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"And God, does it sound sweet,
  like it's playing just for me"

was listening to this album with the cloudy weather, fall-time. tears. the arcadia vids and the title track's really fleshed out another dimension of bb the song and album. i hope we get more performance vids, and maybe contro-opinion but i'd really love more homemade vids. even if it was later, a trailer too. it just crowns an album imo 

If you lie down, lie next to me
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie
 
lie 
lie 

I just watched her Instagram live and I must say that it makes me so happy to see how proud she is of this record! Last time she felt so close to an album was with NFR, she seemed to love some of the tracks to death, and I get the same impression with BB <3

i love love cherry blossom and nectar of the gods <3 those 2013 sessions were truly brilliant

Yeah I hope this doesn't sound too dark, but it wasn't until BB that I realized how far CoCC is behind it  Or like, a more positive sunshine sparkle way of saying that is, BB is just, really smthn else  There!

according to apple music, i’ve already listened  to bb more than cocc..😭😭
 

Nikki

i think so too. on her ig live she mentions the pattern of fragility running through her lineage and that she hasn’t been able to write as autobiographically as she’d like to because there’s a lot to unpack within her family tree.
 
the album is quite literally her text book, her history, searching for that connection with her father and finding matriarchal security in her “sisters” that wasn’t present with her own mother. she’s revealed a lot on this album, and when i listen to it i feel like she’s speaking directly to the listener letting us know exactly why she’s the way she is.

Expanding on what other users have mentioned, I think it’s nice that Lana seems to be settling into a soundscape that she’s been hinting at for years now. 
 
I think that Lana’s history of drastically changing her sounds across records (trip-hop, jazzy dream pop, desert rock, folk) has made the last 3 records feel like there was no evolution of sound, but I’d argue that’s not really the case. 
 
For example, I can’t imagine something like FIILY on Blue Banisters without it sounding completely out of place. Conversely, I can’t picture Text book on NFR! at all. Regardless, I think it’s pretty normal—even with the most renowned artists—to settle into a specific genre while still maintaining a sense of novelty. 
 
Does that mean Lana will never branch out from her singer-songwriter, folky tendencies? Of course not—it’s worth mentioning that it wasn’t remotely long ago that she was toying with tracks like Doin’ Time.
 
Would I be open to seeing a huge sonic shift? Totally, but I don’t think there’s anything remotely wrong, stagnant, or lazy with where she’s at production-wise after hearing Blue Banisters in full. I think it’s similar enough to show how she wants to present herself as an artist but different enough to hold interest. Idk just my subjective thoughts on this

Black Bathing Suit watching Thunder and Dealer fighting to dethrone it in the poll

The official instrumentals are coming, i can feel it
There's something in the air
I hope it doesn't change, that it's for real
The beginning of something big happening 

What can I say... it's just a beautiful, stunning album  
Also I was a bit worried about the Thunder rework but it really turned out to be excellent. I really hope she does an entire album with Zach Dawes as the main producer one day!! 

The fact that there is not a single line about not being a candle in the wind

the fact that cherry blossom is currently losing this poll is very disrespectful for me #Justice4CherryBlossom

ok i cant stop listening to IYLDWM.... the fucking outro  im speechless

Dealer just hits different 

Doesn’t the album hold one of the highest user scores on Metacritic? Lana’s stans are doing wonders haha 

Why would people leak her songs? That's so disrespectful. Respect the artist guys
 

Violets for Roses gets better with every listen. I think it might even hold my favourite lyrics on the album. 

Justice for Thunder tbh

The same folder as UFB and Honeymoon (Drum Mix)

She seriously fucking did it with that album. Text Book, Arcadia, BBS, If You Lie Down With Me, Dealer, Thunder, Living Legend are 11/10

i was scrolling through the thread from yesterday where people were comparing UV and BB and i’d like to think of UV as a moody teenager and BB is the mature adult version who’s been through the pain but is healing?

beautiful is the only skip for me. its kinda repetitive