Lorde belongs to that exclusive group of artists who have radically reshaped contemporary music – something she’s done by giving the finger to both expectations and clichés. Already on her debut ‘Pure Heroine’ in 2013, the then 16-year-old New Zealand singer-songwriter showed that she had no interest in pleasing anyone. Far removed from the chart pop that Lorde found so fundamentally dull, she created music full of forward-thinking energy and lyrics so sharp they cut straight through the noise – a feat that led none other than David Bowie to dub her “the future of music.” In June she released her fourth full-length project ‘Virgin’ which she will take to Sweden for a sold-out show at Stockholm’s Annexet in December. Next summer, she’ll make her Gothenburg debut at Way Out West!

Bowie’s prophecy surrounding Lorde was fulfilled with her unanimously acclaimed sophomore album ‘Melodrama’. But instead of continuing to push pop’s outer limits, Lorde turned off her phone, traveled to Antarctica, and created the understated, climate-conscious ‘Solar Power’. Since then, apart from her much-discussed collaboration with Charli XCX on ‘Girl, so confusing’ Lorde has kept a low profile – until now. With her new album Ella Yelich-O’Connor once again steps into the role of a hypermodern pop icon, while creating some of the most exciting pop music of the modern age.