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    :party: Congrats for the nominations guys! It's lovely to see some under-appreciated members getting recognised!  :party:

     

    Justice for...

     

    @delreyfreak - I think I speak for most of LB here when I say thank you for liking everything and even though you don't post much, when you do, your posts are a pleasure to read! 

    @Tragic Rabbit - I love that you are not afraid to speak your opinion and are always honest!

    @bored - I love your contributions (especially in the Charli thread) as they are always well-said and thought out!

    @Hundred Dollar Bill - the mum of the Charli thread, you always have a level-head and are the voice of reason! You also have amazing taste, Babygirl is THAT song!

    - you are one of the nicest members here, and have amazing taste!

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    I think HIAB has the potential to be a 'part two' to IYC, because IYC seems more hopeful and exciting ('make you real proud of your baby'). But HIAB seems like it could be later in the relationship where Lana feels she has not made him feel 'real proud' of her, and maybe done something to upset him, hence why she is now 'crying in the backseat'. 

    Is everyone just connecting IYC(B) to the tiny part of HIAB where she says crying in the backseat?

     

    Yeah that's all I did! Idk it was just a thought, a massive reach but it just occurred to me that it is still possible considering the overlapping lyrics in other songs from NFR so far! And I thought it would be fun to speculate the actual title as we haven't got it yet :flutter:

     

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    I think HIAB has the potential to be a 'part two' to IYC, because IYC seems more hopeful and exciting ('make you real proud of your baby'). But HIAB seems like it could be later in the relationship where Lana feels she has not made him feel 'real proud' of her, and maybe done something to upset him, hence why she is now 'crying in the backseat'. So this is why I am seeing them as linked as well!

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    So I thought I'd share my shower thought with you all

     

    It's a bit of a reach and it's not that exciting but since we don't have much else to talk about, hear me out

     

    So we know that the songs on NFR seem to reference each other (MAC references VB, VB references NFR). Well In Your Car and HIAB both talk about the 'backseat'. So what if HIAB is referencing In Your Car, and In Your Car's actual title is 'Backseat'? 

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    EDIT: bolded the words I added because I wasn't specific

     

    We know Cinnamon has a banger production. We know HTD only sounded like a piano ballad performed at the Apple event, but has a more extensive production as heard in her Insta story. MAC and VB on the album with their rock-tinged vibes. Cinnamon + HTD with some hip-hop/bop elements. HIADT and HIAB with their low-key ballads. That's only half of an album heard, sweeties. It's possible that this can all fall into place as something with a very dynamic soundscape across the record, with a cohesiveness found in Lana's lyricism and vocal emoting. 

     

    I don't know why everybody thinks this is going to be an album full of piano ballads.

     

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    Ok LB has officially become fucking crazy...

    The melodies of all the songs from NFR are incredible, it’s a cohesive work also, her voice is just so pure and touching, and every song sounds so sincere...

    my only concern is the mid-year release if it’s true... These introspective songs scream winter release to me. NFR is shaping up to be in the same vein as HM, with hints of UV’s originality.

     

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    Seriously though, I am surprised everyone seems so worried. All three songs which have been released so far seems to have been generally very well received by most people here. And not to be THAT person, but remember we have only heard snippets of the songs - they could easily pull a VB and Cinnamon and burst into a rich production! Remember when we first heard the VB snippet, and we thought it was going to be really slow with a minimal instrumental? And then we were all shocked when it turned into a psychedelic masterpiece! The only piano-driven song for sure we have is HIADT because we have heard it in full. HIAB may be piano-driven, but as someone else said it has been recorded by another device before being upload to IG so other elements of the instrumental could have easily been missed. And even if HIAB is piano-driven, it's not a really slow song like HIADT. And even then that it only two songs being piano-driven. 

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    You have to remember that Lana is THE one in control in the studio, so another person is not just going to tell her what to do. Obviously there is no place for this guy's style to dominate Lana's vision.

    Oh yeah definitely, but I am saying if Lana just wanted to do a piano-driven album, why would she hire a producer who has recently produced three albums which have a very rich production? Also, Lana said "Jack is demanding in the studio" and Jack does seem to have a style which is quite unusual and from what I have heard, makes it's way onto artists' albums. Ultimately it is Lana's album and she has the most control, but Jack strikes me as someone who will want to input his own ideas as well!

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    you all been smoking high quality pot to think the "series" is about a Tropico kinda epicness.... it's probably just MAC-VB-HIAB trilogy  :creep:  :lmao:

    Oh I'm sure it won't be on the same level as Tropico as it seemed pretty high budget! But it is possible that we have a short film? I'll admit I'd be surprised if I am right but it is possible! Like, we have seen over 14 minutes worth of footage for supposedly one song? Unless HIAB pulls a VB and becomes her longest song ever, it could be there is a short film using music from NFR! Or this is left over footage from the HIAB she didn't want to use and ended up as videos for MAC and VB.  And Chuck did describe a 'series', which to me implies a bigger project.

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    I don't think Lana would use Jack if it was just going to be an album full of piano ballads - I don't know much about reputation, but Melodrama and Masseduction had very rich production. As Jack is working on NFR, I would have thought he would put his signature stamp of much fuller production on it too. And there have been more piano-driven tracks on Melodrama (Liability) and Masseduction (New York, Happy Birthday, Johnny) as well as songs very rich in production. We heard part of the HTD instrumental, and to me it doesn't sound like it will be heavily piano-driven. It reminds me more of video games - a slow ballad with rich production. If Lana was going to make a piano-driven album, I don't think she would have wanted to work with a new producer, and would have worked with Rick again!

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    Guys. She captioned it NFR bc that’s the name of the short film (which HIAB is in). Remember she told us the VB and MAC videos were just re used footage from it? HIAB wasn’t renamed, i don’t think.

     

     

    This might be true. Chuck said that the footage used in MAC and VB is part of a bigger project and I don't think she was referring to a simple music video for a song when saying bigger project 

    Also, Lana said the song is named Happiness is a butterfly when the first snippet was posted, the song was among the first ones recorded with jack in early 2018 and she said previously that she knew early on that the record was supposed to be called NFR, she then went on to record the title track later (That means after HIAB was already recorded) so HIAB isn't renamed to NFR, they're 2 different songs 

    So if we already have roughly 14 minutes of footage (ofc some of it is repeated and other recycled footage is used), then I wonder if there is a short film for NFR? Maybe like Tropico but lower budget? :flutter:

     

    OR I remember Chuck described it as a 'series', so maybe there are a few music videos which link together to tell a story?

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    WOW okay I had low expectations for the single cover but apparently I didn't set them low enough :toofunny:

     

    It's a GORGEOUS selfie, but wow I didn't expect it to be used as the actual cover art

     

    Anyway, I don't mind too much because although I'm not in love with Sylvia yet, I feel like it's going to be one of those songs which gets better with time. A bit like Yayo - I liked it when it was released, but wasn't that passionate about it. But a number of years later, it is one of my favourites!

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  13. Posted

    Just discovered Girli! Currently obsessed with Hot Mess, Girl I Met On The Internet, and Can I Say Baby  :lolliney:


    Also half of her songs seem not to be on Spotify? Does anyone know where I can download them?

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  21. Posted

    Some of the best lyrics from FROOT

     

    I'm your carnal flower, I'm your bloody rose

    Pick my petals off and make my heart explode

     

    From the concrete to the coast

    I was looking for a holy ghost

    Like the land joining the sea

    Happiness it followed me

     

    When it comes to love you're an easy fight

    A flower in a gun, a bird in flight

     

    You can paint me any colour

    And I can be your clown

    But you ain't got my number

    Yeah, you cant pin me down

     

    ​I see people and cars covered in gold

    ​And I'm happy to be on my own

     

    Watch my life unfold around me

    Like a beautiful garden

    ​I see flowers so tall they surround me

    Oh, my heart it became so hardened

     

    I also love the whole of Savages and Immortal lyrically especially

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  22. Posted

    Am I the only one that really likes the production on FROOT? Especially on tracks like Gold, Solitaire and Froot

     

     

    The whole album feels so heavenly, and the heavy songs like Froot, BTT and Savages are BOPSSSSSS

     

     

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    FROOT is my favourite body of work by Marina, and one of my all-time favourite albums. I get what some of you guys are saying about the production, but that's one of the reasons I love it so much! Honestly its production is some of my favourite ever... there's something so nostalgic and comforting about it! :flutter:

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    Thank you so much! I was worried about customs, so was avoiding her store. I'm guessing you mean the tumblr one?

     

    Also would you recommend the black or picture disc?

     

    No problem! :) yas the tumblr one! 

     

    I haven't seen the black one, but the picture disk is stunning and very impactful irl! The quality probably isn't as great as the black vinyl but for me it is still good! So I guess if you're a sucker (pun intended) for a picture disk like me, go for that! If you care more about the sound quality, go for the black one :)

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  24. Posted

    Random but does anybody a good place to get Sucker on vinyl in the UK?

     

    International shipping is so expensive, but it seems pretty non-existent in the UK.

     

    I got mine direct from Charli's store, they didn't charge me customs so in the end I got my picture disk sucker vinyl for around $33 (~£26) which is the cheapest I have seen in the UK! Don't order it from the warner store though, because they'll charge you like £11 customs! 

     

    In case you are wondering how I know about customs charges from both stores...... I accidentally ordered one from each store because I am a fool :toofunny:

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