Lorde has explained why she explored unprotected sex and pregnancy tests in one of her new tracks. The 28-year-old singer from New Zealand will unleash her fourth studio album, titled Virgin, later this month.
Among the tracks on the record is a song titled 'Clearblue' - which she has confessed she struggles to listen to. Opening up on the Therapuss podcast, the chart-topping star explained, "There's a song that I love so much called Clearblue that is about unprotected sex.
"And just the experience of taking a pregnancy test, and like, this flood of emotions that goes through your body. Whatever you want to say - it's such a moment."
Despite committing the track to vinyl, Lorde went on to admit she finds it difficult to listen back. She told podcast host Jake Shane, "That whole song just destroys me. I can't even really listen to it."
The Royals singer went on to explain why she has called her new album Viring.
She said, "It speaks to a sort of purity, but the album is quite sexual, so it wasn't sexual purity ... virgin steel, virgin hair, all of these things that denote purity, but I'm also kind of always trying to take me to my teen self."
'Virgin' by Lorde is due for release on Friday, 27 June 2025.
