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People on this board may not appreciate it more, but it's definitely largely considered one of the best songs she's ever written. Tons of reviews have singled it out as especially impressive. It's stunning.

How is Paste an 82? They called it an instant classic...

Norman Fucking Rockwell - 12 Mariners Apartment Complex - 10 Venice Bitch - 15 Fuck it I Love You - 10 Doin' Time - 4 Love Song - 13 Cinnamon Girl - 11 California - 15 The Next Best American Record - 7 The Greatest - 11 Bartender - 12 Happiness is a Butterfly - 10 hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it - 8

Ask if the tour is going to be mostly the new album, or a more standard setlist from her. Trying to decide if I should fly to Vancouver lol

I think the chorus is brilliant. The verses and pre-chorus build to something more emotional and dramatic so we're expecting her to keep going in that direction, but instead she slides back into something very casual on the surface, but also desperate in nature which makes the song a lot more heartbreaking for me. She really, really wants this guy to come back to California, but she doesn't want to know him how badly she misses him or how much guilt and regret she feels from their relationship, and it really doesn't feel like he's ever coming back.

Norman Fucking Rockwell - 20 Mariners Apartment Complex - 14 Venice Bitch - 18 (+) Love Song - 11 (-) Cinnamon Girl - 14 California - 14 The Greatest - 21 Bartender - 15 Happiness is a Butterfly - 12

Norman Fucking Rockwell - 19 Mariners Apartment Complex - 13 Venice Bitch - 20 (+) Fuck it I Love You - 4 Doin' Time - 8 Love Song - 9 (-) Cinnamon Girl - 10 California - 12 The Greatest - 18 Bartender - 15 Happiness is a Butterfly - 7 hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it - 4

Norman Fucking Rockwell - 15 Mariners Apartment Complex - 12 Venice Bitch - 13 (+) Fuck it I Love You - 12 Doin' Time - 9 Love Song - 10 (-) Cinnamon Girl - 9 California - 10 The Next Best American Record - 4 The Greatest - 13 Bartender - 13 Happiness is a Butterfly - 9 hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it - 10

Let's all keep in mind that she said this will be a surprise release, so we really should be expecting nothing but silence.

I really hope this is a psychadelic rock album.

I think it will, we're off to a good start.

I am so excited to read reviews tomorrow.

I mean in that case a lot more people should be in hot water...

HOLLLY shit. Amazing video!!! One of her best every for sure. So hilarious, cute, bizarre, and lowkey deep with Lana and Lizzy coming together. Also reinforces the themes that I feel the album is about. Lana vs Lizzy and that war between her two personas in her mind. What a lovely way for them to come together.

Hey I haven't gotten confirmation either, and I'm also in Canada. When I click on my order it says Pending - Will Ship August 30, so I think we'll get our confirmations tomorrow!

4 stars from Slant Magazine. https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-lana-del-rey-norman-fucking-rockwell-eulogizes-the-american-dream/

I'm still processing the album and listening on repeat before I fully post my thoughts, but it's definitely a gorgeous piece of work. I find Lana's albums really should first be listened to the same way you'd watch a film series. This album tells a beautiful story, and it's a great continuation of the story she's been telling since Born To Die. I think each of her albums have an important place in the overarching story of Lana Del Rey.

holy shit

Reading this thread today without listening yet is wild. Can't wait to listen tonight, got my bottle of red wine and a joint rolled. Gonna take a light night stroll once I'm finally alone and live it up.

Why do people create a new thread for this topic every time she attends?

If you've lived somewhere for several years and it's your home, you're a local.

Ultraviolence is a masterpiece, but tbh this album already topped it once Venice Bitch dropped.

I love this era tbh. It suits the themes of the music, especially the stunning mic drop that is The Greatest.

Omg just watched the video twice and finally heard Fuck It I Love You for the first time. Now it's going to be stuck in my head as I lie in bed trying to fall asleep.

Agreed! I think it's a very coherent album.