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If it wasn't for the white woman line, Grandfather would be more appreciated. And no more samples please. Ocean Blvd was her paying a homage to her past sounds, this new album needs to be its own thing.

Instead of manifesting Lana working with the most uncool and washed-up producers in the industry that only pop stars who are way behind on the trends work with (Aaron Dessner & Kevin Parker), we need to manifest the following: 1. An album that feels like a cohesive statement and not a random playlist 2. An album where she gets weird and experimental all the way trough and not just on two or three songs before she chickens out and starts playing it safe.

Taking the lyrics that are a dig at people who objectify and sexualize her in order to justify doing the same. So smart and incredible

Just search for it on twitter, I'm not lying. And I'm not against unreleased collection, but I would save it for the latter in her career. She doesn't need it atm.

You having to resort to listing the biggest classics and viral hits to downplay Let The Light In and Margaret's success only proves my point. And she has more than enough money in her bank and her legacy is already cemented. She doesn't have to compromise at all. And her ''fans'' keep demonstrating why it's not worth it. Just last night, I saw a viral tweet of Lana fan telling her to get on Ozempic. She has one of the worst fan bases in the industry.

Lol, that's too extreme. Anyway, we're in for a classic. Unlike most artists, Lana makes the best music when she's happy.

Lana needs to do a Doja Cat. Shave her head and start bullying y'all. And then release the new album in 2025.

Lana and Jack have been dropping clues all year long, I'm definitely expecting them to do a left turn but more lyrically than sonically. I could totally see them make an album full of dark humor and scathing satire at this point. And it would be quite refreshing.

I see we have already reached the point in the pre-release thread where ''the fans'', who are in deep denial (agony) about the direction of Lana's career, come out of hiding and start going through a delusional episodes (usually about Lana making a ''pop'' album). Completely ignoring what Lana has said just a few weeks ago (that the new album is gonna be in the Americana vein) or what her closest person/producer (Jack Antonoff!) has said ( fuck pop and trends... ''There's really no place to go but out into the fucking wilderness, artistically''). Also ignoring the fact that Ocean is a quite successful album and that the biggest drivers of its success are two songs which fall into the ''new Lana'' camp; Let The Light In (NFR style ballad, just more countrified) and Margaret (piano pop ballad). So this narrative that she has to ''revert back'' to old style or go pop and console her nostalgic fans is simply hilarious and has no grounds in reality. But if convincing themselves that she'll wake up in 2024 and call Max Martin and A$ap Rocky and make a pop-trap album helps them sleep easier at night...sure, why not.

The most acclaimed song of its year.

My post was obviously a joke, though not too far away from the truth. Lana is starting to reach the point (10 albums deep) in her career where making a typically good Lana album will no longer be enough for her to remain at the center of conversation (in contention for AOTY). She will have to come up with exceptionally good albums that are unlike anything she's done before or have strong narrative. Otherwise, she'll be relegated to the bottom of the lists with other veterans while the media machine rallies behind younger artists.

The Best Music of 2023, According to Pitchfork Readers | Pitchfork Didn't expect The Grants, Kintsugi and Fingertips to make the list over some other album favorites.

Usually it's the opinion of the one person assigned to that album review. Year-end lists are voted for by the whole staff and contributors.

A reminder that The Grammys are about the industry connections, corporate backing and industry and media push.

Lana is tired and she has earned the right to fade into the backgroad and make less ambitious, simple boomer music. She's had a good run; now it's time for Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers and others to take over.

This is what she said back in September. I very much doubt she's going to make a shitty contemporary country music. She said Americana for a reason. Lana Del Rey Talks Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Critics, Waffle House – The Hollywood Reporter

Can always count on this site to provide the absolute worst takes. Anyways, gorgeous cover.

Popular among teenagers and those nostalgia infected/mentally stuck in adolescence. That doesn't make it good or logical for Lana to release in 2024.

I'd rather not. The last time I did that, I saw Young and Beautiful trend where people were body shaming Lana and other celebs (mostly woman).

Or she can take a well deserved break and disappear for a while after being very active these past few years.That way, she doesn't overexpose herself and she can build anticipation for her next album to be a huge moment. Also, it's almost 2024; nobody's trying to hear Lana singing ''You know you like little girls''.

Jack's haters grasping at straws.

Alt-Country/Americana.

Interesting.

What the hell is going on in this thread?

Dream pop and trip hop in 2023...