LanaDelRye

I think you're letting your investment in commercial success cloud your enjoyment (and to a certain degree, opinion) of her output. A lot of this smacks of being really attached to other people's opinions and characterizations of Lana instead of your own. Which is unfortuante but I notice that a lot of fanbases get caught up in this way of thinking. Most grow out of it eventually and just relax. Living vicariously through pop stars is a bit pathetic but I realize it's a phase.
 
I saw someone make a comparison of Lana and Bjork awhile ago. They're completely different artists, and Bjork is far less polarizing and controversial, but her trajectory was very similar. She started relatively strong considering the material she was putting out. She had a shtick and never veered from it. Her albums are all markedly different, but still rooted in the same world (the alien experimental art world). She's still a household name, but doesn't sell albums and hasn't been a commercially viable artist since the late 90s. Yet critics fall head over heels for her and she still has a very solid fanbase. I see Lana going this route.
 
Lana's refusal to succumb to commercial/mainstream demands the way say, The Weeknd  has (arguably her most perfectly matched contemporary) is not somethign to shit on just because you're not happy she's not doing 2012 numbers. You should applaud her for settling into her vision confidently, for not doing things she doesn't want to do (television and interviews), and for being true to herself overall. I guarantee you that if she felt forced to be or do things she wasn't interested in, she'd unravel, like anyone would.
 
I understand the artistic frustrations you have, with lyrics or videos or whatever, but you're going to have to accept that you're in the minority since she's getting the best reviews of her career and despite the bare-bones budget, the last two videos have gotten a great reception too (and this is coming from someone who agrees that the videos have gotten a little unimaginative, but I can still find things to admire about them on a technical level).

I mean, yes she did some promotion, but compared to most major artists, that's like basically nothing.
 
For the record, I don't really care how much promotion she does in terms of how it affects the sales (she doesn't care so what's the point). I would just love to see her talk and perform more lol

Lana confirms that the moon theories months ago were true
 
https://instagram.com/p/8KZ3nZTAQP/

Love this Billboard quote: 
 
"Under the cover of midnight, Del Rey has been exploring big ideas about eroticism, drugs, myth, the empty promise of YOLO, what it means to be a woman, and the American soul. But sure, keep writing her off as “sad.”

Agreed in general, but I also think it's interesting/informative to see how non-stans consume the record. In an ideal world everyone would be like us (lol) and understand Lana and her music and what she's trying to convey.
 
Sure, the same old comments and biases against her can get old, but what I've seen with most reviews this era is that people are actually understanding more where she's coming from and recognizing the music for what it is, and not critiquing the person who's behind it. 

what are those essays

I got this feeling too omfg when will your favs

Love this Billboard quote: 
 
"Under the cover of midnight, Del Rey has been exploring big ideas about eroticism, drugs, myth, the empty promise of YOLO, what it means to be a woman, and the American soul. But sure, keep writing her off as “sad.”

Love this Billboard quote: 
 
"Under the cover of midnight, Del Rey has been exploring big ideas about eroticism, drugs, myth, the empty promise of YOLO, what it means to be a woman, and the American soul. But sure, keep writing her off as “sad.”

oh this one might take the cake for stupidest review this cycle http://www.spin.com/2015/09/lana-del-rey-first-listen-honeymoon-born-to-die/ lots of competition though

Love this Billboard quote: 
 
"Under the cover of midnight, Del Rey has been exploring big ideas about eroticism, drugs, myth, the empty promise of YOLO, what it means to be a woman, and the American soul. But sure, keep writing her off as “sad.”

Love this Billboard quote: 
 
"Under the cover of midnight, Del Rey has been exploring big ideas about eroticism, drugs, myth, the empty promise of YOLO, what it means to be a woman, and the American soul. But sure, keep writing her off as “sad.”

Agreed in general, but I also think it's interesting/informative to see how non-stans consume the record. In an ideal world everyone would be like us (lol) and understand Lana and her music and what she's trying to convey.
 
Sure, the same old comments and biases against her can get old, but what I've seen with most reviews this era is that people are actually understanding more where she's coming from and recognizing the music for what it is, and not critiquing the person who's behind it. 

Drake and Future's mixtape will probably block her #1 (since it's commercially available) but whatever....110-115K is still amazing considering the literal zero promo. 

I actually liked this interview. Gave me some insight into her process of turing Honeymoon from a "jazz" record into what it is now. I remember her saying all these things about how Honeymoon was gonna resemble the "golden age of jazz" and all that, which is pretty different from the end result. Interesting to hear her thought process on that.

I JUST HAD MY M&G AND SHE WAS SO SWEET. FIRST OF ALL SORRY TO EVERYONE WHO WAS INSTERESTED BUT I DIDNT HAVE TIME TO ASK HER FOR SHOUTOUT VIDEOS. I GOT TWO SELFIES WITH HER AND SHE SIGNED MY RECORD.
 
ALSO I ASKED ABOUT LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AND APPARENTLY SHE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE ALREADY HAD IT LOL. I SAID "NO, WE JUST HAVE THE SNIPPET IN THE TRAILER." AND SHE WAS LIKE, "OH REALLY? I GUESS I CAN PUT IT ONLINE. BUT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE LIKE INTERESTED IN IT?" AND I WAS LIKE, "UH, YEAH!"

LMAO LANA DIDN'T EVEN KNOW LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL ISN'T EVEN OUT??

The whole thing was so interesting, I loved it, and Smile omg, it shits on at least 70% of her discography

I'm obsessed with DLMBM  i don't understand all of the hate. If you stand for TOW, you'll stan for this. 

Alright girls, I think I'm going to do my first all-nighter for this. I already got someone to babysit my dog for the night.

I'm obsessed with DLMBM  i don't understand all of the hate. If you stand for TOW, you'll stan for this. 

slayed.
bald.
deceased.
or just simply went to the post-release thread 

sis lack of variety? This has a lot of dif songs/vibes ...
And the BTD stans need help. You cant move on, its fine, the problem comes when u think nothing comes close to it and when you cant enjoy because "its so not close to BTD it hurts, that album made me cry" 

This is my fear - that all reviews will tear her down for her "same old" lyrics. Which isn't entirely inaccurate...

This is my fear - that all reviews will tear her down for her "same old" lyrics. Which isn't entirely inaccurate...