Because the summer season winds down, Lorde penned a letter to her followers that included her ultimate music Photo voltaic Energy video, which she co-directed with Joel Kefali, for the music “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 along 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 would possibly 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 pondering 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 type 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 season studying, implored everybody to not miss Blood Orange once they open for Harry Kinds at Madison Sq. Backyard (“I can’t consider how fortunate we’re to exist similtaneously Blood Orange”) and extremely advisable consuming peaches whereas we nonetheless can (“straightforward to overlook this true fuckin miracle of nature.”)
Learn her full letter beneath:
Hey darlings,
I write to you from summer season’s finish. I can’t consider it’s virtually gone. Usually in these months, my complete life is lived in deference to the season. I get up and the climate decides what I’ll do. I spend lengthy days outdoors. Swims come first, and every little thing else in my calendar arranges itself round them. This 12 months, the summer season’s been like a film enjoying 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 once I step again into the sunshine. Women with flushed cheeks stroll by way of my neighbourhood on their approach 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 exhibits. I’m looking on the water as I write this.
Are you able to consider the album got here out a 12 months in the past at this time?!!! What an exquisite blur. I can truthfully say I don’t suppose I’ve ever grown a lot in a single 12 months. In honour of its first journey around the solar, I needed to share the ultimate (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) video with you, for OCEANIC FEELING.
It’s bittersweet to be coming to the tip of this video journey, however wonderful too, as a result of this one is probably 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 individual with me is my different half and greatest mate, my brother Angelo. Born on the identical day 5 years aside, we’ve all the time shared an excellent shut bond. I knew by placing him within the video, I’d be exhibiting 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 group 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 pondering 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 type 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? Now we have these make-up exhibits arising. I’m psyched to be getting the band again collectively, actually AND figuratively, lol!! Enjoying round with setlist in the mean time — in case you’re coming, wanna reply to this electronic mail with a music request? One thing you genuinely wanna hear?? Let’s have enjoyable!
I’m bringing my candy candy good friend Jim-E Stack to open these exhibits (he writes and produces songs for ur favs incl. Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Empress Of and Bon Iver). Pls welcome him warmly!!!!
With reference to exhibits, 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’t consider a extra wonderful birthday location. Presale begins on August twenty third at 10am BRT, code is strangeairlines all the time, thanks for giving me the very best job on the planet, we are going to rage. TICKETS HERE
Different notable sides to this summer season—
Fruit. Simply eat some fruit. Simple to overlook this true fuckin miracle of nature. I really feel virtually psychedelic rapture consuming summer season fruit. Chew right into a peach at this time!
Dev performed a warmup present the opposite night time at Child’s, upfront of opening for Harry this month at Madison Sq. Backyard. The present was so stunning, I can’t consider 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 in the stores on the merch desk. Such a sick thought. 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 potential. I am going dumb for listening to a good friend snicker softly right into a microphone mainly!!! Should you’re going to those Harry exhibits, 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 not less than thrice.
Renell despatched me this wonderful skirt. I’m the good woman on the planet on this very cool skirt. It’s referred to as the Sporty Mini, it is probably not on their web site proper now however every little thing she does is cool.
Right here’s the stack of books I introduced on vacation.
Considering lady’s flower.
Can’t cease listening to this.
Love you a lot. Can’t wait to see you once more quickly.
L X0000
