It's this unique combination that prompted DJ Booker at AMP Radio (a Radio.com station) to compare Lorde to '90s rock royalty, Alanis Morissette during an exclusive on-air interview in Los Angeles. The "Royals" singer took the comparison with a sense of pride, but laughed when the DJ mentioned other '90s artists like Hootie and the Blowfish and Stone Temple Pilots, both signed by Jason Flom, the same major label record exec who helped boost Lorde's career in the United States. She claimed to have no idea who they were. Maybe because she was born in 1996.

"I listen to a lot of electronic music, a lot of hip-hop, just your standard pop music," Lorde admitted, citing James Blake and HAIM as her must-see acts at the upcoming Laneway Festival in Australia where she'll also be performing. "A bit of everything really. I love that new Miley [Cyrus] song�That and 'Royals' are really close on iTunes. It's just so good, man."

Considering Lorde was recently insulted by Cyrus' fans via social media after nabbing the No. 1 spot from the "Wrecking Ball" singer, Lorde has a good sense of humor about the whole thing. When they called her "eyes too far apart," Lorde retweeted it. "They're right," she said in the interview.

"I don't care at all," she confessed. "It's just one of those weird things that comes along with the internet, I guess. It's alright."