Lorde's swiftly dropped the follow up to the bombastic brilliance of "Green Light" - it's called "Liability" and it's a tearjerk ballad.
The pared-back, piano-led tune is built to hit hard - Lorde's vocal talents melt with sparse keys to brutal effect, providing a totally different preview of upcoming second LP Melodrama.
But a lot of ears can't help but notice it feels eerily familiar...
Doesn’t the Lorde song 'Liability sound like a stripped back version of 'welcome to the black parade' by my chemical romance?
— Chris Geldard (@gooseman00) March 10, 2017
Am I the only one who thinks @lorde's "Liability" (a masterpiece btw) sounds a lot like @MCRofficial's "Welcome to the Black Parade?" pic.twitter.com/xCu2xQe7y8
— Brandon Scott (@BrandonTScott) March 10, 2017
That @lorde track is wicked. I've totally ruined it for myself by singing welcome to the black parade to it. #emoforever
— Sam Fickle Friends (@SamMorrisFF) March 10, 2017
Lorde' Liability sounds like MCR's Black Parade lmao
— Petty Cooper (@FirstKnivesClub) March 10, 2017
@lorde The melody&the way u sing it reminds me of "All the young dudes" Bowie would be/is so proud Love from another "Liability" :') #tears
— LifeonMar-zia88 (@LifeonMar_zia88) March 9, 2017
ok Liability sounds like a David Bowie song wow Thank you @lorde
— PAO (@uncannyinhumans) March 10, 2017
Regardless of what or who it sounds like, it's pretty bloody great.
Lorde's debut album Pure Heroine was released in 2013. Despite not releasing an album for a while, Lorde's certainly kept busy - she paid tribute to David Bowie at last year's BRIT Awards, has worked with Broods and Disclosure, and curated the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.
Melodrama is out 16 June via Universal. Pre-order now.
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