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.

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!

Jenny
JUMPED
into the
POOL!

Jenny
JUMPED
into the
POOL!

Jenny
JUMPED
into the
POOL!

Jenny
JUMPED
into the
POOL!

Jenny
JUMPED
into the
POOL!

Jenny
JUMPED
into the
POOL!

Jenny
JUMPED
into the
POOL!

I hate how that review starts off with, “One could argue that one Lana Del Rey album a year is enough. But here we are…” That is so tactless. They make it seem as if the record was like, thrust upon them, or something. No one is forcing you to listen if you don’t want to. So rude! 

Lol no

im so sorry yall for sharing that review lmfaaaaooooo omg  delete it from ur minds like i did after the fact it's trash and i didn't realise it was 100% misogyny

That article is pitiful

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.

Ok this might be the first & the last time where you see me "complaining" about sth on this album 
 

this is the cover that matches the album’s mood so perfectly imo  the back cover 

I listened to the leak and honestly I just wish I wouldn't have listened to the singles  if any of you has kept themselves from listening them you're in for a treat, the album is great but overplaying everything I had the chance kind of ruined the experience for me
 
Black Bathing Suit, Text Book and Living Legend some of the best songs of her career still <3
 
 
 

I know the album isn't even (officially) out yet but I'm already so curious about what's next. The fact that she used this album to tell her story using songs ranging from 2014 to 2021 makes it feel like she's closing a musical chapter.
I'd really like to get something totally different for the next record (not counting the covers album) but I'm also curious about what other things she can tell us about her through this more intimate type of music. 
Either way I'm really excited cause she has so much in her and she's so unpredictable 

Why is this release such a train wreck?