coup de main - noun
kü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Lorde announces 2022 The Solar Power Tour dates for New Zealand + Australia.

Following her 'Solar Power' fuelled comeback, Lorde has today announced her first New Zealand and Australia tour dates since 2017's sold-out 'Melodrama' album tour, kicking off in New Zealand at the end of February 2022, before wrapping up in Perth on March 19th.

Via her email newsletter today, Lorde says: "This is gonna be such a sick tour. We’ve just hired five new band members............... This is, thrillingly, something of an INTIMATE TOUR. Theatres and green fields rather than arenas."

Clairo speaks out about sexualization in the workplace and her own experiences with it.

Following the release of her new song, 'Blouse', Clairo has sent out a first dispatch to fans via her email newsletter, during which she candidly explains that she wrote the song about her own experiences of being sexualized in a work environment, and further details the "collection of feelings" she explores on her forthcoming album, 'Sling'.

Read the full letter from Clairo below:

"Hi guys,

This is my first newsletter!

Tyler, The Creator announces new album 'Call Me If You Get Lost'.

Tyler, The Creator has today announced that he will be releasing a new album, 'Call Me If You Get Lost', next week on Friday, June 25th - first teased last week via billboards around the world that referenced the album title and pointed fans to call a mysterious hotline (which will stay active and give fans the opportunity to tune in for new messages in the coming days).

Lorde teases new 'Solar Power' something...

Following the release of new song 'Solar Power', Lorde's official website now features a video teasing wide aerial shots of a crop circle and a beach formation that spell out the letters S and P - i.e. the initials of 'Solar Power', which she's also announced as the title of her next album.

The new teaser is titled "Every Perfect Summer’s Gotta Take Its Flight"... potentially a reference to the lyrics of 'Liability' from her 'Melodrama' album, which is track five on the record.

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