Lorde Drops New Video for ‘The Path,’ Posts About ‘Confounding’ Response to ‘Solar Power’
variety.comWilson Chapman editorOn the one-year anniversary of the official announcement for her third studio album “Solar Power” — and on the day of the Summer Solstice — Lorde has shared a new music video for album opener “The Path” along with a statement addressing the mixed response to the album.Lorde announced “The Path” music video to fans via her newsletter.
Although the video is the sixth to come from the album, Lorde called it “the first chapter in the mystical ‘Solar Power’ story, a prequel to the title video.” The visual sees Lorde on the same beach as the video for lead single “Solar Power.” As she walks through the campgrounds of the beach, she sheds her baggy gray suit for a casual yellow outfit and eventually is joined by the beach’s other inhabitants in dance.
When it was released in August of last year, “Solar Power” received mixed reviews from critics. Although Variety senior music critic Chris Willman wrote in his review that the star “has pulled off one of the more difficult stunts in pop music: making a happy album that’s a good album,” many other reviewers were more ambivalent, deeming the album “underpowered” (The Daily Telegraph) and her “least vital project” (Spin).
In her newsletter, Lorde acknowledged the response, calling the experience “at times painful to sit with.”“It’s been a year since I announced the release of ‘Solar Power.’ I can honestly say it has been the year with the highest highs and lowest lows I think I’ve ever experienced.
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