Poor Stacy

The funniest thing is that Lana's "wokeness" has always been half-baked, even on this album. I'm not shading her - I actually love that she owns her ~problematic~ qualities. The "BLM" line eventually gets eaten up by the "masks off!" vibe of Violets for Roses. So to critique her on "wokeness" in any way would be very weird. Although I'm not surprised reviewers would get lazy and resort to that, since Text Book is Track 1.

Jenny JUMPED into the POOL!

This is beautiful. I agree with a lot of what you wrote - it's deliberately a complicated album, but there's a definite bittersweet resilience to it that I'm really struck by. She's basically saying "This is me, in all of my frustrating messiness and brilliance. Take it or leave it." It's Lana (or Elizabeth) taking inventory of who's still here, 10 years on, revisiting the past, evaluating the present, and making space for the future.

We all know Sputnik Music will be crashing in with their 0/5 review when the MC score starts looking too good. It's dark but just a game.

Who in this thread said NFR! was bad?

Woo hoo!!! That's a great review. 4 stars!

NFR! is honestly probably my favorite Lana album to this day, but that doesn't necessarily mean I think it's her best? It definitely is safe in some ways that Blue Banisters, for instance, isn't. If that makes sense. It's much easier for critics to drag her for what she's doing on Blue Banisters compared to NFR, in my opinion. She feels much more exposed on this new album to me.

Exactly. Stereogum and their readers are examples of the "too cool indie dorks" I mentioned yesterday. NFR! is their *safe* album. The album it's okay to like by Lana. Anything else and they're outside their comfort zone... daring to have an opinion outside the hivemind. It's transparent, and honestly, hilarious. NFR! may be one of her best albums, but that doesn't mean she hasn't made music just as good since then (or even before).

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-best-new-music-albums-records-singles-tpwn520g5 Can anyone get beyond this paywall? Lana's review is in this article, but I can't see it.

I just feel like it’s obvious, regardless of how people feel about this choice or that choice, that Lana put a lot of thought into this album. I feel like the “messiness” or “scrappiness” of the album is totally deliberate, but maybe I just have my stan goggles on.

I can’t @ people saying “phoned in!” when even if she scrapped the previously leaked songs she *chose* to add to the album, we’d still have 12 brand new songs.

I unfollowed the Honeymoon account when it became inactive, so this whole Honeymoon IG revival has been deeply embarrassing to me as a stan.

I love that she’s pushing the title track. Easily the least commercial song she’s ever released, but probably the most important song to the album. A lot of the “too cool” indie dorks on other forums were saying the song reminds them of modern day Nick Cave, and his more ambient-leaning music. Oddly enough, I think they’re right, and I think a lot of people new to her music might be really moved by this song.

This “There’s always another album anyway, bitch” energy…

Honestly, if this gets us Rock Candy Sweet, I’m here for it. But I definitely hate all her dumb twink stans and insiders who make up lies or try to spin opinion as fact.

I love her. And fuck that kid. Agreed that she has some of the worst fans. Yeah, it’s a dumb rumor, but it’s even dumber that it was made up in the first place.

Probably Wednesday at the earliest. I’m a little nervous. Not that it really matters.

I’ve always liked NOTG in general, but I can’t help but think the chorus lyrics are so dumb. I get wild on you, baby, like the color blue… ???

I’m pretty sure she’ll perform the title track since it’s the album’s release date, but I could be wrong. I’d love for it to be Thunder if not, though.

It took forever for

I’m so excited for those of us who enjoy both Chemtrails and Blue Banisters. We’re super spoiled. I can’t really compare them, they’re two different worlds and experiences for me, even if they’re cut from somewhat similar sonic influences. Lana may not always move in the direction I’m personally craving from her, but wherever she takes us, I’m happy to go because she’s so ridiculously consistent it’s almost overwhelming. New Lana music always takes a few listens to worm it’s way into my heart, but I have no doubt the new album is already starting to (even if I have the same disorientation I felt with NFR, knowing a large part of the album in advance and having to wait for it all to gel together properly).

I actually prefer the