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Hi all, We are aware that Lana's latest album has leaked, and tracks are circling off-site. We are monitoring these developments but at this point we need to refer people back to the original guidelines which were agreed to when users joined the site, notably these two: Anyone caught trading, or if any mod has their suspicion of a person trading, will have their PM access disabled as well as the ability to post status updates on the main page, and on the pages of other members. Posting or sending illegal download links to officially released content available for purchase or streaming whether a leak or post-release is strictly forbidden. Additionally, requesting links to such content is also not allowed. Violating these rules will result in a warning points, mod queues, and if especially ban and continuously breaking the rules, a ban. While we do permit users to discuss material before it's been released, lately there have been extremely malicious content mixed in and masquering as material for the album which is deliberately misleading and distressing to most users. You must understand that we cannot control what you chose to do off-site, but strongly recommend that you do not engage with any file you're not sure on the origin on. Certain posts have been refered to external bodies, and needless to say if any user is found in connection with these the penalty will be severe. Do not try to be clever - don't use words that rhyme in place of a website, don't refer to any offsite websites where leaks are being held, don't discuss the content outside of music from files offsite. These will all result in a warning point and mod queue until release day. I also want to remind you of two other things this moment: Please stay on topic. We will be liberally giving out warning points and mod queues for those breaking this rule in the Pre-Release thread, as we are needing to ensure all posts are conforming to our guidelines and standards. If it's too much, log off. It truly is that simple. Music is the most wonderful thing in the world but can really heighten emotions, and although you're excited to discuss and listen to new music, it's just as important to your mental health to log off, enjoy something in real life and take a break from here. Check-in with yourself and make sure you're ok. We look forward to celebrating the album with you on it's release, but please use common sense and make sure you're complying with the above because you're not going to find leniency as the default reply. Thanks, The Mod Team

Listen, after Lana looked me in the eyes and asked my why I leaked Thunder...I'll never do anything to get on their radar again

Ok this might be an unpopular opinion and I’m ready to get flamed but… The purpose of art isn’t to write or produce things that make people feel comfortable. By writing a lyric that some construe as tone deaf she’s making us think about that statement. eg: Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable This isn’t specifically aimed at LB (it’s more prevalent on reddit, twitter, and tt) but a few people have already mentioned about how a lot of fans are listening to this from a “comfortable” position (eg being white, and accordingly having privilege) and speaking for minorities Idk I really haven’t conveyed my thoughts articulately at all but I think that whilst it’s very easy to argue that the ‘white woman’ lyric is tone deaf, I think it opens up interesting (and, perhaps for people who are more privileged, discomforting) discussion over white saviorisim idk I’m interested to hear everyone’s thoughts. I know this is written badly hahaha I have (legitimate lol) brain damage

Lana will performa at this year’s Glastonbury! http:// https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUmulFoRxY/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

If you've hated four albums in a row from an artist, it's okay to acknowledge that they might not be for you anymore and it's also okay to stop checking for them so you don't force yourself to listen to music you hate. Born to Die and Lust for Life will always be there for you.

I don't give a fuck if she gets cancelled or not when grown ass men can go on antisemitic tangents in public and support Neo-Nazis all over the media and still have a fanbase. Until that day comes where women aren't held to a completely different standard, I don't give a FUCK about some cringeworthy line in a deep cut.

I CANT DO IT ANYMORE I NEED THE ALBUMMMMMMM

i think ur brain damage made u smarter than most fans so you're good. i wish everyone had such nuance listening to music and discussing art... this was the same criticism that she was getting early on in her career with "glamorizing abuse" or making women look bad or whatever. now she is writing about different topics but her fans and haters are doing the same type of attacking because she is not pc enough or w/e, if i were to guess she'd be more upset about her fans misunderstanding her like this (as she complained about for a decade) than a small portion of her fanbase listening to some leaks but we don't see thinkpieces and essays discussing the morality and ethics of that do we

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she didn't mean literal mentions of color... she was talking about how this album is a direct stream of consciousness without any "colouring" or "painting" being done to the lyrics or the soundscape. the songs are very much black and white, expressed directly from her creative energy without any layers of world building or injecting of different palettes to make it seem more palatable and accessible. just look at LFL or NFR and this record...

Maybe controversial but I think anyone who doesn’t like Fingertips should go to jail

It’s crazy how people can claim to stan Lana but not understand that she’s an incredibly selfish artist. She doesn’t make music for us 😭, she makes it for herself which she has said numerous times, whether we like it or not. So if she wants to make 20 piano albums, she’s gonna make 20 piano albums!!!

Page 2008... Happy AKA release year!

Me, pretending to be a lamp so I can get into @American Bottom's house and attend the listening party

The Grants

yawn it's not that serious

There’s no reason they couldn’t have just released it today

grandfather has cemented this album as a classic yup p.s. happy page coronavirus 2020

wait we hit 2019 pages!!!

this IS her aoty. i just know. she's finally getting all the recognition she deserves and this is her year

We’re tired of in depth reviews atp

Maybe I’m in my problematic era but I’m so tired of everything being controversial. Lana can say whatever she wants. I truly don’t care. A lot of The Weeknd’s lyrics are abusive and misogynistic, and no bats an eye (including myself) because he’s male and it’s art. Why is this any different except that it’s like 50 times less problematic?

pls as if those two airheads she calls managers were bright enough to nominate her in categories she’d actually have a chance in

headliners are on the first line all the way at the top, the rest of the performers were listed in alphabetical order.. lana wanted to be shown at the top as a headliner and not in the middle among nobodies LMFAO.. but also for glastonbury's promo i can't believe they didn't put her name on top, so many people only read headliners and the top few lines and won't even know she's gonna be there

honestly this record seems pretty divided between singer songwriter music and actual bops so i don't really think there's much to complain, everyone is having their cake and eating it

maybe listen to the ALBUM first instead of judging based on 3 songs and a couple snippets ? jesus some of you are just insufferable, miserable, never happy… like shut up and start complaining once the album’s out

im sorry but Elton John headlining while Lana is amongst all those other hoes? unforgivable

an opportunity for what? She’s already an international icon. They need her if anything

The honeymoon post is sending me. She said respect the legend I am or I won’t show up

maybe Lana's music isn't for you anymore. That's all.

the lineup is in alphabetical order y'all

lanaboards these days is looking like some comedy tv show

Not Glastonbury posting on Lanaboards

y’all :

Surely it must be leaking soon if record stores have it That two week delay really was a miss lol, like who cares if Miley "beats" her, Lana's dropping album of the century no one will give a shit about Flowers in the future

omg, this may have been said already, but A&W passed Young & Beautiful on Spotify thats crazy

Are you kidding me. She literally has attended BLM protests, donated $350,000 to the Navajo Nation to help provide them with clean water, has acknowledged being a “modern day woman with a weak constitution” and so so much more. Come on, dude. It’s very well known where she lies politically, and that’s objectively to the left. She is against everything the GOP stands for.

Pitchfork gave Best New Music to the Kali Uchis, Kelela and Caroline Polachek albums (as they should!) so if they don’t give it to Lana this time around, I’ll personally make sure their headquarters are set on fire filled with rabid stans reciting Violet from start to finish until the end of the year.

same all i have is don't forget me and jimmy coco puff and i am struggling for air how can i survive like this

I’m definitely getting my vinyl early lol. I called the store I got my green vinyl from to see if they got the vinyls and they said the vinyls are coming any day and they will ship it on the 9th or I can pick it up on the 10th😭

I can't even contain my excitement anymore...YES

taco truck will bring world peace

I really do think all her albums explore darkness in their own way.

Please post your rankings for other albums in their appropriate Post-Release Threads. They have nothing to do with Ocean Blvd. We also have a dedicated thread for ranking predictions for Ocean Blvd here x

At the end of Lust for Life, Lana makes a commitment to be happier, so a lot of the vibe of Norman has this easy-breezy feeling, but there's often anxiety simmering beneath the surface in a lot of the songs. Finally on the greatest, she's totally burnt out as the world collapses all around her, and she's forced to re-evaluate everything once again, ending with Hope, her most introspective song at the time and the beginning of this really heavy soul-searching that she's doing now.

let's hope glasto is not her only show in europe