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A guide to Blue Banisters , for clarification john deere- a tractor not a person or animal Jenny- jenny lewis beer- alcoholic beverage, not the animal Oklahoma - a garbage state in the midwest dresser- a piece of furniture Nikki Lane - the first lady of outlaw country banisters- the things between stairs and the railing weathervane- wind instrument that sits on top of a barn heat lightning- cloud to ground lightning, also known as silent lightning Santa Clarita Fires- wild fires in santa clarita, CA the diamonds, the rust, and the rain- a reference to Joan Baez hit song Tex and Mex are in the Bay- tex and mex are the dogs on the cover, and they are swimming in the bay ( a body of water) Chucky- lana's sister Chickens- the bird, that we eat

me, a fag, growing up in rural massachusetts knowing what a john deere is.

We've come such a long way

I've come to the conclusion that the reason why Dealer hasn't leaked in HQ, it's because nobody has it. They only have the old demo, same as the other songs (the ones Lana submitted way back) In my mind, Dealer is solo (that's why Miles isn't credited) and the other songs were reworked. That's how my fantasy works and I've made peace with it. And even if they weren't reworked, I'll rework them myself

i just don’t understand what in the hell boz was listening to when he said there’s only piano in arcadia. the horns sound amazing, reminiscent of honeymoon the album in a way (a bit like TB!) and surprisingly it fades so well into the interlude, and that definitely wasn’t what i expected from it - it’s so much better the last verse, the peace signs and middle fingers, what an elegant way to say a massive fuck you to everyone who hurt her. i’m not even sure why the western bound, plus the hate that they gave, by the way thanks for that, on the way i’ll pray for ya brings me to tears. i’m so proud of her. she’s still standing (straight like an angel) while they just fade away

“Arcadia is an astonishing farewell to an industry that trashed her from the beginning and almost immediately rebuilt itself in her image. There’s no popular artist alive today that doesn’t owe some debt to Del Rey’s artistic vision.” - Spin magazine on Lana Del Rey’s influence https://www.spin.com/2021/09/lana-del-rey-arcadia/

I can't at y'all thinking the opening line was this

The way my dumb ass is not going to have any idea who anyone is with the dealer usernames

Just listened to Text Book, Blue Banisters, Arcadia and Wildflower Wildfire and..I feel so sorry and sad for those of you who just dismiss these as snooze-fest piano ballads They are sublime.

the collective IQ of this thread is 3

Y'all just learning a John Deere is a tractor

did anyone talk about this? queen of smartness

Well my theory is that Barrie and Lana have met and have been working on stuff recently.... clayton just couldnt handle it

Imagine being the admin of a Lana Del Rey fansite during pre-release era... swear I didn't breathe at all yesterday

Maybe if everyone likes it then it isn't good

she's been saying this all along... it's all connected...

Girl delete this before a mod sees sndhhxjsjw you risked it all

Dancing to the interlude after having listened to Arcadia

the fact that Lana's tweet about the video says "video directed by nobody" is iconic in and of itself

On a side note I wonder what it was like for Lana and Barrie to reconnect after all these years. To re-connect with someone that had such an impact on your creative process and world view. Especially when you’ve had the time they had to grow apart and settle into your own musically and as a person.. Anyways, I’m glad it seems like they’re on amicable terms and have both seem to have found happiness in one way or another.

"This keeps being repeated, but it's not exactly true. The song sure is more piano oriented at first, but then it grows with new string arrangement and and percussion. While I do miss guitar being the most prominent instrument on the track, the final version feels more complex and finished. It actually clears the issue I have with some of new Lana songs - Thunder has strong build up, the song is growing with new elements throughout, I love that. A highlight of the album." BOZ talking about Thunder.

didn't you know

really?? i though when she said "chucky's making birthday cake" she was talking about this

Boz told us that Lana and Barrie had a session earlier this year so they've definitely reworked or written something new together. Drew Erickson is one of the co-writers of If You Lie Down With Me so even if it's an UV outtake it must have been completely reworked with the addition of Erickson. Boz simply said that "well, on second thought this might be an UV outtake that no insider had ever had access to before" but it was just a guess. The fact that this is track 6 while Nectar of the Gods and Cherry Blossom are tracks 12 and 14 and with no Erickson credits makes me think that If You Lie Down With Me is a brand new song. Just a guess. Anyway, at this point I won't be surprised if Cherry Blossom & Nectar of the Gods do have the same instrumentals and/or lyrics with the leaked demos but they've been rerecorded by Lana. I mean, I don't trust the insiders' take on the tracks after Arcadia's release so perhaps they haven't noticed the subtle differences in the vocals. But yeah it's also very strange that Lana didn't mention Miles Kane at all. He's not just serving back vocals on Dealer lol!

(This isn't a spoiler bc lana literally said herself she screams in the song, EVERYONE knows this) Anyway The more i.listen to dealer the more it seems just a little bit iconic to me this screaming thing she's doin....alot of ppl should be scared. ALOT of ppl should be scared, and I'll name them. Bc there will be countless singers trying to hop on this wave now. It sounds like a song one of the greats would have made back in the day.

out of all the covers I def think the tractor one is the prettiest (gonna use it for my BB demos album), but the one she chose for streaming fits the album the best imo. It's so perfect. The color, the border, Lana AND the dogs serving melancholy like it's really one of her best covers.

barrie just liked a tweet of a reply saying "Really cool that you have worked with Lana again ??" so it's almost definitely new work

We went from knowing nothing to knowing everything in a span of 72 hours.

Lanaboards educating each other on tractors. Very Brokeback Mountain of us. Other fandoms can't relate

ppl switching up on dealer iktr SOTY

If Clay actually did help produce the interlude, that would mean Lana has two ex-boyfriends who worked on this album. Resourceful queen

I've been listening to Lana's music since 2012 and i can definitely say she still has kept the same charm and magic (as some other users above said), plus her lyricism has improved A LOT in the past years and the few tracks we currently have off of BB encapsulate that so well I'm so excited for this album and the rest of the tracks

The way Barrie worded his post makes me think that they might have had recent studio sessions together to redo the old songs. I don’t think he would’ve said that he worked on BB if he was talking about sessions from 8 years ago, because if it was the case, he wouldn’t have technically worked on BB. Lana choosing to include old unreleased songs he played instruments on doesn’t mean he really worked with her on the new album edit: just to clarify, I know he said « collaborated » and not « worked », but that’s how I understood it, it’s the same for me

nevermind john deere i only just recently found out tex and mex are her dogs i thought she was singing about eating tex mex doritos

WAIT the thing barrie shared on his story: "She's an alchemist. She turns pain into magic"

Omg Barrie I feel like he’s all our ex as well, so happy for them to have a good relationship after everything You just reminded me of the utterly beautiful and heartbreaking “Riverside”, I don’t think we’ll ever be ready for this new song

God I hope not I swear if we have to go straight from a Post-Release to a new Pre-Release again for 3rd time.. I just don't know what I'll do x

does everyone and their mother have this album already or something?

Thinking about how Ultraviolence was about Barrie and how down she was during that era, I mean like that album isn’t the most cherry thing lol and now they’re working together?!?!? Icons truly wish they got back together especially after all this personal growth

the growth, the maturity inspiring from them both

obviously i dont know the ins and outs of their relationship, but seeing where lana and barrie are at with each other currently is sweet. he follows her, and she posted a pic of him last night, and is releasing songs they wrote together and not hiding that

omg chuck said she cries every time she listens to sweet carolina

getting banned from lanaboards is one thing but target??

Imagine Lana sitting on a deer while doritos are swimming in the bay No wonder some of y'all didn't like this song when it dropped

I think he’s just joking here..?

lana and barrie are making my heart melt its so inspiring to see them work together after all these years and do it graciously. i wonder if those pics on her ig that we thought were barrie actually were now that we know that theyve spent some time together. but anyway... i didnt come on here much yesterday because of the insane amount of users on, it was a bit overwhelming. but i read a lot of your posts and its so great that we all get to experience this together. Arcadia is one of my favorite ballads from lana its so beautiful, sassy, and sweet. and the interlude is just insane i cant wait to see what Black Bathing Suit sounds like. im so excited for this album. i was really doubting if i could still get into lanas music with the direction she was going but she 100% drew me back in. the music this era has the charm and magic her old stuff had but its more mature this time around.

Chuck posting in her stories that she cries every time she hers their song has now me super curious for Sweet Carolina ?