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idk who the fuck they are but edit: the snippet seems to include reversed vocals from "White Dress", the band has previously mentioned this song as being one of their inspirations for their new album

when LASSO is a country/alt rock/surf rock trip hop masterpiece collaborations album THEN WHAT

i have a feeling that the insiders don’t know anything about this album too

I just wish there was like one sip of insider tea to give us a little glimmer of hope or excitement until something actually happens.

I feel like the only reason LFL is associated with being witchy is just bc of the album trailer and nothing else And the trailer isn't even that witchy when you really analyze it Also, scifi retro-futuristic LFL 1.0 makes way more sense than witchy LFL 1.0

No because Bel Air is the most underrated Charli song of all time, I need to hear her belting it in a STADIUM

Jack is somewhere in the mix too…

Have some of you forgotten that we're in the age of streaming? Artists only make money when touring, this is definitely not the actual tour, you're just saying that because it would mean we're getting the album sooner... With 7 shows she'd make back the money of the speed drive music video (not von dutch), the cost of that ugly cover and a kebab. She's going to tour for several months, just like she did before. A reminder that if covid didn't happen the Charli tour would still have been ongoing by the release date of HIFN...

what the hell as much as i’ve critiqued jack’s work in the past, i’ve never seen why people critique him as a person. but damn now i see why people say he’s annoying because this is so arrogant, the fame has really got to his head.

Yes, please! A&W-, The greatest-, OB,- Venice Bitch-level of production. We need Jack to really lean into country but make some songs big, rather than small. No 'Not all those who wander are lost" type of instrumentals. Or at least only a little of it. I want him to get creative. Aso, I really want Taylor on this record. If for no other reason than huge streaming numbers.

lemonade cherry ice cream coconut and key lime pie (any other food or beverage mentioned in a lyric) motorcycles 1950s style jukebox pink neon signs

the crazy thing is the fan made merch is (in most cases) impeccable. one search on etsy or redbubble (to a much lesser extent) brings back infinitely better looking, better quality and most importantly, more wearable merch. budget isnt an issue, lana is one of the biggest artists in the world at the moment, and she has huge label backing to bring in SO MUCH money in merch sales if they just listen to fans. it wouldnt be difficult either, hire a good graphic designer or host a better run competition than the LDRvillage attempt, maybe put a vote out online or pre-order and then print designs based on how many pre-orders (basically what theyve done with the 'exclusive' festival tee). they could even be shady and get inspo from fan designs, or even better, reach out to fans and work with them to put out a line of merch that we want. anyways i’m rambling, i’m just frustrated that her team refuses to put out wearable designs

Ocean Blvd Turns 1: A Classic in the Making Lana Del Rey released her ninth studio album Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd one year ago, on March 24, 2023. Opening with “The Grants”, a bluesy gospel track, Lana sets the tone for the project: heavy on piano, spiritual, deeply emotive, connected to nature and the more human side of things, and also constantly metaphysical – it’s a classic conversation on life and death, less mythical than her previous style and more intimate or confessional. She worries about her own mortality and the legacy she’ll leave behind, be it a family or a prolific music career. She sings about her own personal life, yet effectively connects with the audience through universal emotions or situations, such as dealing with the loss of a relative or loved one. The title track explores loneliness and insecurity, comparing herself with a Beaux Arts tunnel in Long Beach that was once popular among locals and tourists in the 30s and 40s and then sealed and forgotten a few decades later. The orchestral soft rock number is inspired by Harry Nilsson’s “Don’t Forget Me” and even states that she “[wishes] to have a friend like [Nilsson]”, in what’s arguably the song’s most heartbreaking moment, where Lana and the choir, powered by increasingly intense guitars and strings, sing like it’s the end of the world – “Don’t forget me / Like the tunnel under Ocean Boulevard.” Things soften up a bit with “Sweet”, a simpler piano track featuring the most romantic moment on the entire album; she’s “in the woods somewhere” with her lover, or alone thinking of him, wondering – These three songs mark the start of the tunnel; before entering, one might be frightened, unsure about what could be waiting in the dark. “A&W”, the fourth track, brings in some of that darkness. Discussing womanhood in ways Lana has never explored before, the 7-minute piece deals with innocence, her mother, physical integrity, casual sex, giving up on monogamy and the ideal of love, toxic relationships, drug use and even sexual assault; “This is the experience of being an American whore,” she sums up. To make things even more disturbing, the first half of the song is an eerie psychedelic folk composition featuring a chromatic mediant progression (an unusual harmony system often used in jazz and old film scores) played on a cold piano and a thick, raw-sounding 12-string acoustic guitar. It’s straight out of a psychological horror film where Radiohead and Nirvana are part of the tracklist. The song gets deeper and darker until it collapses and deconstructs itself -- “If I told you that I was raped / Do you really think that anybody would think I didn’t ask for it? / I didn’t ask for it / I won’t testify / Already fucked up my story,” she confronts before multiple layers of synthesizers, sound effects, kicks, snares and sub-bass clash with each other, transforming the track in a hard-hitting East Coast hip hop anthem – “I already lost my mind,” she sings, playful yet unnerving. The darkness of the tunnel is translated into complex compositional choices; the already experimental “A&W” is followed by a 4-minute psychedelic piece where a suspenseful electric guitar accompanies a sermon by Hollywood pastor Judah Smith and some laughter and chattering by Lana. The unexpected track, simply titled “Judah Smith Interlude”, delves further into marriage, monogamy, morality, love and lust. “Candy Necklace”, featuring piano and vocals by Jon Batiste, is a somber, cacophonous ballad where Lana, through abstract lyricism, discusses the tragic side of fame and getting into the entertainment industry. In its 10-minute, metatextual short film, she embodies Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Short and Veronica Lake, women who “changed their name, changed their hair” and “fell into these different snakeholes,” as she explains in the video. As we discussed earlier, much of Ocean Blvd is about legacy and death, and Lana decides to honor women who were tricked into the industry and later oppressed and censored by men. “Candy Necklace” also connects with “Patent Leather Do-Over”, a poem Lana shared in 2020. The song is followed by “Jon Batiste Interlude”, an acid jazz/space rock improvisation between Lana and Batiste, reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig In the Sky”. The topic of death reaches a highly sensitive spot with “Kintsugi” and “Fingertips”, arguably Lana’s most intimate revelations to date. In the former, which sounds like it was recorded in one take, Lana discusses the loss of her uncle, grandfather and grandmother, her struggle with facing death and funerals and how she found comfort in the rest of her family. “Fingertips”, in the other hand, is the ultimate fear of death song. It features whispery vocals, strings and organ and was written in “automatic singing” style, resulting in a loose composition where the focus is on words rather than structure or melody. She declares her “Father, Sister, Brother” as a Holy Trinity, she’s interested in the development of DNA repair to attain immortality and sadly embraces the idea of not having children. She mentions her dependency for “the cocktail of things that twist neurons inside,” a suicide attempt and the death of her first boyfriend back in Lake Placid. She also reveals more details on her uncle’s passing (“Hung himself real high / In the National Park sky”) and how she found out only hours before a concert; also, how bad is her relationship with her mother, to the point of even censoring the word – “Paris, Texas” continues the story of how she was sent away by her mother due to alcoholism. It’s a cinematic, ethereal ballad about intuition, protecting yourself and finding your own safe place which, in Lana’s case, was “Venice, California,” as she whispers in the outro. “Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he’s deep sea fishing” is an intense, nautical-themed post-rock song, an ode to her father and his late father and how they provide her strength and direction when it comes to her career and her place in the public eye. Love is back with “Let the Light In”, arguably the album’s biggest hit. A country rock collaboration with Father John Misty, the singer asks her lover to quit secrecy and settle down with her. “Margaret” is a waltzy dream pop number, dedicated to her friends Jack Antonoff (who sings on the track) and Margaret Qualley, who got married last year. The song, romantic as it gets, briefly narrates how the couple met and discusses the idea of love at first sight, capsuled in a lovely and catchy “When you know, you know.” The song finds Lana in a very positive light, celebrating her friends’ story and wishing for a similar experience – “And if you don’t know / Maybe tomorrow you’ll know,” she harmonizes, a message to the listener but also most likely for herself, as we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The final section of the album, often described by fans and critics as the credits at the end of a movie, finds Lana in a humorous, sensual and laid back attitude. The music takes an unexpected turn, a mixture of humid trap beats and surf rock instrumentation. “Fishtail” exposes a neglectful lover, while “Peppers” is a wild ode to love during the pandemic. Lana gets a bit more confrontational on closing track “Taco Truck x VB”. She raises a middle finger to the critics, while sampling “Venice Bitch” from 2019’s Norman Fucking Rockwell!, the album that changed the critics’ perspective on her and turned her into one of the most acclaimed artists of our time. Lana reminds us that no matter what people say, she’ll do whatever she wants, always keeping in mind who was there for her and who tried to bring her down. Overall, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is a dense and complex piece of music where the audience gets to experience an intimate, raw take on death, family bonds, emotions and music. It’s her most artistic and theatrical effort, where Lana and her musicians perfectly balanced light, spiritual and ethereal moments with more tense, somber and dramatic compositions. She reaches and undeniable level of songwriting, gaining new respect as one of the most interesting, unique and prolific songwriters of the century – if that’s the legacy she was aiming to cement, she definitely made it. --- THANK YOU Ocean Blvd, my favorite Lana album and one of my favorite albums OF ALL TIME.

If Lana had a restaurant, what menu items would they serve, and how would it look like? (If I get rich, I'll 1000000% make this happen lol) I'll go first: It would serve classic white milkshakes, and it's AKA themed section would look like a classic 50's diner.

After getting everything from Ocean spoiled by insiders I kinda want this whole era to be a surprise... like imagine hearing VB on TT without knowing about it I know it's my fault for reading LB and Twitter but it's hard not to

some PRODUCTION! like u said, big instrumentals, big hooks! another iconic intro like cola or something

Love you all but it's a sign that we're in a never ending drought when we're starting to see ChatGPT generated lyrics here

Interesting tidbits from her tumblr asks... Mixtape anniversary / vinyl repress this year, new album is scheduled for next year. She mentioned adding additional songs to the vinyl. She said "one of" hello kitty, i’m high, platform shoes will be on it. "Might do" new songs as well. New album is not "Mixtape 2.0": Troubled Paradise likely not being repressed. She says she wants to reshoot the album cover before ever repressing it but its too expensive at the moment. Attention leak from Starfucker sessions is being reworked for S4. Saying it will be more "sad" in sound. "Wants to release 2 or 3 unreleased Starfucker scrapped songs" including Love To Make and Tommy, "maybe before Mixtape rerelease "later this year".

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I think the narrative of “jack produces small songs” needs to end when it’s very clearly Lana’s decision what the sound of the songs are. Luke also has really full big songs, and the song that’s been teased from their session is Henry Come On, a light song with guitar only.

The fact that Shades of Cool exists proud to be UV stan, it will always be her best of the best for me

do we think brat might be 'continuous' like a dj mix? I don't mind if it is but I just hope all the songs stop/start in a natural place, as it's annoying if you wanna listen to one song and the outro ends with like one beat of the next song. also if you don't like one of the songs that sucks too...

i do agree that laura's mixing is too quiet. When chemtrails comes up in my playlist, i feel like i've gone deaf. Especially after btd of uv Also have rick nowels and lana parted ways forever? Got into a fight? i wonder how he feels about lana collaborating with jack on their 6th album together without actively involving him.

Omg like a huge song like ride with a monologue too, life would be sweet

In a lifetime of strange f-ups around Lana releases and related things, this is one of the strangest.

So what is everyone hoping for when it comes to Lasso? Like if i told you i'm lana's gold fish and i'll grant you one wish. For me, i just need one BIG song. As big as Ride, West Coast or Young & Beautiful. Big production, big instrumentals, big hooks, big lyrics, instantly iconic. Ocean Boulevard (the song) was that bitch on the last record. But Chemtrails and BB didn't have any. Venice Bitch was BIG on Norman. So, that's my only wish. I hope Henry isn't the first single because - as much as I like it - it sounds very quiet and minimal. Even more so than Chemtrails. But yeah, I miss Lana's big songs. Alternatively, I'll take a bop. Country with a beat, maybe Taylor on it too. Like, an instant hit. Please god make this happen!

Lady Gaga used the Von Dutch remix audio on TikTok we made it to the big leagues angels

There’s another vid of her on this shoot listening to A&W as well!

2 die 4 is that girl

i miss him..his little teases for the ocean album were so exciting...

Ahahaha. Honestly, with Henry and Lasso done, it feels like fan-only LDR10 sponsored by AI s well on its way lmao. We already know the lyrics to Prettiest Girl in Country Music. Who will do the AI cut of of the fourth song? We're waitin'

I’d also love another big song. Something experimental such as A&W or VB but with country elements like ride

Girl I- I'll never understand why fags need to fucking work overtime to get leaked and unreleased shit on streaming so much.

My hopes for the next merch drop: -NO POLYESTER!! -a baby tee/tank/hoodie inspired by an unpopular yet fan favorite song (Get Free, Heroin, Wildflower Wildfire, etc). -more accessories (the bows were a cute idea, maybe more necklaces, bracelets, rings, or even earrings) -good designs -not as expensive (like the bow set for $200+ a big NO) This is an unrealistic wish but I would love a cute little white dress with LDR embroidered somewhere not too big. If anyone is in need of a cute little LDR top, I’d recommend Ivette. Her depop is hollywoodbabes and all of her designs are SO cute.

serves her right. Lana if you read this please start making nice looking NON POLYESTER Merch we will willingly give you all our money.

The producer of "Strangelove" said this on his 10-year-old Soundcloud link to the song: @/itsjoshiebitch: thank you! I don't actually have access to another version of this; iirc, she created this on the spot with us and then later it seems that other version was made. :-) Not sure what that means for the demo. Makes it sound like it's actually a later version? He also said that he lost the stems to the song in a server crash.

Despite myself, I sort of understand his annoyance here. This was an interview about his new album, and if he had answered this question about Taylor, the article’s headline would’ve been about that and not his own work.

his website was deactivated, and he deleted his twitter account. He talks very rarely on ATRL but that’s it I completely agree. All of these iNsIdErS who tease new Lana music this summer are pretty much guaranteed to be right because she announced an album, and even Jack has talked about it. So like, obviously she’s dropping something during the summer

I recently finished a Twin Peaks rewatch, and hearing this song shortly after reminded me so much of Laura Palmer For anyone who's seen Fire Walk with Me, it brings to mind the scene with James on the night she dies -- this pained dismissal of someone she loves, because she knows already that she won't survive

If Jack produces it, we'll get another set of muddy, terribly mastered instrumentals and bad, quiet mixing by Laura

Tbh I want for Lana to promote this album most of all. I hate how there's so little new album content nowadays, the girls aren't going on interviews and magazines like they used to! And ik Lana doesn't care much for that lifestyle but for OB she did more promo than she's done for a while so lets I also hope there's a hit in there because she deserves that! As for sound, I will eat up literally anything she gives me so I don't mind. It's Lana so it will be good

agree with everyone else that said it would be an American vintage diner themed.. now if this was lanas creation I’d think SPAGHETTI would be on the menu. in an interview i remember her saying that’s most of what she’d eat at some point plus there’s this: and part of the dessert list would certainly be soft (vanilla) ice cream.. come on now!

An american restaurant/diner like you mentioned or even a taco truck! I could also see an ice cream/dessert shop with milkshakes, cherry cola and ice cream ofc. There’s been a few lana themed milkshake’s at Mel’s diner over the years I believe, so I think a restaurant that looks similar! Something 50s-60s/vintage inspired with a jukebox to play her music

this was beautiful!!! @PARADIXO came here to say that anne hathaway was listening to fingertips while doing the photoshoot for her vanity fair magazine cover! she’s a true stan

The sheer amount of songs for this album is so crazy too me I'm mean it makes sense with the long time she worked on the album and the amount of the stuff that happened during its creation but still its crazy AND the fact that we've heard like two of them.There is such a wide range kf different styles based off the titles alone

For an artist of her calibre, it's really disappointing that her merch always looks so cheap and phoned in. There is no thought, just stock standard Redbubble type shit that anyone could do. The stuph with the bows and polka dots reminds me of underwear or baby merch And we already tried the "we can do better, let us try" and iirc a person from here won the contest and they never made/sold their design please correct me if I'm wrong I want more meaningful designs. Not just slogans in some lame fonts on a t-shirt And yes I will design it myself so hit me up Lana and I'll show you

You girlies can catch me outside at Lanachella sporting my Paradise collection with a bow in my hair. You wouldn't understand. You see, I'm a poet. And my looks are ahead of your time!

Lana’s probably lurking here and seething while reading this thread

Here it is in HQ

Honestly though. If she's got 3 or 4 tracks that are "done", or are close to done, just release a 3-track EP girl. TikTokification of music even gives you an "out" to skip writing a bridge (and sometimes even a pre-chorus!) nowadays. You just need two solid verses, and a decent hook/chorus, and that's it. It *cannot* be that hard, especially given what's leaked out over the last few years. Some of what we've heard of Masochism so far, to me, sounds good enough to put out. I would think the fans that aren't in on the leak culture or people who remember her from NTMT would go "Oh, Sky? She's back? Wow!" and would give it SOME kind of attention. Like....don't let perfect be the enemy of "good" in this case. If something is 80-90% of the way there, that's better than 100% of the fuck-nothing fans have gotten in the last 10 years. At this point I would think, if she ever wants to TRULY be SERIOUS about her music career - she needs to approach it like a new artist again. It needs to be a few small singles or a one-off little EP, it needs to be building back "brand loyalty" and interest, it needs to be getting a vocal coach and getting serious about her voice. Sadly though, I really DON'T think she has any of that in her. Like I DON'T think she's serious about it. I think she truly got swept up in Tumblr's "It-Girl"ism era and NTMT was an aberration, and once that attention and momentum from people around her faded, she just doesn't have the shit in her to do it on her own. She's like a musical tumbleweed who got blown around and now that the wind's gone she's left trying to figure out what her purpose is.