Lorde Does More With Less

Lorde Does More With Less

Casablancas and the Pixies just joined the lineup this week, but festivals the size of Coachella tend to book way in advance. To give you an idea just how far in advance, Lorde mentioned during her set that she lined this gig up last May, just a month after last year’s Coachella. A lot has changed for young Ella since then, huh? She is a star, and not just because she looks totally badass with her hair blowing in the desert wind. What stood out most during her performance was her talent at building universe-sized songs out of precious few ingredients. Even performed with a spartan xx-sized band, “Royals,” “Team,” and the rest filled up all the atmosphere they could get. They sounded limitless — like Lorde’s potential.