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" The Internet has unearthed some tracks by And They Were Masked, Lorde&amp;#039;s high school band. More accurately, the band is composed of two non-famous New Zealand teens, Morgan Allen and Toby Arrow\u2014but it is important for your purposes because it features reigning teen queen ~*Lorde*~ back when she was Ella Yelich O&amp;#039;Connor doing guest vocals on two of the songs. [Via Spin] According to the band&amp;#039;s Facebook page, they were influenced by bands like Mars Volta, Fugazi, Bloc Party, and Massive Attack, and they certainly have a more experimental, prog rock vibe than Lorde&amp;#039;s current stuff. Take a listen here: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://andtheyweremasked.bandcamp.com/album/characters&amp;quot; data-mce-href=&amp;quot;http://andtheyweremasked.bandcamp.com/album/characters&amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Characters by And They Were Masked&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://andtheyweremasked.bandcamp.com/album/characters&amp;quot; data-mce-href=&amp;quot;http://andtheyweremasked.bandcamp.com/album/characters&amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Characters by And They Were Masked&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; It&amp;#039;s still always fun to get a taste of what celebs were like back in their high school days. Although we guess there is less of a nostalgia factor here, seeing as Lorde technically is still in her high school days. Does that mean Lorde is Lorde&amp;#039;s high school band now, then? Food for thought, guys. MORE: Watch 12-Year-Old Lorde Compete In Her School&amp;#039;s Battle Of The Bands Competition Lorde Talks Mockingjay Soundtrack: &amp;quot;It Blows My Mind That This Massive Studio Has Just Handed The Reigns Over To A 17-Year-Old&amp;quot; Lorde: &amp;quot;Why I Can Never, Ever Cut My Hair&amp;quot; Photo Credit: Julien Weber Originally Posted on Cosmopolitan.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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