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I'd be happy if it has a mix between AKA and Ultraviolence.
Hell I'd love some rock/blues tracks.....like the way Led Zeppelin did.

i find this "illuminati" tinfoil hat conspiracy shit pretty offensive. as someone that's actually suffered some pretty traumatic shit, throwing around comments blatantly saying 'lana's father is abusive and her MK super ultra handler' and shit like that really gets on my nerves.

I adore Marilyn Monroe too, she was such a fascinating person and extremely talented actress. it's such a shame that all some people see is her beauty and her 'dumb blonde' roles, mostly written by guys for guys' enjoyment. I think that it's very natural and in-character for Lana to love Marilyn.

someone's salty...
 
 
i seriously would have died for some Leo and Lana pics tho.
sad times

Jealous Girl is a really great song okay..

Jealous Girl is a really great song okay..

My collection is significantly cheaper, and a whole lot creepier
 

 
Um, creepy in that I have over 700 Mb of Lana photos. Not the photos themselves. Or are they...?
(No. They're really not.)

Jealous Girl is a really great song okay..

i've always loved AKA as soon as i started listening to Lana's music. It's my second favorite album (i really love Ultraviolence okay.....). I just love how unique and awesome it was. I just really loved it. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish I could have found out about Lana back in 2010. :(

It's kind of an extreme invasion of privacy, moreso than normally acceptable. You'd be able to find her friends & family there, and who's to say someone wouldn't use that information in a bad way? That could lead to problems for people close to Lana. I know you weren't implying this, but I just want to say it anyway; She is a person, no matter how famous, and deserves privacy just like everyone else. I agree with the other mods in that active personal accounts being posted is not okay. I hope I worded all that well.

i've always loved AKA as soon as i started listening to Lana's music. It's my second favorite album (i really love Ultraviolence okay.....). I just love how unique and awesome it was. I just really loved it. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish I could have found out about Lana back in 2010. :(

I was thinking the same thing but also some songs that are similar to some of the ones on sirens but with some soft strings and such in the background might be pretty too

I'd be happy if it has a mix between AKA and Ultraviolence.
Hell I'd love some rock/blues tracks.....like the way Led Zeppelin did.

I agree wholeheartedly! <3 I think this album (and the people who worked on it, including David Nichtern!) have never received their due. So, I was so happy to be able to start this thread, so as you said, we could coherently gather information and spread the love for AKA! Also, kudos for finding that article! It's certainly one of the most informative out there about this period in Lana's history. You're too sweet
 
I agree too about AKA's artwork-- while I've grown to love it in association with the album, it was not executed well at all. Even Kill Kill's artwork, while not perfect, looks a lot more inviting and evocative of the music than AKA's. Honestly, despite only being released 6 yeas ago, I think AKA was a bit ahead of its time in some respects. Lana was definitely making music that was hard to define, but with more genre-hopping mainstream artists these days (think Marina & the Diamonds or Melanie Martinez, whom I often see grouped in the same circles as Lana),  AKA could be better marketed and received if it were released today, imo. 

regarding the mystery of AKA's lack of sales or repercussion, i can't say i'm dumbfounded: her music was hard to classify, and thus was poorly marketed (5 points definitely didn't excel at that), starting by chuck's hideous artwork and the amateur design and fonts*. i think she would've found her niche with time, but it's hard to fathom that without the whole persona to accompany the sound she would have been the worldwide phenomenon she has become.
 
*they are now endearing to me, but objectively i don't think they are on the same level of quality as the music, and i can't imagine people being drawn to the album at a record store without prior information on it. whether we like it or not, aesthetics do play a part in intriguing you enough to reach for something unknown (hence the later success of LDR).

AKA is such a special album, her best work for sure.The songs are magical - they're like drug induced sparkly Nevada lullabies.

I listened to Lana Del Ray again tonight, for the millionth time-- my feelings haven't changed. This album is genius, and it definitely saddens me that Lana will likely never return to this set of aesthetics and style of music.
 
However, the genius of AKA is not *just* Lana. I give a sizable part of my respect for the album to David Kahne, as well. While Lana created killer melodies, lyrics, and concepts that would work extremely well under the guidance of any producer, Kahne had the perfect touch to push the songs from "excellent" to "god-like", in my opinion. 
 
It definitely deserves repeat listens-- some subtle flourishes Kahne brought in are best noticed after you've been bowled over a few times by Lana's handiwork with the stories told and pictures painted here. To me, the perfect example of Kahne's "Midas touch" on AKA is "Pawn Shop Blues". As evidenced by a live performance and a demo, PSB was a staggeringly beautiful, tender, and poignant track when Lana was doing it on her own. However, Kahne took it to another level-- while PSB in its raw state is mournful and brimming with sadness, Kahne's instrumentation gives it depth-- it goes from being a "sad" song to something better described as "bittersweet". With the angelic echoes and trembling guitars, Kahne doesn't detract at all from Lana's lyrics-- instead, he gives them deeper meaning and manifold facets. Pawn Shop Blues becomes, all at once, a hopeful look at living for a purpose outside of yourself, a melancholy assertion on the nature of love and loss, and a somber reminder of how one can lose it all for nothing. With these extra dimensions, the track becomes infinitely interesting, as it's hard to tell where the hope begins and the desperation ends. 
 
I'm rambling-- my point being, AKA is an absolutely genius record that I'll love 'til the day I die, and both David Kahne and Lana are geniuses for putting just the right elements in just the right places to create an album that is cohesive yet kaleidoscopic, and that has so many facets and subtleties that it demands repeat listens. Fabulous. Please continue sharing info and thoughts on AKA here, because it means the world to me and I want to know all there is to know about it!
 
Thanks for reading all this 

I love the album Sirens.

I prefer LDR AKA LG over BTD (If that's an unpopular opinion)

Lowkey wish she would get out of LA and back into NYC.. Or somewhere else to get inspiration for her next sound.. i just wish for some good bass, nice beats, great production, different sounds, AND I really hope she uses her different voices (Baby doll voice, Agressive rock voice, soothing Black beautiy voice) Idk i just want her to put a lot of work into this one.. and maybe more time 

Something like the bridge in shades of cool  

Lizzy Grant + May Jailer + Ultraviolence + Guitar Solos

I'm stoked that she's been hanging out with Jonathan Wilson and Father John Misty lately, it's giving me (very false) hope for some Laurel Canyon psychedelic folk-rock

I disagree. I don't think she was ever comfortable in the rock idiom. She's a jazz artist at heart.

More gansta Sinatra, hollywood sadcore!
 
I want more songs that mention the old Las Vegas, Wilshire Blvd, Hollywood. Maybe she throw in some NoCal.