Omar Apollo's latest album, God Said No, includes "Plane Trees (feat. Mustafa)," one of the songs we can't stop playing this week. Aitor Laspiur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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What Lorde's Te Reo Maori Songs Mean For The Effort To Revive The Language
Lorde performs at Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series in Central Park on Aug. 20 in New York City. She worked with a team of language experts to re-record five of her new songs in the indigenous Māori language. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption
Lorde, whose new album Solar Power was released Aug. 20, 2021. Ophelia Mikkelson Jones/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lorde, Now Fully Adulting, Embraces A Folksy Analog On 'Solar Power'
Lorde's long awaited Solar Power is out Friday. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lorde's new album Solar Power is out now. Ophelia Mikkelson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Doja Cat and SZA's song "Kiss Me More" has been one of 2021's most inescapable tracks. Jamal Peters/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Lorde (from her video for the song "Solar Power"), The Go! Team, Azure Ray, The Goon Sax Courtesy of the artists hide caption
"Solar Power," Lorde's first new song since 2017, is a celebration of sun, sand and saltwater. YouTube hide caption
You don't have to believe in astrology to believe in roséwave. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
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Lorde performs at the Governors Ball Music Festival on June 2, 2017 in New York City. Photo Illustration: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Summer never ends if you have roséwave in your heart. Eric Lee & Samantha Clark/NPR hide caption
Just as rósewave encompasses a range of varietals, Boutique Fitness is meant to soundtrack an array of workouts. Samantha Clark & Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
NPR Music's top five albums of the year. (Clockwise from upper left) Process by Sampha, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar, Melodrama by Lorde, Crtl by SZA and Capacity by Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: The singer, MILCK at the Women's March on Washington in January, Lorde, Big Thief, SZA, Partner, Moses Sumney Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Roséwave is less about a genre (that does not exist) and more a lifestyle (that very much exists). Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption