Dark Angel

blue banisters might be my current least-favorite i think a major reason why is the previously-leaked tracks, they seriously don't fit the album, she should've completely reworked them instead of using their 8-year-old demos

1. lana del ray a.k.a lizzy grant 2. honeymoon 3. sirens 4. born to die 5. ultraviolence 6. paradise/chemtrails 7. norman fucking rockwell 8. blue banisters/lust for life

1. Text Book 15 2. Blue Banisters 15 3. Arcadia 15 4. Interlude - The Trio 15 5. Black Bathing Suit 18 6. If You Lie Down With Me 15 7. Beautiful 14 8. Violets for Roses 14 9. Dealer 15 10. Thunder 15 11. Wildflower Wildfire 15 12. Nectar of the Gods 15 13. Living Legend 15 14. Cherry Blossom 14 15. Sweet Carolina 15

i'm honestly too lazy to do a full-fledged review so i'll just rate each track & share a few key thoughts... text book - 9/10 blue banisters - 8/10 arcadia - 7.5/10 the trio - 7/10 black bathing suit - 10/10 if you lie down with me - 6.5/10 beautiful - 6/10 violets for roses - 6.5/10 dealer - 7/10 thunder - 6.5/10 wildflower wildfire - 10/10 nectar of the gods - 7/10 living legend - 8/10 cherry blossom - 8/10 sweet carolina - 6.5/10 i'm still not a huge fan of iyldwm, beautiful, & violets for roses, i just can't seem to really "click" with them, iyldwm may just be a matter of warming up to it more, but beautiful & violets for roses don't interest me at all, i don't find anything intriguing or interesting about them, they are pretty, nice songs, but that's really it, pleasant, pretty piano ballads, i just don't click with them also, not a fan of the reworked thunder, the instrumentals feel out of place, and maybe it's because i'm used to the 2017 version, but the piano & acoustic guitar just don't feel like they fully "fit" the track, also some of the vocals, especially near the second half of the track sound really muffled & strange, i think my last major issue is simply the fact that she included nectar, living legend, & cherry as they were, i really think she would of benefitted from reworking them, at least thunder sounds different, but i didn't really feel anything about nectar, cherry, or living legend being here, i do agree that this album feels more like a collection of songs/playlist rather than an album, i feel like i'm the only person who's not really fully feeling this, but it seems like everybody else is, which i think is amazing & great! i will say that black bathing suit & wfwf are absolutely incredible, i'm so glad we have them <3

i'm gonna start writing my review STAY TUNED!

honestly this is all i think of when i hear that lyric

why do some of the vocals of thunder sound so muffled/filtered?

LISTENING TO THE NEW THUNDER FOR THE FIRST TIME!

we can now celebrate dealer without spoiler tags!

i actually haven't heard the new version of thunder so that'll be a surprise for me!

i'll be writing a very detailed review once i've finished listening

the melody of beautiful is so familiar? like another song i've heard before? (not french restaurant)

THE SMARTY REFERENCE IN IF YOU LIE DOWN WITH ME

they're like keys think of heavy hitter, it's kinda like that

THE CRYING/SCREAMING VOCALS IN BBS >>>

apparently there's rhodes now?

black bathing suit is still her magnum opus

the tempo changes in black bathing suit are ICONIC IT'S TRUE IT'S TRUE

GRENADINE QUARANTINE I LIKE YOU A LOT

THE TRIOOOO

the way we're listening to this album together & celebrating, it's such a beautiful thing

WAIT THE OLD HOLLYWOOD VIBES IN ARCADIA I'M SHOOK

these are LITERALLY BEAUTIFUL i almost cried

THERE'S RHODES ON CHERRY BLOSSOM???

BLUE BANISTERS IS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL UGGHHHH