maysparkle

Manifesting! 

this is UV and HM's baby tho  manifesting a btd 10 yr anniversary edition of blue banisters out early next yr with another... 15 tracks 

I doubt it looking at her track record- no Bonus Tracks/Deluxe Editions since UV

will there be bonus tracks that haven't been announced yet?

I’ve been hoping for this ❤️

Welp I bought every variant except the standard black vinyl and the Target cd. Very glad I was able to get my hands on the Target vinyl before it sold out!! The Target cd is now sold out so I’m just waiting to get that in person on release day. 
 
I had to go to the universal store to find the gorgeous yellow vinyl with her side profile, as that one was sold out on pre-order day on her site and I chose the white vinyl. And I got the cassettes & cds. Excessive, I guess. My poor bank account tbh. ? I just want/need the Chemtrails RSD blue vinyl. It looks soooo pretty! 

I don’t HAVE it right now lol (sorry, tired, might be misunderstanding your question). I found it on the universal store and bought it for a seemingly higher price (over-seas; I’m in the US). Can’t wait for it to get here, hopefully soon after release date! 

@lustforlife 

wait you have the physical yellow vinyl or am i tripping

Welp I bought every variant except the standard black vinyl and the Target cd. Very glad I was able to get my hands on the Target vinyl before it sold out!! The Target cd is now sold out so I’m just waiting to get that in person on release day. 
 
I had to go to the universal store to find the gorgeous yellow vinyl with her side profile, as that one was sold out on pre-order day on her site and I chose the white vinyl. And I got the cassettes & cds. Excessive, I guess. My poor bank account tbh. ? I just want/need the Chemtrails RSD blue vinyl. It looks soooo pretty! 

Welp I bought every variant except the standard black vinyl and the Target cd. Very glad I was able to get my hands on the Target vinyl before it sold out!! The Target cd is now sold out so I’m just waiting to get that in person on release day. 
 
I had to go to the universal store to find the gorgeous yellow vinyl with her side profile, as that one was sold out on pre-order day on her site and I chose the white vinyl. And I got the cassettes & cds. Excessive, I guess. My poor bank account tbh. ? I just want/need the Chemtrails RSD blue vinyl. It looks soooo pretty! 

Welp I bought every variant except the standard black vinyl and the Target cd. Very glad I was able to get my hands on the Target vinyl before it sold out!! The Target cd is now sold out so I’m just waiting to get that in person on release day. 
 
I had to go to the universal store to find the gorgeous yellow vinyl with her side profile, as that one was sold out on pre-order day on her site and I chose the white vinyl. And I got the cassettes & cds. Excessive, I guess. My poor bank account tbh. ? I just want/need the Chemtrails RSD blue vinyl. It looks soooo pretty! 

Putting Thunder and WFWF next to each other on the tracklist was actually so genius with the fire references in both songs 

***EDIT: Not BB, I guess it’s Chemtrails that is getting the blue vinyl release (per NME) but BB is on the RSD website, so idk!
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Not sure if anyone mentioned this already, but BB is slated as a Record Store Day release in November in blue vinyl with alternative artwork! No images yet—I wonder if it’s artwork we’ve already seen or if the indie exclusive will be different! 
 
https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/602438590148
 
This NME article mentions the blue variant and artwork: https://www.nme.com/news/music/lana-del-rey-u2-fleetwood-mac-lead-record-store-day-black-friday-releases-3046580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lana-del-rey-u2-fleetwood-mac-lead-record-store-day-black-friday-releases&amp

I’m going to assume that if people don’t like Lana’s version of For Free, they probably wouldn’t like the original by Joni. Which is sad, because it’s a gorgeous song. Different tastes I guess.  I found Lana’s version very moving as well (though Joni’s is the superior version). ?

I’m going to assume that if people don’t like Lana’s version of For Free, they probably wouldn’t like the original by Joni. Which is sad, because it’s a gorgeous song. Different tastes I guess.  I found Lana’s version very moving as well (though Joni’s is the superior version). ?

I’m going to assume that if people don’t like Lana’s version of For Free, they probably wouldn’t like the original by Joni. Which is sad, because it’s a gorgeous song. Different tastes I guess.  I found Lana’s version very moving as well (though Joni’s is the superior version). ?

I’m going to assume that if people don’t like Lana’s version of For Free, they probably wouldn’t like the original by Joni. Which is sad, because it’s a gorgeous song. Different tastes I guess.  I found Lana’s version very moving as well (though Joni’s is the superior version). ?

I would never skip 'For Free'. It's an incredible song IMO, in every every way possible. I feel very lucky that I can listen to Lana on a high-end system that's pretty much built for her music. It really sounds like a concert in my living room. Wish I could share a photo. I just wish people (the doubters) could experience 'For Free' on a system that reveals the full dynamic range of that song. I played FF to a friend who never listens to Lana and it made her tearful, she was overwhelmed with emotion. Anyway, sorry to interrupt a BB thread but not everyone dislikes that song. Maybe if everyone liked it, it wouldn't be that good

rehash but i literally cannot get over how good godflower godfire is
BURNS, BURNS, BUUUUUUUUUURNS

true but it also kinda functions as a mental movie soundtrack (at least that what it is for me) and that’s about a standard film length so it doesn’t bother me that it’s super long ?
UPDATE: play fine china - la who am i to love you - arcadia. it’s a spiritual experience.

37 DAYS


i miss the excitement of this thread. let's bring back the countdowns.

Forgive me for rambling my thoughts, but I've had a lot about the album.
 
First off, this is probably solidifying alongside Chemtrails as another Lizzy Grant album. I've always disliked differentiating the two as outside a singular person, but she's very much been present about that through those albums and her Violet. One of the singles has already mentioned going "back to blonde" to get an "old love back" - and I don't find that impossible to be filled with multiple readings. So she's giving me that idea that she's reverting back to Lizzy sounds and intimacy that we only saw deeper on her unreleased stuff. So for that, what a perfect way to introduce some leaked material into the equation. 
 
The Last Shadow Puppets are a talented group (although, their albums are so meh to me), and they take a lot inspiration from spaghetti western scores in their own releases, so no surprise to hear the Ennio Morricone sample on here - and not surprising for Lana since she established an affinity for Morricone sounds when she did "Big Eyes". Seriously, that final refrain with the drums and brass are purely cut from the same cloth. The trap beats on "The Trio" do make me wonder, though, if that section of the record might detour a bit to those sounds with "Violets for Roses" the breather before the screaming/feature of "Dealer". I do think trap noise/downtempo pulses are a thing to stay with her for now. Although, I don't really know what to expect. I just know that "Text Book", "Blue Banisters", "Arcadia" have very subtle spaghetti western sounds, and the record is opening up on a bass note that's very much evocative of the style. 
 
"Nectar of the Gods" is one of her strongest songs, and one of my personal favorites. I stumbled on it via YouTube rec years ago, but it's so simply, purely, a beautiful song. I can't talk it off enough. I'm so happy for it to be here. Are the unreleased songs here changed at all? For me, I don't think it matters either way, since she could incorporate more spaghetti elements, or she could keep them bare, and either way it would feel cohesive to this idea. The banisters aren't painted, after all. As they've been heard, almost all of them are great songs, and I think critics will take to them, too. I honestly don't see this getting NFR level acclaim - duh - but, like, it might be second. Critics love them quality singer-songwriter, and she's a quality one, and they especially like when they fuck with genre. She's doing a lot of the things they take to, but her 'reputation' the past year is something I'm worried can seep into the responses. I don't think she'll have a problem, though. 
 
There are so many consistencies in themes and her imagery based on what we have heard so far, and the titles of the ones we haven't. This is gonna be such a great record, and probably another step closer to Lizzy Grant aesthetics. Maybe a final salute along with the social media absence? Girl can't stop working, and she knows that, so she won't be gone longer than a year or two if she sticks to her guns, but she doesn't delay these things like her release dates. 
 
EDIT: also love that this album has multiple signals of tempo changes between verses and choruses, because her doing that on "West Coast" was one of the most mind-blowing and influential things to me, so feed me mama. 

Okay listening to the four singles with headphones & at full volume is a holy experience. The opening seconds of Text Book are chilling. The creepy bass; the opening line. The tonal change from the somber bluesy verses to the dreamier and more ethereal chorus is sublime. And I adore Erickson's production on Arcadia. It's so rich and detailed yet never really draws attention to itself. Even from the very first seconds of the track...for example that cello in the background when Lana sings "angel" and "halo" sounds like a crying man. It's disturbing yet so impactful.
 
I'm very excited to listen to what Dawes and Erickson have done with the new tracks. Dawes always brings a rockier edge to the songs he produces. 
 
I think that the album will be critically acclaimed. I doubt most critics have ever listened to leaked unreleased songs. But even if that's the case, as long as they're not out of place, they will be embraced by them. At least I hope so because Pitchfork's (unprofessional) review of Chemtrails focused on Lana's statements and QFTC instead of the music so you never really know. 
 
 

And now Chunk is posting Lana content