Each of Lorde’s first three full-length records had its own sound—“Pure Heroine” leaned into indie-pop, “Melodrama” drew from the ’80s and was often danceable, and “Solar Power” was a comparatively quiet singer-songwriter outing.

The singer-songwriter’s fourth album percolates with subtle club beats, warm blanket synths and plenty of white space for her signature phrasings and vocalizations.

After a four-year wait, Lorde released her fourth studio album, “Virgin,” on June 27. She reintroduces herself in the release with a stark tonal shift from the warm wistfulness of her last album, “Solar Power,