J.R.OMEGA

Yeah, I agree with you, it shouldn't matter. I grew up on classic country. As a teenager and young adult I veered as far away as I could to get away from country. Grunge, Industrial, became a raver in my 20s, then segued into DnB, Jungle, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Trip-Hop. Now as a middle-aged adult artists like Orville Peck and Charlie Crockett have reignited a fondness for old-style country music that I grew up on. I'm excited to hear Lana's take on country. I actually feel like her storytelling and singing style will fit the genre really well. Obviously, none of us know what is going on in Lana's life nowadays or what she's thinking regarding the release of TRPWS, and we know she loves to change her mind during pre-release cycles. I'm just throwing ideas against the wall in an attempt to understand why she's been so silent since announcing that two singles were on their way and TRPWS is releasing in May.

In Lana's defense, she was correct about the music industry going country. Bey dropped Cowboy Carter, Posty dropped F-1 Trillion, Calvin Harris is releasing a country album (where he's the vocalist, first single dropped today) and Chappell just released 'The Giver', her foray into country (though this may end up being just a single country-esque track and not a full album of country songs). There are other artist flipping country, but they are not as surprising such as Gwenny Gwen Gwen and Elle King. Shit, even Ringo Starr released a country album in January of this year (though, I don't consider him to be that relevant anymore.) At this point, Lana is not ahead of the curve, as much as she is following the industry. I wonder if this shift in the music industry has made her hesitant to release a country album now. I mean, she was well aware of it when she made her comment during her acceptance speech. Maybe it's a combination of a huge change in her life (getting married) and the industry becoming oversaturated with country music nowadays. Her silence speaks volumes though.... 'crickets'

I am wondering how this concert is going to go down as well. That said, when I look at the full lineup for Stagecoach there are some other artists that I would never associate with country or folk music; Backstreet Boys, Goo Goo Dolls, Nelly (who did release a country cross-over a decade ago) and T-Pain. None of those acts have ever released a country or folk album to my knowledge. Does anyone know if Stagecoach is streamed live?

The piecemealing of this single release is crazy. I just ordered the version they dropped yesterday, and now there is another one I ordered the investigator version again along with this one to save on shipping costs. I emailed her storefront asking to cancel the order I placed this morning. The shipping with both items ordered separately was $18.04 versus $10.24 if you ordered them together. I already ordered the other variants last week, but since they sold out, I can't combine them to save on shipping.

She's my new fave obsession. Doechii has been on repeat for the past month. Crazy that I live in Tampa and had no idea who she was until I watched her Tiny Desk a month ago and fell in love with her artistry.

I agree with this sentiment. IF Lana was planning on announcing anything about her new album soon, the LA fires have probably altered that timeline.

No. Judging by her recent comments, I would guess that the album reached a point of being close to finished, or even finished and Lana did not hear herself in the music. Guessing it went too far into the country genre and she needs time to reevaluate the album as whole. My opinion is Lana leaning into the married life for the rest of 2024 and we'll get some news (possibly) next Spring. This does make me wonder what Lana will be performing at Stagecoach next April.

I am not on the coast, I'm about 30 miles inland. The worst of the storm surge and wind damage will be along the coastline; inland will be wind and rain accumulation. It's been over 100yrs since the Tampa area took a direct hit from a major hurricane 😫

I live in Tampa. The most scared I've ever been for a hurricane.

Shotgun wedding anyone? I mean, this all seems right on brand for Lana, but a with a Trumper??? Lana is her own woman and I hope she's happy, but I'm not going to lie this rubs me the wrong way in all the wrong places. She really is taking this method acting for Lasso seriously.

I was just about to post about this. Love the cover and it's def giving "country" vibes

Ok, I'll play along. Does the single have a "country / Americana" leaning soundscape?

Baked Duncan Hines sweet cornbread in Dolly's kitchen, then took pics to prove she was there.

I think picking that specific lyric from Brooklyn Baby was intentional. We're talking Lana here Just like putting up a billboard for Ocean Blvd in Sean's hometown... the intent is real

...or Dolly Parton. We have pics of them hanging out in her kitchen. I mean, chances are it's Nikki, but Schrodinger's Cat says that all possibilities exist until we know otherwise.