Lorde Shares Raw Album Blueprints

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 29, 2026 · 1m

Lorde just dropped a treasure trove of unreleased Virgin material — 49 demos, photos, notes, and artwork concepts — all under her new “XRAYS” website section. Behind the scenes, she opens up about battling an eating disorder, PMDD, and a breakup while making the album, using music as her lifeline for healing and release. She describes the grueling, sacred process of creating Virgin, where every note was a step toward self-recovery. The “X-rays” were taken on March 2, 2025 — a moment she feared revealing, until her photographer reminded her: perfection lies in being raw, real, and unfiltered…