Lorde, have mercy

BY: Claire Connors

And the hits just keep on coming off Lorde’s second album, Melodrama. For her newest visual release, “Perfect Places,” the New Zealand pop star takes us on a trip to a beautiful tropical paradise, where she explores the other-worldliness of the breathtaking locales. She strolls through tall grass in a Thai-inspired hat carrying a machete (!), dances wildly in front of a raging fire, and looks very Game of Thrones on a rugged shoreline in a royal red gown. It’s a picture-perfect video of what seems like a dramatic summer vacation, one that we wish we were on with the dreamy singer. Bon Voyage.