Lorde has hailed S Club as one of the main inspirations behind her forthcoming third studio album ‘Solar Power’.

The singer is set to release the collection, featuring the lead single and title track, on August 20, with Lorde describing the LP as a blend of folk and “bubblegum pop”.

Speaking on Nova FM’s Smallzy’s Surgery, she said: “I really think it’s such a good record.

“I feel so proud of it so I’m keen to get out there. The sound is sort of ’60s/’70s folk with early 2000s bubblegum pop.

“It’s a little bit S Club, a little bit TLC, mixed with like, your classics – Fleetwood Mac. It’s quite a buzzy mix.”

The album caused a buzz online when the artwork was unveiled, with the shot taken from beneath the star, who is seen jumping over the camera with her rear end on show.

However, the Royals hitmaker insisted the image wasn’t intended to be “sexy,” and it felt “ joyful and playful and kind of free”.

“I feel like the kind of sexiness almost didn’t kind of compute for me. I just thought I looked so happy jumping over the camera like that,” she explained.

“But yeah, it was a funny thing thinking, ‘This person’s seen my butt, this person’s seen my butt and this person’s seen my butt’. I guess you got to preserve it while you got it.”

She added: “I didn’t even know if I thought I looked that hot, I just thought it was such a cool, kind of tough photo.

“I was like, ‘This feels iconic to me’. I can imagine owning the vinyl and loving it for 25 years.

“That was my vibe on it. I guess you have to preserve it while you’ve got it [and] save it for prosperity.”