SMILING OUT OF FEAR.

We profiled Kiwi child prodigy Lorde back in February and we've only fallen further down the rabbit hole of infatuation since. With new single "Tennis Court", Ella Yelich-O'Connor manages to volley between the luscious full-bodied hooks of Lana del Rey and the bubblegum-popping insouciance of Charli XCX. As her flowing vocals lock lips with your ears, the white-hot reflective synths melt you to a pulp and the rest is high school history. Still only a handful of songs into her adolescent career, Lorde has already established herself as Australasia's next great hope for pop glory, and she couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Crushing hard.

STREAM: "Tennis Court" - Lorde

LET ME LIVE THAT FANTASY.

Ella Yelich-O'Connor (street name Lorde) is only sixteen years old, but she's already been turning heads for a minute now in her native New Zealand, where her track "Royals" has been picking up serious steam on local airwaves. With all the buoyant leftfield charm of Kimbra and the laidback swagger and sway of Sleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss, Lorde shines bright like a diamond in the rough on debut EP, The Love Club. With regal harmonies and her own songwriting idiosyncrasies, Lorde takes us back to the first time we heard the teenage demos of Marina & The Diamonds and Charli XCX with their youthful vitality and endearing quirks. And for us, that's praise of just about the highest possible order.

DOWNLOAD: "Royals" - Lorde