Lorde Is Feeling ‘Very Active,’ Teasing That New Music Could Be Coming Sooner Rather Than Later: ‘I’m Excited to Find Out’

Like Adele, Lorde has leaned into taking time off to live her life out of the spotlight between album releases. And, also like Adele, the “Man of the Year” singer has been fine with long gaps between those releases. But after the usual four-year gap between this Virgin and her previous LP, 2021’s Solar Power, Lorde said she’s hoping to give fans new music sooner rather than later.

Asked by Variety how she’s feeling in the midst of her global Ultrasound tour about which direction her sound might evolve into the next time around, Lorde, 28, said she’s “excited to find out.” In fact, the singer added, “I’m definitely feeling very active and not needing a break from being creative. I’m feeling kind of insatiable, to be honest. So I don’t know, but I’ve thrown the gauntlet down that it’s not going to be four years [again], so I’ve gotta keep to that.”

Lorde released her debut, Pure Heroine, in 2013, which she followed up in 2017 with Melodrama.

Lorde also talked about how her previous struggles with stage fright have subsided for now and how her pre-show rituals help keep her grounded and comfortable during performances. “I’m pretty lucky that my stage fright is at bay now, because that was really a big part of my life,” she said. “What do I do? I don’t know, I’m a bit of a witch. I’m always burning something, I’m always writing something down before the show. Nothing too crazy — I do a bunch of push-ups and planks and s–t.”

She’s clearly feeling relaxed and excited on stage, as evidenced by her gig at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum last Saturday, when she capped off the show with a guest spot from pal Charli XCX for the latest electrifying live rendition of their Brat remix of “Girl, So Confusing.” The dynamic duo previously performed the song together during Charli and Troye Sivan’s Sweat tour stop at New York’s Madison Square Garden last September, then again during Charli’s Coachella set in April.

After wrapping the North American run of the Ultrasound tour on Wednesday night (Oct. 22) at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Lorde will take a few weeks off and return to the stage on Nov. 9 at Rockhal in Luxembourg for a European swing that will run through a Dec. 9 show at Annexet in Sweden.