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Okay, completely bawling my eyes out after Sweet Carolina. Seriously, crying like a baby right now, so I'm fighting back tears as I write this. This is probably a bit personal for me to share, but I spoke about it a little bit ago last month when I shared a GoFundMe link for something regarding this. At the beginning of this year in January, one of my best friends announced an unexpected pregnancy with her fiancé. Our friends & I were surprised, but told her we were there to support her through every step. As a bridesmaid, I watched her walk beautifully down the aisle to marry her husband in June, knowing their baby would be shortly on the way. Was fighting back tears then too. (& didn't do a very good job at it based on the pictures.) I then got to attend her baby shower in August, reveling in her excitement and nervousness. I even helped her set up the crib afterwards. She was so scared, not feeling completely prepared, but she was so excited for her new child. She gave birth to her lovely baby boy on August 28th after a 48-hour labour. A perfectly healthy baby. She was so happy and we were all happy for her, and it was the beginning of a new chapter. I don't even know how to write this next part, again as I'm still crying here, but her son unfortunately passed away just 9 days later in her arms suddenly from SIDS. She had texted me in the middle of the night about it as her son was airlifted to the hospital.. not really having much hope from the doctors.. until he was eventually declared braindead. It was like the world had completely shattered in front of all of our eyes. Some friends flew in for the funeral, and seeing her once more walk down an isle.. this time completely heartbroken and empty inside.. I don't think anything has ever broken my heart more. The first time I saw her since the funeral was two weeks ago when her, her sister, and I went up to the mountains for a little birthday celebration for me. She was laughing and having fun, showing a little of that old side of her joyous self that had been completely wiped away after the tragedy she faced. I love her so much, and this song makes me think of her. We love every hair on your head Love you like God loves you & you say that you're scared Might be unprepared for havin' the baby blues Baby blues Baby blues If things ever go wrong Just know this is your song and we love you I love you, M x

AHHHHHH I guess you could call it, Text Book!

After over 2800 pages of discussion between the Pre-Pre-Release & Pre-Release threads, the time has come... October 22nd, 2021: Lana Del Rey's 8th album 'Blue Banisters' has been released worldwide. Apple Music ● Spotify ● Physical Tracklist: 1. Textbook 2. Blue Banisters 3. Arcadia 4. Interlude - The Trio 5. Black Bathing Suit 6. If You Lie Down With Me 7. Beautiful 8. Violets for Roses 9. Dealer 10. Thunder 11. Wildflower Wildfire 12. Nectar of the Gods 13. Living Legend 14. Cherry Blossom 15. Sweet Carolina Share your thoughts on the new record below! Read the Pre-Release Thread Read the Pre-Pre Release Thread (Those who request a free, illegal download link to the new album will receive a Warning Point. Those who post illegal direct download links to the album will be banned. Please respect Lana & her art!)

Okay I'm still trying to recover from my first listen of the album, especially since I was utterly destroyed by the final song, but I just want to say now that this is one of her best records to date. There's not a single song where I felt ehhh about - and while finding an “eh” song is already rare with LDR records for me actually, every song on this record is just otherworldly. I want to give the whole project a few more listens throughout the next day before I come back to share my final thoughts, but wow... she really did that x

You made me trade my violets for roses You tried to take all the pink off my toes, and God knows the only mistake that a man can make Is tryna make a woman change & trade her violets for roses Another song I relate to heavily. Reminder to all my LanaBoards lovelies to never let anybody try to tell you who you are or try to change you into something you're not because you're all perfectly wonderful the way you are ♥️ Even my crazy ones here xx

Hello!

& I saw you saw who I am... Starting from the beginning, getting to relive some of the old singles before diving into the first new song which will be BBS... I'm so excited

Living Legend is just so iconic. I'm soooo happy she kept in the wild WHYYYYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYYYY part!! I can't believe the timeline we've had with this song.. from it being a speculated song based on a post from her FaceBook page, to it randomly leaking out of nowhere last year, to it being officially released on a record. What a song x

The title track is just as stunning as it was the very first time I heard it. Wow... this album is going to be so amazing...

Alright everyone, the time has finally come... It's time to be living legends, trading our pre-release thread for a post-release thread in... The Blue Banisters Post-Release Thread

I hope that you guys who weren't able to watch benefitted from my little real-time transcriptions until someone uploads the whole thing. For my actual real job, I'm a transcriptionist, so hopefully I put my skills to use! Will be adding this to my resume of work Here's also a lil clip I uploaded of her talking about and singing Living Legend & Million Dollar Man -

The only thing that still fits me is my BLACK BATHING SUIT

Just finished the new version of Thunder, and it's stellar. the original has been one of my favourite LDR songs since it leaked, and this version may even be better. I'm so glad she kept the background vocals. I think people are really, really going to love this track. Such a power song x

BLACK BATHING SUIT!!! I can't believe it was actually Grenadine Quarantine / If This is The End, I Want a Boyfriend Incredible. She's always full of surprises. I guess I'm complicated, my life's sorta too ... Let me show you how bad girls do, 'cause no one does it better

Please enjoy these lyric posts I created <3 I love you, Blue Banisters.

seeing living legend & nectar of the gods as official yt uploads is a TRIP

When was the last time we were ALL this happy? This album is something else I'm telling you

I DON'T WANNA LIVVVVVVVE!!!! I DON'T WANNA GIVE YOU NOTHINNNNN!!! WOWOWOW!! A screamer for sure, but I LOVE IT!! I love her super raw vocals like this. I always have. I've been waiiiiting for a song like this where she just completely lets it all out, and this did NOT disappoint!! And the sultry lil outro?? Incredible!! I can't wait to scream this song alone in a dark room, drunk in spirit, spilling it all out there with her

No one warned me about the ending of Black bathing suit.

I'm sorry I have to be honest, this may be my favorite LDR Floored

If You Lie Down Next to Me... wow. Her voice is so beautifully heartbreaking in those opening lines. This album is going to be an emotional one

OMG WE MADE IT

beautiful's intro literally looks like this

you’re all really dragging Jack like nfr! wasn’t in your top lana albums (I love Jack, glad he did what he did in nfr! and cotcc. And I’m glad he wasn’t involved in this album. Both opinions can co-exist)

WE FUCKING MADE IT

homedude is in the middle of his grindr date talking to lana

in conclusion: taylor could never.

OMG BLUE BANISTERS HAS HIT NO.1 ON US ITUNES!!!! WE FUCKING WON!!!

this album made me notice something, lana piano songs stopped making me feel sexy in the antonoffian era.. but now they do again

I know this girl is crying going to the tattoo artist trying to fit her 7th album on her body

All my circuits are busy, goodbye.

Beautiful.. wow this song is hitting me hard. Mid-2019 up until the start of 2021 was the hardest period I've ever faced in my life.. but during 2021, I put dedicated work in to completely restructuring my life. & now, I'm among the happiest period of life I've ever had. Let me show you how sadness can turn into happiness, I can turn blue into something beautiful Her voice is so delicately pretty in this song x

I can’t believe we truly got two full albums in one year we’re so spoiled

I can’t sleep at home tonight Send me a Hilton Hotel Or a cross on the hill I’m a lost little girl Finding my way to you Arcadia They built me up three hundred feet tall Just to tear me down So I’m leaving with nothing but laughter in this town I remember blasting this song going 90MPH down the highway with one of my best friends on our way towards a Hilton Hotel that I was staying at for an out-of-town TV shoot I was doing. He didn't understand what I was on about, but god is this song gorgeous. & now listening to The Trio coming in after.... WOW WOW WOW!! x

For anyone who missed out or wants a little recap, here's a compilation of all the things I transcribed. I'm putting them in a spoiler bc it's like 36 posts lol -

"Anything you get from me comes from up there so shoutout to the big spirit in the sky. I really mean that... Happy Blue Banisters day. Rob ripped his pants. I've been crying for hours... Goodbye. May the force be with you. Swing it high cherry blossom on your sycamore tree, what you don't tell no one you can always tell me. Bye!"

Sweet Carolina fiercely competing for best closing track

got this cute popup on spotify!

It's not to say that I think a certain someone is the worst producer out there, but I find that on his work with Lana he used piano in such a basic, tinny and understated kinda way that I was just turned off by those piano driven songs. Whereas on 'Blue Banisters' the piano songs they just sound so different, they're rich, lush and intricate. I am really enjoying those piano driven songs in a way I had not on the past two albums.

dance me all around the room, spin me like a ballerina - super high dance me all around the moon light me up - like the fourth of july

Keep her away from Jack and his cheap piano patches, this is the real deal.

Lana's sisters flying to her to paint

Ugh Wildflower Wildfire.. this is truly one of her best songs ever. This is not up for debate, it's just factual. It contains some of her best lyrics, vocals, and the melody... I feel this song will still end up as my favourite from the record even though the other songs I've heard have been absolutely top tier, I just love this one so much. I really, really hope she performs it live one day.. I can just imagine her in the dark venue in complete silence singing this song from her heart x

BLACK BATHING SUIT HER MAGNUM OPUS

Matt just wanted his ass eaten

wow. well I just finished the entire album. my full thoughts and review: