In her newsletter, she mentions the consequences on Indigenous communities. Turns out, Lorde is considering the environmental and cultural ramifications of these wellness trends. Claire Shaffer AugPop star-turned-activist I appreciate that she wrote a whole thing clarifying it’s satire, but if all this commentary on wellness and “optimization” isn’t even present in the song….can you really call it satire? Or is it just impersonating a character? /i5P6KI9qzj Read this article that lorde linked in her email about mood ring While I was not able to access a living copy of said newsletter with hyperlinks, I did find these two tweets, as well as a Cosmopolitan article citing her inclusion of the article. However, this is my admission of guilt: As much as I am a Lorde fan, I was not subscribed to her newsletter (I know, I know), so I had to do some sleuthing to confirm that she is, indeed, a YJ reader. In her newsletter about the song, the singer cites her sources of inspiration, including a link to our piece on the ethics of palo santo.
However, Lorde also writes of her empathy for the character, a woman who turns to crystals, sage, and yes, palo santo, to feel some connection to… something. The “she” Lorde refers to is the blonde wellness-loving woman played by Lorde in the music video for the song. One of these newsletters chronicled the making of the song, “Mood Ring.” “I’ll say it once and then never again: this is satire,” Lorde writes. In the lead-up to her long-awaited release, Lorde sent newsletters to her fanbase about her upcoming album. A quick briefing on the famous “Mood Ring” newsletter blast Don’t worry-we’re still freaking out too. (I mean, her support for environmentalism is in the title.) These three subjects come to a head in her track, “Mood Ring,” where she gives a special shoutout to a Yoga Journal article on the cultural appropriation and environmental impacts of palo santo (well, kind of). The New Zealander weaves themes of climate change, the appropriation of Indigenous culture, and a satire of Goop-style wellness throughout the album. A departure from her dark I’m-still-not-over-this-breakup-sing-along screams (looking at you “Ribs”), Solar Power is a softer album, inspired by the natural world. “], “filter”: ”>Īfter four long years of leaving fans hanging onto her sophomore album, Melodrama, pop superstar Lorde *finally* released her latest album, Solar Power, on August 20.
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