Editor’s Notice: This story was initially printed in February 2018 and has been up to date for comprehensiveness.
Lorde kicked off her North American Dance tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Opening the tour was Mitski and hip-hop tremendous duo Run The Jewels. To rejoice the event, Lorde has simply launched a brand new collaboration with Killer Mike and EL-P.
The music, which was produced by EL-P, is a remix of her Melodramatic minimize Supercut. Lorde launched the music without spending a dime on her e-newsletter.
Within the e-newsletter, Lorde wrote concerning the remix: i find it irresistible. a lot. my little nerd coronary heart is full. Take a look at the “Supercut” (Remix).
Lorde additionally launched a number of notable singles this 12 months from her upcoming fourth album Virgin: “What Was That” dropped in April, and the sophomore single “Man of the Yr” adopted on Could 29, each accompanied by compelling movies and explorations of gender identification.
Again in 2018, Lorde’s Supercut (El-P Remix) with Run the Jewels felt like an exhilarating collision of worlds. Her atmospheric pop reframed by way of RTJ’s gritty, left-field manufacturing. It was an unlikely pairing that underscored Lorde’s adventurous spirit and the duo’s knack for bending genres to their will. Quick-forward to 2025, and each acts have carved out distinctly totally different trajectories: Lorde is deep into the shimmering, synth-driven soundscape of her forthcoming album Virgin, utilizing her platform to discover identification and intimacy, whereas Run the Jewels proceed to wield their politically charged, high-energy hip-hop on world levels. The remix now reads like a snapshot of a uncommon artistic crossroads—proof that generally, probably the most sudden collaborations depart the longest echoes.
