Lorde Debuts "Team"

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Sixteen-year-old New Zealand starlet Lorde has been making waves on the global pop market in 2013. Her breakout single, “Royals,” has been dominating radio for week, and she’s already appeared on the front page of virtually every music publication without having more than a handful of songs to her name. Now, just weeks away from the release of her debut album, the fast-rising singer has debuted a follow-up single, “Team,” that’s going to have you singing along in no time at all.

Much like “Royals,” the latest from Lorde finds a balance between serious songwriting and lighthearted jabs at youth culture. She sings about her love of small town life and how her friends don’t need the lifestyle described in pop music order to have a good time, all while making observations far beyond her years on the world’s obsession with materialism. She seems content with her own life, but wishes others could see the beauty in simplicity, and it’s in that desire to shake people up that Lorde connects with the listener. You can stream “Team” below.

Lorde will release her debut album, Pure Heroine, on September 30. Comment below and let us know your thoughts on “Team.”