Trinity

This is getting
SO
FUCKING
ANNOYING

Already love Sylvan Esso
Never heard of Rhye, will check (him? her? them?) out
Have tried and tried to get into Purity Ring but I just don't like them

Philadelphia electronic pop duo Marian Hill is Jeremy Lloyd (production/songwriting) and Samantha Gongol (vocals/songwriting)
 

 
Citing influences ranging from Cole Porter to Kanye, from Ella Fitzgerald to Drake, while many artists define themselves by the mixture of inspirations they've concocted, Marian Hill go one step further: fusing disparate sources into a compound sound that’s hard to imagine ever having been apart.
 
The pair released their debut EP 'Play' in March 2014
 
One Time is the final single from their EP and is here: 
 
Play is also really good and sounds familiar to me but I can't place why 

Imagine a cover and visual scheme like this shoot 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWYgJYMMdZk
 

Yes definitely and I hope we get ones along the lines of BTD and Ride.

U forgot to bash UV

I can definitely see Lana bringing back some of her Lizzy-esque surf noir vibes with just a hint more rock. I think that period of her life was her most creative; before fame, before criticism, before a fanbase, when it was just her and a few producers working on AKA, she had freedom to express herself (no matter how weird.) I think now, she feels less free as an artist and more restricted by public opinion and interviews and articles. I think during her time writing BTD/P/UV, she felt as if she needed to stick to more mainstream lyrics, for example, love/heartbreak/etc. Now that she's been in the business for a few years I think she no longer gives a shit about trying to appeal to the masses, I think UV's "unlistenable" sound is a clear indicator of that. I think she's ready to venture into more surreal topics which makes me very excited for Honeymoon. Think Mermaid Motel meets Blake's guitar meets Ronson's jazzy production with a summer vibe. I think that's how the album will be, and I trust Lana will prevail no matter what.

I think James is very good for her. I feel like Lana needs to have someone who understands her on a personal and creative level. He is the exact kind of person I imagine Lana surrounding herself with. 

Things I like about this song:
The clear vocals! Bless! It's so nice to hear Lana's voice without all the reverberation. The typical melancholy tone. So beautiful. The "animal noises" as you guys like the call them. Lana's vocal range is extremely impressive. That Hawaiian-esque introduction with the strings and Lana's humming is beautiful. Slaying me each time I listen.  
Things I do not like about this song:
It seems a bit recycled (a la loon and basic Emile production) but I think it's gorgeous nonetheless. The lack of power in the chorus beside the lonely line. I feel like Lana doesn't exactly sounds as desperate as the lyrics describe (I wait for life to win but it never comes around... doesn't sound very convincing in the tone she sings.)

Things I like about this song:
The clear vocals! Bless! It's so nice to hear Lana's voice without all the reverberation. The typical melancholy tone. So beautiful. The "animal noises" as you guys like the call them. Lana's vocal range is extremely impressive. That Hawaiian-esque introduction with the strings and Lana's humming is beautiful. Slaying me each time I listen.  
Things I do not like about this song:
It seems a bit recycled (a la loon and basic Emile production) but I think it's gorgeous nonetheless. The lack of power in the chorus beside the lonely line. I feel like Lana doesn't exactly sounds as desperate as the lyrics describe (I wait for life to win but it never comes around... doesn't sound very convincing in the tone she sings.)

WHAT KIND OF FLAWLESS POST       

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I know Haynie produced most of BTD but there was still a bit more variety than UV which I'd like to see on Honeymoon.

WHAT KIND OF FLAWLESS POST       

WHAT KIND OF FLAWLESS POST       

well its a side project x.x!!! 

3:33 gives me chills when she goes super low 

Oh how I've missed the Loon.

here's the thing with lana -- you can't expect there to always be meaning behind what she writes. not meaning that you can connect with personally, at least. everything she writes is personal and internal and so a lot of it might come off as useless or opaque at best. if you're a ~*~ true ~*~ fan though (whatever that means) you should be able to disregard the shitty recycled trope here and there or you can just connect it to a larger piece of the puzzle (the puzzle being her as an artist, as a character, as an actual human being). maybe the above lyrics don't say much in terms of broad all encompassing meta / psychosocial philosophy or whatever it is you're looking for, but they still communicate aspects of her true self (and her internal world), whether intentional or not. the lyrics you quoted still fall in line with the rest of her work and retain a certain consistency you'd expect from a true artist. you should appreciate that at the very least
 
i.e "get us while we're hot" --> while she's still "young and beautiful" and "shine(s) from words but not from beauty"
she's known to have an affinity for diamonds and the color blue and beaches and she writes about how she 'shines like lightning', etc. 'glimmering', 'bright blue ripples' all conjure up images of shiny, pretty, bluish things. she's obviously an extremely visual person so why not re-use some words that not only roll off the tongue but draw out images that she appreciates? its kind of tired at times but its still very lana
 
also, "watching me" in the swimming pool and "watching me" get undressed says a lot about her personality and her histrionic tendencies. you can go off on some tangent here about the male gaze and the paradoxical superficiality of those lines (which juxtapose the depth that's present in her other songs, etc). whatever
 
"elvis" and "marilyn" are obviously figures of classic americana. the line suggests that they've raised her and that they've also nurtured her aesthetic / artistic appreciations like surrogates while jesus (who may or may not actually exist) remains her 'bestest' friend (and maybe even her only one, during certain periods in her life). then she goes on to say "we don't need nobody, cause we got eachother" ... "or at least i pretend". that's kind of fucking sad. it's like she's perpetually lonesome and doesn't have anyone else but herself and her own imagination. which suggests (on a larger scale) that she loves to create (or at the very least, finds solace in) worlds of her own; worlds inside her head. recently we've started to wonder if any of the men or any of the experiences she's written about are even real, or if its all just pure fiction. and i didn't even connect those thoughts with that particular line until now. and it 100% justifies the james franco quote:
 
 
do you see what i mean? despite seeming innocuous and possibly even superficial, everything is still connected back to her internal self, somehow. and new music will always give you another look into her mind and might even forge a newfound connection with something she's already written in the past. there's always consistency and there's always truth (internal, though not always external). that's all that matters when it comes to art; staying true to your intuitions. so toss your haughty expectations in the trash and just appreciate her for being her (and relentlessly so)
 
the fact that we're even having this discussion and dissecting these ~meaningless~ lyrics actually attaches meaning to them, i think. so i hope you feel fulfilled lmao

I don't even understand how if a person doesn't like Lana, her lyrics, her personality, how she performs live, even her MUSIC would be compelled to join LANAboards. Like, wtf.
 
Anyway, I am excited for Honeymoon. I wouldn't take anything Lana had said recently and say that it is definite, but I think what shes said about Honeymoon, the genre and everything is really promising. I hope that there are some more upbeat or jazzy songs on this album, but I also hope theres some UV-esque songs as well. I mean, I really don't know what to expect because after all this is Lana lolz but I'm excited.

I can definitely see Lana bringing back some of her Lizzy-esque surf noir vibes with just a hint more rock. I think that period of her life was her most creative; before fame, before criticism, before a fanbase, when it was just her and a few producers working on AKA, she had freedom to express herself (no matter how weird.) I think now, she feels less free as an artist and more restricted by public opinion and interviews and articles. I think during her time writing BTD/P/UV, she felt as if she needed to stick to more mainstream lyrics, for example, love/heartbreak/etc. Now that she's been in the business for a few years I think she no longer gives a shit about trying to appeal to the masses, I think UV's "unlistenable" sound is a clear indicator of that. I think she's ready to venture into more surreal topics which makes me very excited for Honeymoon. Think Mermaid Motel meets Blake's guitar meets Ronson's jazzy production with a summer vibe. I think that's how the album will be, and I trust Lana will prevail no matter what.

yeah we actually have threads for analysing lyrics so maybe you'd prefer to take your questions there as it would be more relevant. thanks~

I think James is very good for her. I feel like Lana needs to have someone who understands her on a personal and creative level. He is the exact kind of person I imagine Lana surrounding herself with. 

I would actually argue that the Ultraviolence era was the beginning of her not giving a fuck about what the public thinks. Question: aside from Old Money, Money Power Glory and Black Booty  (I think), were all of the UV songs written after Paradise?