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Laughing at how she posted two Candy Necklace snippets after the great debate on here earlier about if there will be an alternate version release Maybe she really does lurk about here x

All I care about is Review, fuck the rest

can we please ban it from the thread? i'm sorry mods but this should not be allowed in the name of "everyone has an opinion and free speech" when it's just FLAMEBAIT. this is the type of energy that ruins the mood of this forum and makes long time members leave or not participate in pre-releases...

A week before release, we’re brought into a record label office basement to listen to Lana Del Rey's new album to review. There are drinks and snacks; the crunchy kind, to be chomped on during the masterpiece. We settle in, someone hits play and the tinny speakers deliver the album without much more fanfare or care than you would playing it for the millionth time through your cheap in-ear headphones. People go to the toilet missing entire tracks, twiddle thumbs, scribble notes. We listen once, and leave to give it a rating and comment on its merit. We’re the critics, and when Lana sings “I know you hate me” on the final track, it feels pointed. But it’s a wonder that she doesn’t hate us more." this self sabotage... this is the type of shit ben and ed shouldn't allow to happen as managers

lana when she releases an album to good reviews

I imagine a reply like this:

whaaat ?? and the amount of likes this has too ?? me personally i hope lala keeps pumping them albums out

i'd write back shut up faguette

That part of the Gigwise review that said some reviewers missed out entire tracks while going to the bathroom tells me everything we need to know about the integrity of music criticism. This isn’t an album that is easily digestible or catered to today’s frantic attention spans. It asks for time and open mindedness - which makes it the more rewarding the more time you spend with it. It’s also kind of boring to see so many users still acting like music is divided in either beat-driven bangers or boring piano ballads and nothing else in between. A track like Grandfather is nothing alike Sweet or Paris Texas (for instance), they represent different things, go for different sonic soundscapes and even have Lana delivering different vocal performances. It can be a different frustrating to see people reducing this album to this or that when chances are it’s far richer than whatever box you’re trying to put it in. Give it time to sink in and wash over you. There’s an entire universe in this record and it’s a fascinating one, whether it entirely works for you or not.

these are not bad reviews, you are just being dramatic.

When she gets upset at the critics and announces her revenge album Rock Candy Sw—

It's nice when she gets recognition and acclaim but Ultraviolence got a 74 on metacritic and BTD a 62 (while BB got an 80...) so it really doesn't mean anything lol idk why we're worrying abt all that. And also tbh the reviews have been pretty good so far?

Then we go into the post-release thread and then the pre-pre-release thread for LDR10 will probably start 18 milliseconds later when Lana teases the glitch pop song that won’t be released for 8 more years

For the first time in my life… it’s a hard pass for me. Love her with all of my heart, I’d take a couple of standalone tracks after Ocean Blvd, maybe the cover album sometime in 2024, but hell nah for LDR10 this year. This thread is proof it shouldn’t happen for everyone’s sanity. We can’t control ourselves when it comes to her and anxiety is making everyone fucking insane.

watch her make honeymoon the main acc and use oceanblvd as the private

Yet this isn’t a work of reinvention. ‘Candy Necklace’ meanders through some familiar Lana themes, depicting Gatsby esque visions of high society. This is from the Clash review. First glitch-pop and now "Gatsby esque visions of high society"? Did we listen to the same track?

I’m so glad she isn’t sacrificing anything for critical acclaim. NFR’s one of my fav albums but it’s hands down her safest album too. It’s very easy for critics to love. Ocean Blvd is more daring and unconventional with moments like the second part of A&W, Fingertips and Peppers that lead to split opinions. It’s way more interesting to me. I love when she experiments and doesn’t keep it safe lyrically and sonically, but that’ll always be hit or miss with critics.

Thinking about this all the time

The reactions to the leak in this forum is giving me major deja vu to when NFR! first leaked. There was a similar vibe in that it was so soft rock compared to her previous releases, and then a bit of spicy divisiveness over which tracks were the best, and a lot of statements on which songs should be removed. I take this as a positive, since it's proving the album isn't boring, and I think pared with the reviews (which have been generally positive), that the album is going to be a grower and eventually reach the reputation NFR! has. Do I think the critics will put it as high as that one? Probably not, it seems more introspective and without an overall commentary that they tend to eat up (it was years ago, but my receipts are here somewhere in early 2019, I predicted it's acclaim based on the singles almost a year in advance.) In general, the way critics are comparing it to Leonard Cohen, and the fans have been kind of scratching their heads and praising the lyrics in equal measure - this feels like one of those mid-career releases that singer-songwriters do that doesn't become a "best of all time" thing, but that generally most agree is a strong statement and personal denouement that only a great can convince a major label to release. This is about all I have to say, at the moment. I'm excited for the record based on the reaction. NFR! ended up being way better than I ever expected it to be, so y'all responding to it the way you are makes me think there's something special and unique to take in - which is nice after the laidback and predictable (not in a bad way) period of COCC and BB.

The way this dog knows more than us about Candy Necklace and we can’t even get clarification on a single track this era

i’m just a tad confused with some of y’all who have stated (multiple times) your dislike for the record. which is fine, everyone has their own opinion and taste level. but my question is why tf are you in this forum still if you’re not a fan of the new music? all you’re doing is bringing the vibe down and making it more of a miserable experience. we get it, you’ve told us you don’t like it…move on and give us, who do love the new music, the space to celebrate it. thank you

Imagine complaining in 2023 that she isn't "gangster Nancy Sinatra" anymore

My mind has been blown the past like 10-15 pages of this thread because since when has an 8/10 been a bad review

yall are freaking out over nothing, i think it's obvious that she meant that the video she posted was filmed at 5AM working on the song

the way some people act about the reviews make it seem like she’s at 30 on metacritic yeah I wanted her to have the NFR acclaim too but this album isn’t accessible to casual listeners enough besides in a few eras it won’t even matter and this album will be remembered as one of the beloved ones by fans just like ultraviolence.

You guys it's literally release week (of the best album ever) and you're fighting about the most random stuff. This thread has been off the rails with negativity and squabbles. We have finally arrived to the moment we've all been waiting for!! Embrace happiness, it's worth it

Isn't it weird that Let The Light In is an AllMusic Track Pick along with the three singles? https://www.allmusic.com/album/did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-mw0003879288

the five different versions of Candy Necklace are a fact.

idk why you're acting all surprised, it was obvious from the start this album wouldn't get 10/10 reviews since it's too diverse for the reviewers - it's not a too digestible album and this is EXACTLY why it's one of her best the truth is that top rated albums are consistent and sometimes just safe, critics don't want to think and interpret too much cause they're often too stupid for that lmfao

“there are no bops on it” NOW, i know tf you’re lying thru your teeth.

The only problem with Taco Truck x VB is

NOOOO i just realised this thread is gonna end what am i gonna do now i’m new to lana boards but this pre release has been so fun i love u guys even tho i barely speak this thread is so fun

I have a feeling Ocean Blvd account is where we're gonna get the album trailer and the visuals for this era. Oh and possibly the tour too??

Keep going at it & one day I'm sure she'll open those DMs and block your ass

Let's just hope they didn't do basement listening parties in the US too

smile and nod y'all

In my opinion, I can see why this album could be 7/10 or 8/10 for some people. Is it because the album is not good? No, it's actually the opposite. The album is great, but it's different. It took elements from her past albums, such as eerie vibes, melancholic and rich production, beautiful vocals and confessional and wordy lyrics. It's the perfect middle ground between raw but polished. Something that, again in my opinion, Blue Banisters failed to. This album is not easily accessible for those who don't go in with an open mind. Those who think know who Lana is, realize they don't actually know after the first few songs. She is not your average manufactured popstar, she's a human being who also happens to be an artist. She's fragile, clumsy, honest... She talks about her personal life in a way she hasn't before. She doesn't need metaphors to hide the truth; this time the truth is just revealed as it is. Her past is dark, her experiences were traumatic, but her future seems to be brighter. Or at least, that's what she hopes for. She's not making music exclusively for the critics, nor for the fans. The music is for herself. It might allow her to heal, to move on from her trauma. Even if you listen to the more upbeat songs, they're not your average "bops", they also hold some truth in them. The album is deep and heavy. Some of the lyrics are hard to analyze without getting a headache. Some are about love or heartbreak, some about family and friends... but they're different. They're about HER experiences in that field, not a song you could easily relate to unlike many others songs about the same topic. That is, of course, unless you've been through similar experiences. It takes more than one listen to fully understand what's going on. Like I said, if you don't go with an open mind, you might not enjoy it. And that's fine. Maybe the album is not for you, maybe the "new Lana" is not for you. I understand we all have different opinions, but to say something is bad when you haven't given it a second chance is... rather disappointing.

literally every time you don't agree with something Lana does, even something as simple as her choices for singles or leaving a comment on instagram you bring up how her managers are the problem for "letting" her do it. as if they have/deserve this sort of power over her anyway... she is a grown adult woman with autonomy and thank God for that. no one owns her and no one ever will or should. these comments are getting borderline creepy and misogynistic, please check yourself for once thx.

pulling up to release week like

Just for comparison: DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A TUNNEL UNDER OCEAN BLVD Best New Track: "A&W" Pre-release singles added to Pitchfork Selects: "A&W", "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd", "The Grants" (3/3) There's a...very interesting pattern here, but I don't want to get my hopes up. Anyway, the fact that A&W was named BNT while all three (!) singles made the Pitchfork Selects playlist is an encouraging and promising sign. I think that the album will get a 8.0+ score. Hopefully it'll be named BNM as well.

It’s possible that those songs are leaked while they were sent to mastering process. This might also explain why they don’t have CN if it was late replacement and if they didn’t send it with this bunch.

The only person I wanna know the opinion of is Ajayll irdgaf about these publications and that bald guy in the plaid shirts... Bring back Ajayll!

honestly if i released an album like this and didn't get at least a 4.5 id be pissed too

I love Lana but the amount of times she says she doesn’t care about the critics shows just how much she really does care about them😭

that's def what she's saying

It’s my fav Lana song so it’s not like I’ve stopped listening to it but this has always put a dampener on it ever since.. basically when I was 16 I got a boyfriend for the first time (via Reddit which makes it worse omfg) and when we met irl it was pouring down with rain and we were sharing some wired earphones and when she sang “kiss me hard in the pouring rain” we kissed and now whenever she sings that I just remember my kinda ugly Reddit boyfriend I had for three weeks..