Since then, fans have clamored for Lorde to return to the swooping, alternative synth-pop that defined her early career, which means the stakes are particularly high for Virgin. She has answered the call with an album that isn’t trying to capture something from the past,

Lorde played a surprise set at Glastonbury on Friday (June 27), in celebration of her freshly released LP, Virgin. Watch footage from the show below. Taking to the stage in the opening slot on the Woodsies Stage,

Lorde is finally back, as Virgin, the New Zealand superstar’s first album in nearly four years, officially released on Friday.