LISTEN: Lorde Teased New Music, But Was it Just a Tease?

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Lorde just teased (what sounds like) a new song on Twitter, and fans lost their minds.
— Lorde (@lorde) October 2, 2017
But then the unthinkable happened: She told fans it was just an old jam. *Cue the jaw drop*
just an old melo sketch
— Lorde (@lorde) October 2, 2017
First, there was excitement:
I freaking love it
— jughead (@FPjonesthethird) October 2, 2017
Like ur srsly gonna have me replaying this 19 sec clip for eternity plz release this it sounds like what the beginning of loveless should be
— CHAMPAGNE PAPI CHULO (@lalajandro) October 2, 2017
Then, there was anger:
don't play me like this ma'am.
— ☆jack (@whyisjackhere) October 2, 2017
don't play wit us like that
— b (@brodyf_02) October 2, 2017
STOP PLAYING WITH US
— -- (@gagarides) October 2, 2017
Next came doubt:
— Mikee (@YoMikeeHey) October 2, 2017
But, in spite of all the confusion, many fans are hopeful that this is still a teaser for more music to come—specifically a deluxe edition of her June release, Melodrama.
i thought there would be a melo deluxe
— juan -- (@melobummer) October 2, 2017
melodrama extended release her
— tati -- 6 days! (@hfkingdom) October 2, 2017
GIVE THAT TO US WE NEED MELO EXTENDED PLEASE
— Zain Lipa (@Velv3tRope) October 2, 2017
Some fans even got so specific as to guess this is a sample of the full version of Melodrama’s short song “Loveless.”
The singer is on tour through April 2018, so if she was teasing an extended Melodrama, it’d make for a nice addition to her set list.
Lorde, please quit toying with our emotions!