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Not both bonus tracks being better, catchier AND more daring than most of the album lol

Also this is not grunge?????? lol???????

There is very little industrial influence. She leans into pseudo-Bowie-isms here and there. I hear Queen in Blades Of Grass. Very few hooks. I don’t remember hearing much (if any) dark pop, which is my favourite Gaga. The aesthetic presentation of the album is completely off the mark except for Disease, which sounds completely out of place sonically. I personally see little similarity to her other albums because of how basic it sounds (except for Joanne, which however basic at least was cohesive), and where it sounds interesting, well, it sounds like imitations of other artists as mentioned.

Man, this was disappointing! Like, I don’t even have comprehensive criticism, it’s as simple as “meh”, which is wild because when Gaga is good, she’s the best in terms of dance pop songwriting, and when she’s bad, it’s at least camp. I literally can’t remember anything. Perfect Celebrity and Shadow Of A Man were enjoyable, I think.

So like what rumours and/or tangible information do we have even if it’s subject to change?

I love this and also don’t believe it for a second lol

In Ireland in my studio just staring at the wall. My condolences

At this point, an album being delayed and a release date being inaccurate is par for the course. This is being a Lana stan. This will probably happen again. Is it annoying? Sure. Would I do the same in her position? Probably not. But I’m not her, and she’s the one who has soundtracked my life without fail for over a decade with a steadily growing and reliably fabulous body of work. Until there is an official announcement with pre-orders and such, it’s best to not assume anything, even if our information comes from her.

What I don’t understand about the singles being scheduled according the election result is this - we’ve known about the election and a potential Trump presidency for longer than we knew about the potential September release. Like regardless of the candidates, the US election was always going be on that date, so what changed lol

I’m always happy waiting for new Lana. What I WILL say, is that she makes the wait seem longer by giving false dates. Let’s say it comes out March, that’s two years - not a long wait between albums at all, but by her own statement, it’s six months from when we were supposed to get it. It plays with people’s expectations - although, realistically, we should know her patterns by now - which in turn effects patience.

Life’s gonna do what it do. Gorgeous summer ditty. A little mournful, a little happy. I recently started a diligent self-help routine, and this is a helpful little signal from the universe.

I’m not sure Lana necessarily *wants* to be any more successful chart-wise, at least in terms of conventional singles. It may deliberately be being allowed to simmer and pass by less noticed.

I actually love what I’m hearing. It’s hopeful and melancholic at the same time - like me!

I trust her, and if it’s no good, hey, she’s allowed a less-than-stellar album at her rate of output.

Just one Grammy. Just one. Cmaaaaaaaaaaaaan.