JackBrommers

We're not even half way through this year yet! When she finishes her tour I'm expecting an influx of classic Lana vids, including the infamously promised Cola and Dark Paradise.

I can get that But keep your hopes up! I'm sure we'll have a couple on the next album, at least - but if not, there's still unreleased material to leak and that's surely going to include a few upbeat tracks to satisfy the need.

Ah right, sorry! I think with her recent works and whatnot, she's trying to cater to the image and style that she's established with BTD and Video Games in particular. Lana needs to keep the hype high until her next album comes out, and so she's doing that by focusing - in terms of releases - on what is assured to be successful. I'm in love with her more upbeat stuff, too, and I'm sure we'll get a hefty amount of that on the new album - but until then, I don't think we'll see much. This is sort of why I'd guess OTTR, and Lolita etc. (the former especially) haven't been released as singles.

I think it's difficult to say that she's going downhill on the basis of the only track released since Paradise, and a seemingly phoned-in video. If you disliked Paradise, too, then fair enough, but I think that judgement should be reserved until we have more substantial new material to make an informed statement. Both Young & Beautiful and this video have quite clearly not been her primary focus; considering that this track is lyrically adapted for the movie rather than a bespoke creation, and that the video was likely done inbetween recording sessions, photoshoots, possibly touring (if having to "re-record" is accurate) then she's obviously going to stick to what she knows, play it safe, and not devote all of her time and attention to it. I do agree that Young & Beautiful and this video are far from her best work, but I wouldn't use it against her just yet.