Solar Power is the third studio album by New Zealand singer Lorde, released on August 20, 2021, through Universal Music. Lorde wrote and produced the album with American musician Jack Antonoff, whom she worked with on her second studio album, Melodrama (2017), as well. She opted against CDs for environmental reasons, releasing Solar Power to digital music platforms, streaming services, and as vinyl LPs only. The album was preceded by Going South, a June 2021 memoir documenting Lorde's 2019 visit to Antarctica, which she dubbed as the precursor to the album. She stated the title Solar Power was inspired by the trip, and that she "felt like could just chill out and flex a little bit" while creating the record. Classified by Lorde as her "weed album", Solar Power is a psychedelic pop and indie folk effort driven by acoustic guitar arrangements, marking a departure from the synth-heavy, dance-oriented music of her previous works. The album's lyrics revolve around solipsism and summer escapism, mainly focusing on Lorde's leisure time in her homeland New Zealand, simultaneously expressing her disdain for fame and celebrity culture. On June 10, 2021, the year’s only solar eclipse, Lorde released the album’s lead single Solar Power and sent an email to fans, revealing it is also the album’s title. The song was also accompanied by a music video. On June 21, 2021, the summer solstice, the album became available to pre-order on Lorde’s website, revealing the tracklist and final rel