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 automotive stereos, conventional techniques, and boomboxes.
The playback situation might be attributable to 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 may cause the lasers in some gamers to fail to learn the disc’s information correctly.
Some Redditors have shared that they had been in a position to play their clear Virgin CD by switching from a participant with a transparent lid to a tray-loading mannequin. Nevertheless, this resolution has not labored for everybody, and playback outcomes appear to range 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, Photo voltaic Energy, 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 might be adopted by dates within the UK and Europe. See the total record of dates beneath, and get tickets right here.
@elyxirtalkssmack yeah so the Lorde CD doesn’t work on CD gamers, significantly automotive ones and walkmans as a result of the design ain’t match for objective and Lorde doesn’t provide some other CD choices. So again to JB Hello Fi I’ll should go for a refund. @LordFoxPuppy any method we will get a not clear disc, or do we have now permission to burn it onto a disc we will really learn. #lorde #cd #cdplayer #music
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Lorde 2025 Tour Dates:
09/17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Heart *
09/19 – Chicago, IL @ United Heart *
09/20 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle *
09/23 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Heart *
09/24 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Area *
09/26 – Boston, MA @ TD Backyard # !
09/27 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre # !
09/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Heart # !
10/01 – New York, NY @ Madison Sq. Backyard *
10/03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Occasions Heart *
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 Heart * ^
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 Reside &
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 *
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! = w/ Japanese Home
& = w/ Nilüfer Yana
* = w/ Chanel Beads
^ = w/ Empress Of
% = w/ Jim-E Stack
$ = w/ Oklou
