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This is kind of bad but I had an idea for the album cover where jagged pieces of rock candy would frame a shot of Lana to represent the way she’s been viewed by the public over the last year, since that has shaped the narrative it seems to have.

I think it’s used as an adjective, like you said. Similar to how she’s used the lyrical motif “white-hot” on Chemtrails, meaning “as hot as white (flames)”.

I feel like it’s location in general. Whatever place she’s in, she really soaks it in and implements it beautifully into her music and poetry. While I think being in love or not being in love would be the most obvious answer, New York, Alabama, Florida, California, the Midwest, etc. really have shaped these sonic and lyrical worlds that are woven into her experiences in love and life and I think that’s really cool - an amazing writer really knows how to do that in my opinion!

The production on this album kind of reminds me of Violet, and I think while NFR and Violet have lyrical synergy, I would say Chemtrails and Violet have a bit of sonic synergy. The instrumental of White Dress as it builds up reminds me a lot of the drums used on various Violet tracks, like What Happened When I Left You, and while it’s not part of Violet, I was especially reminded of Patent Leather Do-Over, which was also produced by Jack. The brief piano interlude between the first chorus and second verse of Dark But Just a Game really has a lot of colours musically and reminded me of Happy and the overall classic-feeling compositions on Violet. There’s this instrument that I can’t place - it’s probably some sort of keyboard synth - that almost sounds like a rainbow in a cartoon (LOL) that we hear in the background of Tulsa Jesus Freak and in the atmospheric intro of For Free. It is also used in Sportcruiser (you can especially hear it after she says “...wash over me like the foamy tops of the sea”). I just think these similarities are really cool. There’s a lot of colour and atmosphere woven into this record in the same ways as Violet and I love both projects so much. They both contain this classic, timeless feeling while having these little quirks that give them so much personality!

Every song on this damn record is just so good, they're all standouts in their own way! She truly delivered a record showcasing her beautiful voice soaring over such classic-feeling compositions - thematically it's probably her most existential record and I really appreciate her willingness to always be vulnerable. She's certainly done that on this album and it's seriously my favourite. I cannot get enough of it and I'm so happy it's finally out

I thought you were the number one Breaking Up Slowly stan, bestie!!

I feel like this record will sound like Breaking Up Slowly, especially with that really smoky, dark, bluesy guitar. Since she kind of implied it was born out of having a close circle of country music friends - Nikki Lane being the most notable - I could see her further endeavouring on that bluesy-rock sound with very earnest, narrative-driven lyrics that are typically found within country songs.

I love the roses in the fence! I wonder if that’s meant to reference David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet”:

I got it; 10+27+13+60+98+3= 211 2021 is the year 1 is the date the album is released and there are 6 numbers that led to 211 so... 21-1-6 2021, 1st of June

The @/tapmusic account on IG did, so I guess so

Yes, that’s literally all I’m saying, thank you!

Aw, thank you so much!! You’re the sweetest <3 I’m glad people are able to follow what I’m saying lol!

I’m on it!

I never said it wasn’t social media, I just said it was never in a written account...I don’t understand what’s really difficult to understand about that. I will not engage with this any further because it’s ultimately pointless. Thanks.

No, she said it on Instagram Live and then posted a video of herself singing a song that Biden mentioned saying they were getting a start on it. She never wrote in a caption, “American Standards & Classics - out December 25” or something like that. That’s all I’m trying to say lol!

Well, yes, but the whole point of my original post was to say that regardless of what she says, when she announces something on social media and only that (not like September 5th being part of QFTC) it ends up being true.

She never gave us a definitive date for that stated in an official social media caption, and she confirmed it’s coming in MOJO and Music Week so I have hope it’s coming too!

I have faith she’ll come through to be honest! First of all, “September 5th” was embedded within a long statement and wasn’t even the whole point of that statement. “ROCK CANDY ? SWEET June 1” is literally the caption her latest post - it’s direct and right there. She’s always stayed true to the dates she’s given in written accounts, AKA captions on social media. Plus, she’s definitely been working on this for almost a year! She never stops writing, we know that! And the bulk of Chemtrails was literally done within a five month span in 2019. I think she’ll come through!

The way the popsicle motif of the last 3 months was foreshadowing...

Did she just post the album cover?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMqBcHah785/?igshid=edinckpj8v7r

Chemtrails being the 11-track light and Rock Candy Sweet being the 11-track dark

“I want revenge” on her story THE REVENGE OF LANA DEL REY

ROCK CANDY SWEET OUT JUNE 1ST

It’s my absolute favourite on the whole record! <3