Lorde Soars at Boston Calling 2014

By Johnny Firecloud

New Zealand pop starlet Lorde, whose quick rise to fame as an alt-leaning idol is still dropping jaws, remains just as cute and unassuming as her hit “Royals”. With her unorthodox, girl-in-a-mirror-like dancing and uplifting monologues on feeling alone and wondering if she’s an adult (FYI: she is only 18), she sure pulled on the heartstrings of her fandom. And ours too. By the time big blasts of bass cued “Royals,” and Ella Yelich-O’Connor reappeared on stage wearing a sweeping red dress, we were sold. Other highlights from her set included “Tennis Balls,” “Ribs” and “Still Sane”.

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Check out photos from Lorde’s Boston Calling set below, exclusively on Crave:

All photos: Chris Leo Palermino

Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

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    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

  • Lorde at Boston Calling 2014

    Lorde at Boston Calling 2014
Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

Senior Writer

A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

A jack of all journalistic trades & master of several, you can also find his work on Antiquiet, Filter, Food Republic, Media Roots, The Owl Mag and beyond. His music photos can be seen on Instagram. Keep up with Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyFirecloud, and on Facebook.

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