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Agreed. But I also have social anxiety and having eyes on me and attention on only myself makes me deathly anxious that it becomes crippling but I still function very well in public places when making friends and going to parties. I think there are many forms of social anxiety and it can manifest itself depending on things you've experienced. I think hating fame which is really just publicity stems from anxiety and the fear of being constantly recognized and talked about and therefore critiqued. I think Lana just wants her music to be something she's proud to put out and that is mainly only heard by those who she knows will appreciate it. I just hope Interscope doesn't dump her eventually. I guess one way to look at it is that maybe Interscope gave up on HER. Maybe they stopped trying to promote her or push her to do anything or to line up opportunities and not so much Lana's doing. Idk. I'm just sick of it.

I don't mean to add to these messy meltdowns, but from a truly level-headed perspective, I can't quite fathom what the hell Lana (and her team) is doing (or not doing). We are less than a month until the supposed album release date and Lana literally hasn't mentioned the album since May. It makes me sad. I know it'll all work out in the end, because, if I'm being honest, all I care about is the music and I want her to deliver musically. However, a little interest in her own beautiful work would be appreciated and completely logical at this point. Despite the LOVE leak, this era started off so promising. Lana seemed so happy and positive, she was giving us descriptions of the album, gave us the iconic LOVE video with a livestream prior to its release, the music video was crazy popular for a bit, trending at #1 for almost 48 hours, she gave us that iconic album trailer with little hints about the album in it. Now I feel like none of those hints are probably even relevant anymore because the album tracklist has changed so much. I love that she seems to be having fun lately but how does Interscope even let her get away with this? I know Queen has the potential to sell unbelievably well even without any promo which is literally iconic and I applaud her for it. People are clearly here for her music. But I can't imagine any other artist even the likes of Gaga, Katy, Ariana, etc. doing literally no promo one month before their album release and getting away with it. Wouldn't the label force them to do some work? I truly believe Lana has major social anxiety (just look at her early performances and interviews). She talked during the Ultraviolence era about how the media scared her and how she hates fame. She even said she wished she was dead. When she does magazine interviews, she's only ever interviewed by her industry friends (not complaining). I feel that her depression makes it very hard to be in the public eye and maybe her label has accepted and respected her mental health and is allowing her to remain very low profile. That's great and ideal for her. But commercially, this won't be able to sustain itself for long. If she keeps staying quiet, the entire world will forget about her besides our messy asses. I'm just trying to understand why she does such little promo and how she gets away with it. No shade. I'm truly curious. Thoughts? PS: I'm still so hyped for LFL and will look back on this post in 23 days and realize how dramatic I was being. But hey

I've spent two weeks listening to Melodrama and have been entranced since first listen. The entire album is so cohesive and the ethereal production creates such a strong atmosphere around the songs, it feels like I'm living through Ella's every tear, smile, fuck, and projectile vomit at this house party. My favorites are definitely: 1.) Hard Feelings / Loveless (the haunting screeches before he outro of Hard Feelings send chills down my spine) 2.) Sober 3.) Supercut 4.) The Louvre 5.) Homemade Dynamite Perfect Places is the ideal closer, except I don't support their decision to make it the second single. I understand the HD controversy but Perfect Places just isn't on the the level of her previous singles and radio will pay no attention to it. Homemade Dynamite has potential to be a moderate Top 10-20 hit. This is definitely an album era and I'm here for it. Just look at the critical acclaim and sales! She's definitely meant to be an album artist and I love it. Also, is anyone else having an issue with Perfect Places on Apple Music and iTunes? It just says "Track 11" and doesn't always play. I twitter DM'd Lorde about it but she has yet to respond.

I actually had a dream the other night that I was listening to Summer Bummer for the first time off some sketchy illegal website and it was a catchy af bop so I have high hopes.

Just in time for the meltdowns this Friday when SOTS "Summer Bummer" comes without the pre-order and we find out LFL is delayed until August!!

Hey all! I'm new here. Just dropping in to make a good first impression before you all turn on me when I begin expressing my true self. PS: I'm so hyped for bottom anthem, Summer Bummer this Thursday!!!