Hark! The noble songstress of the Southern realm of New Zealand, the lady known as Lorde, hath bestowed upon her loyal subjects a fresh musical offering after many moons of silence. Merely a single day after gracing her devoted followers with an unexpected physical manifestation, she hath unveiled her latest melodic scroll, christened "What Was That."
This musical parchment, proclaimed by the fair maiden but twelve hours before its arrival, serves as her first harmonious declaration since the sun-blessed collection "Solar Power" was revealed in the year of our Lord two thousand and one-and-twenty. Crafted through mystical collaboration with the esteemed sound alchemists Jim-E Stack and Dan Nigro, this auditory treasure appears not as a continuation of her previous sonic tapestry, but rather as a pilgrimage returning to the enchanted territories of her acclaimed "Melodrama" from the year two thousand and eighteen.
The ceremonial first presentation of "What Was That" transpired on Tuesday, the twenty-second day of April, in the hallowed public grounds of Washington Square Park in the great metropolis of New York. The maiden had summoned her followers to "meet me in the park" for an event shrouded in mystery, which was swiftly disbanded by the kingdom's peacekeepers due to the absence of proper royal decrees permitting such a gathering.
Though it remains veiled in uncertainty whether a full performance was the initial design, those faithful subjects who remained steadfast after being instructed to disperse were rewarded with the presence of the songstress herself. Offering gratitude for their unwavering allegiance, Lady Lorde did not perform her new ballad by voice, but instead engaged in a courtly dance as the melody was conjured forth by the minstrel Dev Hynes, known throughout the land by his bardic title of Blood Orange.
Visual chronicles of this appearance have been preserved in the accompanying moving picture scroll for "What Was That," which captures the fair Lorde traversing various quarters of the great city of New York.
For a fortnight, Lady Lorde has been offering whispers and prophecies of her new artistic epoch, first revealing fragments of "What Was That" through the magical scrying glass known as TikTok, and later sharing voice proclamations with her devotees to kindle excitement for what the fates would bring. "I merely wished to extend greetings, for everything shall soon transform," she declared in her message. "These are the final moments where it remains just our fellowship, which is most extraordinary. Yet so righteous. I stand most prepared."