Behind the scenes of Lorde's mini album in Māori, New Zealand's indigenous language

, a beloved swimming spot in her homeland of New Zealand: “When I hit that water/When it holds me/I think about my father/Doin’ the same thing/When he was a boy …”

As an accompaniment to her latest work, Lorde — who became an international star with the smash hit “Royals” in 2013 at age 16 — has taken a different kind of leap: In homage to the history and landscape of her country, she“Many things revealed themselves slowly to me while I was making this album, but the main realization by far was that much of my value system around caring for and listening to the natural world comes from traditional Māori principles.

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