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I didn't realise there'd been a press release, this thread moves so fast my bad. Anybody got a link?

I don't know if you know but I think Mariners Apartment Complex was the official lead single and Venice Bitch is the second...

I wouldn't consider the era a mess, in terms of releases etc it's following a similar pattern as Lust For Life. Lust For Life was a pop album and an attempt to reintroduce her to the GP with a more accessible and positive sound. I just think this time around she really wants the music to do the talking, rather than how happy she is or her latest music video etc. Which to me seems like she really adores and believes in this project - not feeling the need to go all out and sell it to people. She's admitted she's been lazy in terms of the artwork etc, but she's been non-stop since 2011 so let her be, she's giving us music and the music is great. I do admit that the lack of promotion might have an affect on the album sales but should she care? She's had success with 3 albums and an EP. Honeymoon was always a vanity project for her and that was her least promoted, and least successful record up to now. I disagree that it's a fuck you to the fans, this is her 5th album (6th body of work) in like 7 years - she's worked non-stop creating music for us. And let's be honest with the leaks etc. she doesn't owe us anything.

Mariners Apartment Complex is the strongest song we've heard thus far in my opinion. Venice Bitch is second but the production really carries it and makes it what it is. How To Disappear (live) is probably third - but who knows how the studio production will sound. Hope Is A Dangerous Thing... is my least favourite of them all but it's still stronger than a lot of the songs on Lust For Life.

This, Hope Is A Dangerous Thing... is just a promo single, Honeymoon and Coachella were also just dropped on to streaming - she did a Radio 1 or Beats 1 special for Terrence Loves You and Summer Bummer / Groupie Love. But all other promotional singles have just been released and that's it.

Honeymoon had 14 tracks with one of them being a 1 minute interlude though...

She mentioned a title track in the Venice Bitch premiere interview, she confirmed the album was called Norman Fucking Rockwell and that she'd recorded the title track earlier in the year but it was the album title from March 2018 onwards.

I believe it's a reference to Charles Manson and the Manson murders, he was a musician and part of a cult. Messages were left for the police in blood on the victims walls I believe. She also references the "writing on the walls in blood" in Heroin.

I really think it's gonna be something special, I imagine around the 6 minute mark. I also have a strong feeling that it will be track 03 (following from Mariners Apartment Complex and track 02), maybe beginning more acoustic and then transitioning into a psychedelic almost rock song that then leads into Cinnamon.

I would love Mariners Apartment Complex to open the record and How To Disappear to close the record. I've posted this before, but lyrically it makes sense and has a nice sentiment. Mariners Apartment Complex - Don't look too far, right where you are, that's where I am. How To Disappear - I'm always going to be right here, no one's going anywhere. They also both mention the ocean, so again similar themes which I think is a nice continuation from Get Free.

So, if this were being treated like a pop album campaign is it right to assume that Mariners Apartment Complex is the lead single, with Venice Bitch following as the second and then Hope Is A Dangerous Thing... being a promotional single? Also following the Lust For Life rollout (I know it was difficult due to the album delays) is it likely that in February or early March we'll get a third single alongside the album pre-order?

Wait, so is the single cover taken on an iPad?

How triggered would y'all be if XCX3 was actually gonna be Sucker 2.0 and she's returning to the punk sound

Charli better bring Bounce back from the dead for the tour

Didn't she play it for fans in London at the Spotify event? I thought it was gonna be a monthly drop but she wanted to change some lyrics? This! The looks from late Sucker through to Number 1 Angel were all amazing.

Bounce is dead. let's be honest with ourselves

but why have mince when we could potentially have the steak

Send me the demo mix with Kyary on the bridge then tell me we don't need a final

I meant the ARTPOP ball rather than the one off Artrave show

Enigma honestly feels like an ArtRave relapse and that's not what 2019 Gaga should be... The whole storyline, talking to her on stage is just awkward and cringey. And the styling is terrible She needs to scrap some of the older deep cuts in favour of newer more current material and some of the singles definitely need a retouch or remix.

Wait are you being serious? They're Charli XCX lyrics

"U know the addy" snapbacks to

Ugh I am so excited for the album pre-order, I need it all, give me it all Lana! CD, LP, Coloured LP, Alternate Cover LP, Box Set, Cassette, Signed CD, Lithograph. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. TAKE MY MONEY

This! When The World Was At War, Beautiful People and God Bless America did not need the additional shit on the end. Same as this song, why not just Hope Is Dangerous, For A Woman Like Me, I Have It or Hope Is A Dangerous Thing?

Yeah I know that's why I said recorded since XCX3... Maybe CTMP is included? And I would imagine 13, that seems to be her album tracklist number thus far. Do we think Atlantic will fund a deluxe edition or special edition of any kind, I know Sucker got a few.