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‘Ribs’ Finally Goes Mainstream
It’s a morose summer …
The song first regained notoriety when fans chanted it while walking away from the failed Lorde pop-up in Washington Square Park when it appeared that she wasn’t showing up. Her new album, titled Virgin, is coming out on June 27, and on May 8 she confirmed the accompanying Ultrasound World Tour.Still, even with all that Lorde, it feels as though “Ribs,” the moody, nostalgic piece that longs for “the time we had,” speaks most clearly to our dystopian moment. Unlike previous moody pop faves like Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary” or Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” which also charted for the first time since being released, “Ribs” and “Party 4 U” resurged thanks to pent-up fan energy and not because of being prominently featured on a trendy TV show’s soundtrack.
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