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theresawordforitinjapanese liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in LDR Album Process Discussion
dark city seeing that don't call me angel stems leaked before it did
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Future Jazz liked a post in a topic by Sportscruiser in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Fashionably late in answering this but this is an interesting comment.
I do wonder if Lana’s refusal to play the promotional game has led us to believe she’s overall lazy as an artist and incapable to conjure concept albums regardless of whether she promotes them as such or not. In my opinion, Lana as of right now wouldn’t make sure to go out of her way to say this is a concept album the same way most musicians do when they have a concept project in their hands.
This album is clearly narrative-driven and its structure does obey to a certain narrative of getting in and out of a tunnel: The Grants anticipate this moment (“I’m doing the hard stuff, I’m doing my time”) before the title track and Sweet display her own anxieties as she goes further into her memories and past (fear of being forgotten, the anxiety of being in a relationship and wanting to know about its longevity, as she affirms to being someone deserving of that). From A&W forward she gets into the tunnel, to harrowing (A&W), eerie (the interludes), dark (Candy Necklace) and devastating (Kintsugi + Fingertips) effects as she gets more and more lost in the misty forests of her own traumas. From Paris, Texas forward it feels like she’s coming out of the tunnel (“I just needed two seconds to be me”) which culminates in Margaret, a very bittersweet moment where, as some review points, she’s a spectator of joy rather than a receptor. And then the Fishtail/Peppers/Taco Truck coda where she’s finally embracing the recklessness and devil-may-care side of her that so many people (her mother and some past relationships) made her feel bad and inferior about. Ending the album with “signing off bang bang kiss kiss” feels like a major “fuck off, peace out” ride into the sunset. Who knows where she goes from here - at the end of the day, it’s her path to forge and her trauma seems to be left behind.
This tracklist feels so meticulous and incredibly deliberate in narrative and musicianship that it kind of feels unfair to discredit it as “non-conceptual” because Lana is too “lazy” to do something like that. Just because she’s not being overly promotional about it, doesn’t mean she’s a lazy artist. The fact that she poured so much of herself in this record and formatted it in such an intriguing and confounding fashion, makes me believe she’s anything but lazy.
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theresawordforitinjapanese liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in LDR Album Process Discussion
oh i didn’t even know that!! thank you
i’m still not ready to say goodbye… i remember discovering the title morricone on a fake honeymoon tracklist in august 2015 and finding out it was registered…
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Ether liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Venice Peach liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Stoned Mary in the Garden liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Jeanne Dielman liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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turquoisejewel liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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deleted123 liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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GeminiLanaFan liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Venice Jesus Whore liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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one time beauty queen liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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honeymoon is alive liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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LiquorOffTheTopShelf liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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how the light shines in liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Lavender Sunshine liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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fishtails liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Deadly Nightshade liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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LilyBrik liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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grandpas glass liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Let the Light In liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
the daddy i miss them part followed by the that’s how the light gets in part is one of the most moving moments of her whole discography
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Future Jazz liked a post in a topic by Dark Angel in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
we haven't forgotten about "psychedelic trip, half moon bay, for jim i will say"... we won't fall for it this time...
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Louise liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
to be fair I think there are quite a lot of songs on this album with strong melodies and quite traditional structures, but one thing i’m hoping for is that she won’t be mumbling so much on the next album. it works so well on A&W because of how nonchalant and disillusioned it is supposed to sound, much less on fishtail or peppers where i personally wish the vocals were clear. and i’d also love her to use her lower register more but it’s still her magnum opus
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strange weather liked a post in a topic by Future Jazz in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
to be fair I think there are quite a lot of songs on this album with strong melodies and quite traditional structures, but one thing i’m hoping for is that she won’t be mumbling so much on the next album. it works so well on A&W because of how nonchalant and disillusioned it is supposed to sound, much less on fishtail or peppers where i personally wish the vocals were clear. and i’d also love her to use her lower register more but it’s still her magnum opus