With a pair of festival announcements, it's become clear that the comeback is (at long last) about to happen.
Most popular artists announce they are returning from an extended break with a single release, album announcement or, at the very least, some winky-face social media posts that include head-scratching lyrical passages (we see you, Ed Sheeran!) or tease new music coming “soon ." In the few four days of 2017, Lorde has decided to forgo the norm -- as she often has throughout her young career -- and let her high placement in a couple of major festival lineups do the talking.