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March 10th truthers

I get what you mean but I also think there's a lot of uncertainty beneath the surface that mixed with the breezy feeling of the record makes for a really interesting and relevant experience. I love the way it explores Lana's anxieties as a girl who's just trying to do the best she can as she navigates life, without even realizing that the world is collapsing all around her, which of course it does in The Greatest, the album's climax and a shift towards the more complex self-discovery that she's pursued since. She briefly tries to escape this new reality in Bartender and Happiness is a Butterly, but by Hope she's finally facing the weight of the world head-on with one of her starkest and boldest songs ever that really ties the album together. So while I agree it's not overly political, I think the social landscape of the country subtly affects her personal journey on the album and it all comes crashing down in a really incredible way. Maybe it's just the way I interpret the album but those are my thoughts, I love it so much

It's probably unlikely but I wouldn't be completely shocked if the oceanblvd account is some sort of tour account like some people were speculating, and they just set it up way too early. Or in a hilarious turn of events it has nothing to do with Lana and we never hear from it again Also I'm not convinced they were actually mad about the release date leaking

Tbh I like their approach right now, like what is she supposed to be saying about the release anyways this week? A&W should speak for itself, I think it's smart after dropping a song like this to stand back and watch it work its magic. For me she's building the best kind of hype We also have strong reason to believe that we have at least one if not two more magazines coming, and I personally don't want any more music except for at most one more single a week before the album.

Agreed! Yes we got some "i love you" "no i love you" but we got tons of insight as well, not sure what people are complaining about lol

I'm genuinely excited for this

I honestly admire the worst-taste gurls for their confidence

I'm a relatively new Kimbra fan, I only knew a couple of her songs and bought the ticket on a whim, so I've only really been getting to know all her albums this weekend since I've been listening non-stop. Now I will be a lifelong fan! You will love the show for sure!! Spoiler in case you don't want to know the setlist:

omggg have fun!!!! It truly blew my mind, she's an incredible performer

I am still on a high from Kimbra's incredible concert last night, she was WILD

Omgggg the iconic Glenn Close giving Lana that promo

yessss omg

The little witch's cackle at the beginning of A&W is so good

So true I'm incapable of ranking her songs and albums

Venice Bitch is my favourite song of all time but it's not really possible to fairly compare them at this point, A&W has had 5 days, Venice Bitch has had almost 4.5 years. Both are absolutely career-defining songs that do really unique things and further prove Lana as an artist like no other. They're also polar opposites in a really interesting complimentary way. A&W has this frantic urgency to it and a real darkness beneath the surface, where Venice Bitch feels like an entire life distilled into a song and has this hynotic meandering quality to it. I love both songs so much

I still can't believe I legally purchased Blue Banisters at the store a week early Manifesting a similar situation come March 10th

Oh believe me, me too! I can't stand when people are like this is going to be her first true album since NFR!! Like what...Chemtrails and Blue Banisters are both essential albums, and I don't think Lana would be at a point to write a song like A&W without exploring what she did on the last two albums. Everything she does builds upon what comes before it. I don't doubt for a second that in the future all her albums will be regarded highly for their own unique contributions to her story.

I know you're not talking about people here! I'm more so talking about non-Lana fans that are taking to the song. Two of my friends whenever I sent them Lana songs they're like "it's good" or "it's nice" and I know they never listen again, but both of them in the past few days of told me that they can't stop listening to A&W and they're obsessed, so I think the song is genuinely capturing people's attention outside of Lana's main fanbase, and I think that says a lot of about the nature of the song and how special it is

I agree, all those songs are masterpieces too. But I really don't think people's love for A&W is inauthentic or just because they like to bop to the ending. Like maybe the length and the second half are what gets people talking, but then they're captivated by the whole thing and recognize it for how strong it is. If anything, it may convince some of those people to dive deeper into Lana's work and discover songs like White Dress, Chemtrails, etc. I think this album in general is going to open a lot of people's eyes to Lana and she's going to be respected on a larger scale.

A lot of people who I know who don't care for Lana's music have really been loving it, and not just because of the second half. The first half is some of her best songwriting ever, the guitar and piano work is just sublime and her performance is so captivating. I think it makes sense that this song is hitting so hard. Not to say that all her music doesn't because it does, but I think a lot of people don't take the time to properly listen to Lana so they dismiss her on a surface level, but A&W kind of demands to be heard and is catching people's attentions quicker.

There is such an urgency to A&W, it's the most riveting song she's ever done I think There's actually an urgency to both songs we have that's really interesting, like she needs to tell these stories I am so excited for this album

As it should

Omg it's Friday night bbs time for the song to truly come alive