Some Lorde followers who bought a clear CD copy of her new album, Virgin, are reporting points with getting it to play. In keeping with Reddit discussions and a viral TikTok video, the disc isn’t being acknowledged by sure gamers, together with some automobile stereos, conventional methods, and boomboxes.
The playback problem may very well be brought on by the clear disc’s manufacturing course of, which makes use of a distinct sort of reflective layer than the standard aluminum in a regular CD. This variation could cause the lasers in some gamers to fail to learn the disc’s information correctly.
Some Redditors have shared that they have been capable of play their clear Virgin CD by switching from a participant with a transparent lid to a tray-loading mannequin. Nevertheless, this answer has not labored for everybody, and playback outcomes appear to fluctuate by consumer and gadget.
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Individually, followers have additionally famous that this bodily CD launch is a marked departure from Lorde’s earlier album, Solar Power, for which she created “an environmentally form, forward-thinking different to the CD.”
In different Lorde information, the Kiwi singer will kick off the North American leg of her “Ultrasound” tour in September, which shall be adopted by dates within the UK and Europe. See the total listing of dates beneath, and get tickets here.
@elyxirtalkssmack yeah so the Lorde CD doesn’t work on CD gamers, notably automobile ones and walkmans as a result of the design ain’t match for function and Lorde doesn’t supply some other CD choices. So again to JB Hello Fi I’ll should go for a refund. @LordFoxPuppy any method we are able to get a not clear disc, or do we’ve got permission to burn it onto a disc we are able to really learn. #lorde #cd #cdplayer #music
Lorde 2025 Tour Dates:
09/17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Middle *
09/19 – Chicago, IL @ United Middle *
09/20 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle *
09/23 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Middle *
09/24 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Area *
09/26 – Boston, MA @ TD Backyard # !
09/27 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre # !
09/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Middle # !
10/01 – New York, NY @ Madison Sq. Backyard *
10/03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Occasions Middle *
10/04 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
10/05 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
10/07 – Duluth, GA @ Gasoline South Area * ^
10/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Area * ^
10/10 – Milwaukee, WI @ UW-Milwaukee Panther Area * ^
10/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory * ^
10/14 – Morrison, CO @ Pink Rocks Amphitheatre # !
10/17 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Backyard Area # !
10/18 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Discussion board # ! ^
10/19 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre * ^
10/21 – Portland, OR @ Moda Middle * ^
10/22 – Seattle, WA @ Local weather Pledge Area * ^
11/09 – Luxembourg, LU @ Rockhal $
11/10 – Paris, FR @ Zénith de Paris – La Villette %
11/15 – Manchester, UK @ AO Area # %
11/16 – London, UK @ O2 Area & %
11/19 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro & %
11/20 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilitia Area & %
11/22 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Simmonscourt & %
11/24 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Dwell &
11/27 – Brussels, BE @ Forest Nationwide *
11/29 – Bologna, IT @ Unipol Area *
11/30 – Zurich, CH @ Halle 622 *
12/01 – Munich, DE @ Zenith *
12/03 – Cologne, DE @ Palladium *
12/05 – Berlin, DE @ Max-Schmeling-Halle *
12/06 – Lodz, PL @ Atlas Area *
12/08 – Copenhagen, DK @ Ok.B. Hallen *
12/09 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet *
# = w/ Blood Orange
! = w/ Japanese Home
& = w/ Nilüfer Yana
* = w/ Chanel Beads
^ = w/ Empress Of
% = w/ Jim-E Stack
$ = w/ Oklou
