West Coast

we're so damn irrelevant

Isn't Stella in London now though? It's difficult to tell because her Insta has been dead for a whole year now, but last time I checked she had moved back to the UK and was hanging out with Dulla Peep and Dulla's entourage.

be sure she'll have at least three songs on which she'll mention "blue skies" though

A neo-psychedelic classic, courtesy of Kevin Parker as a producer

Plot twist: there's a version of "NFR!" out there properly produced and mastered and fully baked.

yeah wishful thinking

Just thought I'd let you guys know that the album leaked in LQ yesterday.

I do not agree that Lana was projecting "something she's not" on all her records post Paradise, I feel like Lana def tries to project someone she really isn't on ALL her albums, but to each their own. We've talked about this before, to me, she's an artist, she makes stuff up, glamorizes/tweaks her story, blurs the line between real and the fake, and that's what makes her interesting (at least on BTD, UV and HM), she creates a different story, a universe on each record. But like I said in my previous posts, we have very, very similar views regarding NFR and its weaknesses.

I wouldn't say that Billie deserved to win, I was not that impressed with "when we fall asleep, where do we go?", I mean it's not the type of music I'm prone to listen. But I will admit that there is definitely a carefree attitude which is clearly lacking in Lana's work past Honeymoon. Lana these days she seems to be very, almost too cautious with the scope of her words and how they are going to be interpreted. Nevertheless, I completely agree with your views on NFR.

I don't remember the exact date I discovered Lana, but what I can recall is that it was mid-August in 2012. It was late at night and I was browsing YouTube and watching a lot of these "Question Box/La boîte à question" and I came across the Lana ones: At exactly 0:38 seconds I immediately fell in love with her voice, then I went to look at the actual "Video Games" video... I loved the song immediately and was obsessed with its glamorous/timeless atmosphere, but most of all her deep vocal register. After that I looked her up and realized that I had heard "Blue Jeans" in a couple commercials for like six months prior to that. The thing is, I saw Lana's name pop up every now and then on Facebook/Twitter, but I never really gave her much attention. It really was the first time that I indulged into her music and I don't regret anything. For like a solid three months I was obsessed with the song, then came Blue Velvet, Ride, and during that time I listened to all the songs she had put up on her YouTube page. It took me to buy the "Born To Die: The Paradise Edition" CD to really solidify my status as a fan of Lana. For the next year after that I would listen to these albums almost daily. The rest is history.

Where I come from, this song is a certified B O P.

Well, that's exactly what I meant. The random capitalization of the song titles is weird and very random to me. Also, the singles' artwork were really bad (she legit took a selfie for Hope and that was it). Furthermore, I venture to say that a lot of people have mixed feelings about the album's artwork. To me it's a pretty picture, but the execution is muted and amateur (much like the content of the album itself). Finally, why bother naming your album 'Norman Fucking Rockwell!' when you never even refer to the album with its actual title, which very much includes, literally, all the released physical copies of the album.

Nah, his whole summary is very, very accurate, but especially the last two points. I feel like something that people seem to have missed about the whole Grammy debacle is that often times so called "critical acclaim" doesn't necessarily translate to guaranteed victory.

Well there goes my plan... Seriously though, is Lana allergic to performing in Montreal, let alone Canada? As expected they decided on Lizzo to headline. Oof.

self-promoting wh*re

the second picture is giving me strong WHF vibes to me too! Please Rorman, let us dream a little

Somehow this picture gives me strong summery vibes, which is kind of what I wish for an album called White Hot Forever. God, I hope Neil Krug works on the visuals for a Lana album again.

I don't feel like her previous so called "persona" lacked maturity, nor that the lyrical content was any less mature than what she displayed on her NFR. Her narrative was different for sure. But, to me there are highs and lows on all her albums, same goes with the lyrics, there are great/mature ones as well as cringy/futile and juvenile ones on all her records. To each their own though. Also, as far as melodies go, NFR, to me had more of a "greatest hits" feels, as in they incorporated as much Lana clichés as possible. The album feels like the result of all her previous albums combined into one. In that sense, I hope LP7 explores a more unique road/approach.

Yeah, I remember reading that they fought a lot while recording the album, but also they both experienced a lot of frustration in regards to how the label execs first reacted to the sound of the album, that they really hated it until Paul Epworth showed up and said he completely loved the album as is. Then they made a 180 and suddenly liked the album as well. I think, in a way, it's good to experience frustration and having to "fight" things out artistically speaking, really force you to push through because you believe in the potential of what you are creating. In the end, I feel like Dan really pushed Lana to her creative high. As they said, they ended up dancing together to the album in his studio. Listening to Dan's latest project, and also reading a lot of fans wanting Lana to go down the psychedelic road again, I really want him back as a producer, he has a unique and interesting approach to making music, which was lacking on NFR in my honest opinion.

Lana has def gone from glamorous/mystical 60s songstress to wannabe vagabond poet from the Valley, it's pretty obvious right now

Is This Happiness vs. Get Free

Shout out to @@ilovetati for mentioning Dan Auerbach's latest project as a producer. This song is amazing.

We really do. The quality here is legit outstanding.