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Good read via Stereogum.
 
http://www.stereogum.com/1953275/premature-evaluation-lana-del-rey-lust-for-life/franchises/premature-evaluation/

13 Beaches White Mustang and Heroin are 10/10

I don't know why, but the cussing on Cherry is somewhat comical to me.

So, just finished listening to it for the first time. 13 Beaches immediately stood out. It's seriously incredible. Best song on the record for me. White Mustang and Heroin also stood out to me. Summer Bummer and Groupie Love (the chorus is hypnotizing) sounded better with the rest of the album. I can honestly say this album doesn't sound like any other album or music I've ever heard. It's very different, even for Lana. I'm not sure how I'm feeling about it as a whole, and I think it'll take some more listens to fully grasp it. Right now, I can't see this album being something I regularly listen to, as it's not my usual music style/taste, but more something I listen to if I'm in the right mood for it and bc it's Lana, but maybe that'll change as I get to know it more. I like that she changed things up and that it isn't so dark and heavy as her past albums. I wouldn't say it's light, but it's just not super depressing. 

In my bed, with the lights off and my eyes closed, using my audiophile headphones, listening in pure 320kbps bliss
 
for my second listen, i'll probably go for a drive at sunset/dusk with the windows down and it blasting

Born to Die: Summer. Happy days. 4th of July. Fireworks. Youth. Naive. Immaturity. New York. Hollywood Glamour. Nostalgia. Opulence. Home. 
 
Paradise: Winter. Depression. Rough times. Darkness. Loneliness. Lost. Loner. Nomad.
 
Ultraviolence: Summer. Pyschedelia. Dreamy. Florida. Water. Airiness. Black and white. Grey. Darkness. Grittiness. Heaviness. 
 
Honeymoon: Late summer. Autumn. Transition. Night drives. Melancholy. Old cinema. 

This is really interesting. I had heard live versions, but hadn't seen video, and the way she physically and demonstratively stops herself from singing that line really shows where her emotions are at. The most compelling thing about her lyrics is that there's no sense of hindsight in them - she sings through the events as though she's experiencing them right that moment for the first time - and one of the risks of that is dealing with something that she hasn't fully worked through yet. I think in a few years, she might be able to sing that line again, from a different perspective.

How do we know what's the truth though? It's so hard for me to figure her out when she seems to tell conflicting things. In an interview a few months ago, she basically admitted to playing a persona for BTD, but now she's saying that all of it has been who she really is. First, Ultraviolence was part of her imaginary side, but now it's completely true to her. I just can't figure her out and what's the truth and what's not. 

yess <3

Me reading this thread like I know what any of you are talking about (I haven't heard the album yet)
 

It's so hard for me to read her. Even with an in-depth interview like this, I just feel like I have no better understanding of her. She's a mystery to me.

Me reading this thread like I know what any of you are talking about (I haven't heard the album yet)
 

I think I'm just going to wait for the official release since it's only in two days. I got a D/L link but the files aren't titled, they're all out of order, and I think Cherry is missing from it. I want to listen to the album from start to finish in order in HQ.

It's so hard for me to read her. Even with an in-depth interview like this, I just feel like I have no better understanding of her. She's a mystery to me.

Me reading this thread like I know what any of you are talking about (I haven't heard the album yet)
 

Is it time for the album to be officially released yet?
 

This interview helped me re-appreciate and realize just how much strength and determination she has had to have to go down the path she did. This whole thing could have never happened had she just caved in and gone in the directions people wanted and that would have blended in with what everyone else was doing. Or it could have very, very well stopped completely after BTD and we would have never gotten anything else---and that would have been perfectly understandable, considering how much hate she got during that time. Very few people would realistically keep going in a public way after dealing with those circumstances (because again, for anyone who was not around during the BTD backlash from all corners, it was not just the typical hate that all new musicians get in some doses when they make it big, it was near-unprecedented the way people attacked every single aspect about her).
Every album she's put out has been a testament to her strength of surviving all the bullshit and going with her vision. To me, that makes her a role model to everyone who is or feels different from the pack. She lets you know to just keep going and to show up with your full self, even if not everyone will connect with it or understand you. 

Called it. 

Im starting a witchy prayer circle for all of us waiting to listen.
Less than 16 hours we can do it