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Okay this. This woman knows (and cites) Slim Aarons, is always talking about aesthetics and sonic this blah blah. Like SHE KNOWS her art and American cultural history, so I trust her vision with this body of work. In my book, this will probably be her next Ultraviolence (HER BEST), because it seems she has a clear idea of what she wants to say to about the female/femme gaze and men's place within it. HM and LFL weren't as clear, philosophically, to me.

I totally agree, she definitely KNOWS her vision and her art, nothing she does feels arbitrary - she definitely puts thought into her work and it shows? I’m excited to hear all the songs to dive into exactly what kind of things she’s trying to say, all the themes she’s exploring etc

Y'all are a bunch of whiny bitches. The artwork is pretty funny and much better than another boribg closeup of her face.

PREACH! I’m glad she abandoned the straight on headshot in front of a car thing, it’s nice to change stuff up and experiment! And to me this cover really nails a modernised ‘American Kitsch’ that really taps in to the vibe of Norman Rockwell’s work?

It’s just such an interesting cover - her pose pulling us into her world, the painted sky, the burning city, the guy in black while she wears bright neon, her expression, everything’s is just so interesting?

Omg she is SERVING it!! The cover is brilliant, i’m actually glad she broke the trend tbh? The cover is just so ‘American Kitsch’ which is exactly what I associate with the art of Norman Rockwell, and it totally matches the sound of the album so far!

SCREAMING about Best American Record finally getting released, I wonder if she’ll have changed it up at all?

Anyway, LOVE the aesthetic, absolutely excited for this album, bring on these two videos - for real, i’m SO here for this new aesthetic?

Lana always serves satisfying aesthetics, I don’t know why I was worried previously, I trust her to be unique and true to herself and her vision!

I'm SO looking forward to this! Steven Klein is a great photographer and his work with Lana NEVER disappoints! I'm ready for some excitement tbh, this pre-release era feels so dry? I mean I love the music, but I'm just really craving some exciting visuals? The songs conjure so much imagery in my head when I hear them so I really hope to get a stronger aesthetic for this album  

The music this era is giving me such strong visuals?? Like every time I close my eyes and listen I just see so many potential visuals (photoshoots, covers, videos etc) but the actual visuals she’s serving seem so lacklustre? Like reusing footage repeatedly and her low key selfie single covers and stuff... I don’t know, just love how Lana always does interesting visuals to go with her music but this era is giving me nothing?

BUT, because I don’t wanna just be negative, the music she’s serving is amazing! There’s such a mature artistry to both her music and lyrics this era that really feels like a progression? Like you can feel a freedom in her stuff, she’s making what she wants to make and is having a good time while doing it! I LOVE it, I’m so damn hyped for this new album... if only the visuals were sweeping me away in the same way the music is...

I adore everything about this song! Listening to it is like being swept away in a dream? There’s something almost surreal about the aura the song creates? UGH I adore her so much!

Can't believe there is a Nostalghia thread on LanaBoards!! I only discovered her about two months ago but wow... dark and experimental music is a real favourite of mine and there's such a brilliant energy/atmosphere to her stuff? I love it! 

Stockholm Syndrome and Pink Skinned Reptillian Sharks are my favourites I think 

I'm glad you're back again

 

Yeah March 26th was confirmed by MTV UK but there's still some speculation until Lana herself confirms it,

Aww thank you, Arcadia! Good to see you are still around!! I so wish I was more consistent with my presence here...  Lana totally wrote 'How To Disappear' about my absences between release cycles    

And let's be real, it wouldn't be a Lana pre-release if we got a set in stone release date from Lana herself, girl loves to play us 

yes she performed two new country songs "just for fun". so they won't be on norman.

 

the march 29 thingy was reported by mtv uk but it's not confirmed. i honestly think it's coming in february.

 

in other news, many european dates were announced. + 1 in the US i think.

Thank you Paradixo! Much appreciated! 

I'm glad we got to hear them in full even if they aren't on the album?

I'm really intrigued for NFR, the songs she has released that are confirmed for the album have had such a unique vibe and yet are authentically Lana^TM? Especially excited to get the first proper visuals for this era! 

Oh wow, been away from internet connection for a few days...   would someone catch me up?? Lana performed two new songs that won't be on the album? And March 29th release date, is that confirmed or just a rumour?

Thanks in advance gays xoxo 

Anyway, nice to see the meltdowns have begun (well they never ended lets be real..) it never feels like a Lana pre-release thread until there's been at least two meltdowns over something...  love ya LanaBoards, never change 

I am ridiculously excited... these two new songs just feel so raw in such an authentic and mature way? Girl really found her freedom for creativity and I am living for it 

Also, let's raise a glass to all the meltdowns and drama to come in this new pre-release era.... here's to yet another era of messes   

Okay i know I’m rarely on here between releases (still love you all and all your meltdowns tho) but boyyyy I CANNOT wait to have yet another multi-thread mess of a meltdown with you all again! Honestly nothing gets me hyped like waiting for new Lana stuff with all you drama queens on LanaBoards!

On a side note imagine her gratitude when they asked her to be a part of the movie and/or asked about the demo circulating and the usage of it... Her inner Lizzy must have went crazy fangirl mode

Omg this is exactly what I thought! Lizzy Grant, you’ve come so far girl!

May not be the most exciting bit of news from a fan point of view but un very happy for her, and i hope she continues to provide music for movies/TV projects, she has the perfect cinematic/atmospheric sound for soundtracks!

This sounds so beautiful, she literally blows me away... praying for a Paradise-style EP or something after her tour is done, pls Lana come thru!

Heroin, one of Lana's all time best tracks tbh... it's EVERYTHING 

But Get Free is for sure a very close second, and it is the perfect track to close the album

Honestly, we stan a legend 

I hope the positive reviews keep coming, it's what she deserves 

Geez did Pressplayok even like the album

At least they gave a good score

lol I was just thinking how did they give such a negative review but then score 4/5?? 

does anybody have a theory about what Heroin is about

I think the central theme is chaos, and the yearning to escape from chaos?

The chorus mentions a loved one who's life got messed up because of drugs and they had to be sent away to hopefully get "okay", and the different/altered chorus is about Lana escaping the country and her relationship with her "old man" as well as using medications to escape her own thoughts.

The verses she mentions how the streets are full of "soft decay" and how life sometimes stops her from being able to dream.

And then of course are the Manson references, how he can still be felt in the air, and how Lana wants to escape but she can't, she knows she'll stay another year because she's lost and/or stuck in a rut? 

But then comes that "marzipan" chorus and she finally does leave, hoping when she returns she'll have really changed....

And there's more chaos in the bridge with it being hot even in winter, and how the weather "made these kids go crazy",  writing with blood on the walls etc

And her final line is "I'd be lyin if I said I wasn't sick of it"

So yeah, that's my personal interpretation, the song has lots of little narratives woven into it but overall I personally think it's about the desire to escape chaos...

Again, this is just MY personal interpretation, everyone is welcome to think otherwise of course, I'm not trying to say that this IS exactly what the song is about, just my thoughts! 

I had never heard of Sean Ono Lennon before this, and I didn't check out his music before hearing TNC which I'm glad about because when I heard it it was such a pleasant surprise? I mean I don't have an interest in hearing his solo music, but his voice sounded great alongside Lana's! And TNC is a really beautiful track, so emotional! I'm really glad they made this track! 

The Heroin lyrics about Manson give me chills...the whole song seems to be about the dark side of Canyon culture in California

 

The Canyons are where the 60s music scene started...Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Mamas and Papas, Eagles, etc, etc. But also the place where the Manson Family was born

Yeah that part is so sinister! And later when she talks about blood on the walls must be a reference to Manson Family too, and the kids going crazy perhaps?

Definitely gave me chills! Especially the line about her friends going away because they still feel him in the air? Damn....

i thought the white mustang was g-eazy's dick does it get its own part

Omg now every time I hear "the day I saw your white mustang" I'm gonna have the image of Lana seeing G-Eazy's dick for the first time

What is the climate change reference on Heroin people keep talking about? I don't hear one at all

One thing I noted in the interview is how she recorded the interview on her own phone too, that's smart! She's taking control of her own narrative, if any journalist twists her words she has proof right there to put the record straight! I'm happy she's doing that, a very smart move indeed!

I just listened to all the snippets of Change stitched together and it literally left me speechless... it sounds so beautiful, it sounds devastating and yet longingly hopeful at the same time...  ​ 

I don't know how she does it but Lana is a genius, the song really captures sadness and happiness together perfectly in a way I really don't have the words to describe?

I'm ready for Change to break me down and build me back up! Solve et coagula indeed 

I NEED THIS ALBUM RIGHT NOW.