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I understand what you mean. I think back in Feb. we thought the record signified that Lana was in a place where she truly figured herself out and made a complete 180 in terms of her state of mind. We thought she was at the place she was singing about in Yosemite but she has stated she's just not. I feel bad that she's not in her idealistic place and that she wasn't as happy or self-assured as she seemed to be with this record, but I'm glad she's aware of herself and is acknowledging that she's getting to her ideal place.

Exactly, and I think the fact that she's in that middle ground solidifies the fact that happiness is fleeting - if it were always present, it wouldn't mean anything; a lust for life after such a dark road should have meaning and basis to it.

Just wanted to talk about how she writes "Lost for Life" above her handwritten tracklists, and I believe that @SuperMegaStan said it on the Instagram Updates thread, that maybe Lana is trying to convey that a "lust for life" is having a lust to find your way when you're lost in life. I do believe that after Lana realized she wasn't in the spot where she thought she'd be when she finished working in LFL, she tweaked the album to fit where she was at - she didn't want ingeunine songs on the record that didn't reflect the state of mind she currently had. I believe that's the reason why the album was delayed and why she writes "Lost for Life" at the top of the tracklist - she even said it in the Pitchfork interview - she doesn't know what the album is about, and she doesn't know where she's at. She's confused, hence, "lost for life." Anybody else agree, or see what I'm saying?

Was the album confirmed to be called 'Best American Record' at one point or was that just a rumour since BAR leaked? Also - I'm seeing some people on social media post "You took the Skid Row" - is that SR?

I honestly still wonder if Lana knew that people would take that as a relation to her content or if it were just the Donald Trump binding. She knew what she was doing.

If there were any chance of a UO release, Lana or UO probably would've announced it by now. I don't remember how she did it for UV but with HM, she revealed the UO cover a day after the pre-order for the standard record went up, so most likely no UO edition. Who knows, though? This era is full of surprises, so maybe we will get a UO release - it's just a matter of when it will be announced.

What are the sources of leaks (besides physical albums being in circulation) anyways? For example, how did 'Love' leak? I hope the record doesn't leak

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I love the subversive flower child theme Lana's kept throughout the album's imagery, as well as her dipping into that zany, 50's/60's sci-fi, Twilight Zone-esque side of things, like the album trailer. She also said her videos retain that theme of occultism and magic in the Les Inrocks interview. The overall theme of the era is visually diverse but thematically cohesive, which I and I'm sure many others love. I just love her look for 'Love,' though. It's exactly how I imagined the LDR5 aesthetic to be last summer, what with her various looks during the Festival Tour.

Alright, thank you for your help anyways, really appreciate it

Hmmm, that's interesting. Her store says September but since these retailers are saying early Aug/the 21st, the vinyl may ship this week then, right? Thank you! It's an edit I made

Thank you!

Just to clear things up - the CD arrives on 7/21, but the vinyl arrives in late September, correct?

Yesss, it's amazing. I remember in the Beats 1 interview with Zane Lowe, though, she mentioned how songs like Cherry and White Mustang sounded "annoyed," sonically speaking, and I guess that addition before the chorus hits definitely suggests feeling "annoyed." Idk, just my two cents

I'm so glad Lana worked with Tim Larcombe again, this time with Cherry. It's already a classic Lana Del Rey song, and I love the choreography for it on stage.

Cutie cutie gang, Lana said that when she face-timed Boi-1da during the Beats 1 interview with Zane Lowe.

The tracklist couldn't have just "coincidentally" ended up the way it did. Lana truly did plan this out well. I love how the first half has more summery and gritty songs with a contemporary production, while the second half has a more stripped back, lowkey feeling that speaks to the lost era of Woodstock. She truly bridges the gap between the past and the present and is appealing to both the younger and older audiences she has. She truly has outdone herself with this record. I cannot wait to see where we're headed with Lana Del Rey.

Couldn't agree with this more, I don't think the tracklist could just "coincidentally" end up like this. Lana truly did plan this out well. I love how the first half has more summery and gritty songs with a contemporary production, while the second half has a more stripped back, lowkey feeling that speaks to the lost era of Woodstock. She truly bridges the gap between the past and the present and is appealing to both the younger and older audiences she has. She truly has outdone herself with this record.

I recall Lana saying that the sound of LFL mixed a "heavier, beatsy sound that's similar to BTD" and an acoustic sound, which really is evident from the snippets. Cherry and In My Feelings really sees hard beats - and that classic BTD sound with the hey!" and I believe I heard a faint autotuned loon in Cherry. I am really excited for the last 5 tracks of the record, though. I feel like Lana wrote some of her more folkier tracks in early 2016 when she went auburn and blonde and was hanging out with that "indie crowd" of her musician friends, like Jonathan Wilson, etc., and like she said, when she started to do more collabs, she started to get into a more contemporary sound. I remember in November, she and Stella went to I believe A$AP's concert, and some people on LB began speculating if that would have an impact on her sound for LDR5, and it clearly has, with Summer Bummer.

I wonder if "In My Feelings" is about Donald Trump, or a figure similar to him. In the handwritten tracklist she wrote all of the seemingly political songs in blue (clearly democratic), and that song was one of them. In the snippet, she also says "you're taking what's mine with what you're doing" and "talk that talk, well now they all know your name" and Donald Trump is known to be all talk. Just my analysis

I wonder if "In My Feelings" is about Donald Trump, or a figure similar to him. In the handwritten tracklist she wrote all of the seemingly political songs in blue (clearly democratic), and that song was one of them. In the snippet, she also says "you're taking what's mine with what you're doing" and "talk that talk, well now they all know your name" and Donald Trump is known to be all talk. Just my analysis

Groupie Love and Summer Bummer truly are beautifully crafted songs, as are Love, Lust for Life, Coachella - Woodstock in My Mind, and the live version of Cherry (based on the snippets, the studio version sounds just as incredible!) I can't even begin to imagine what the rest of the record is going to sound like. Which songs are you most excited for? I'm excited to hear every song but God Bless America - And All the Beautiful Women In It, Tomorrow Never Came, Beautiful People Beautiful Problems, When the World Was At War We Kept Dancing, and Change stood out to me in particular.

It's from the presumed back cover of the physical versions of LFL! Lana posted it on Twitter this morning

I hear it in both Spotify and iTunes, and I love it. It adds something a bit personal to the song, and truly solidifies that fan-artist connection that she's trying to convey in the song.

When can I expect Amazon to put the record (LP format) up for pre-order? Thanks in advance.