NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of the New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde have long commended the artist for her visceral pop craft. Her music, to certain ears, sounds like freedom. On her new album, it is as though Lorde is able to hear it, too.

Lorde looks back on a decade of growing up in public with her exhilarating and liberating fourth album, 'Virgin.'

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