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I hope one day they do a Hunger Games/Capitol themed Met Gala. Just throwing this out there in the universe.

It's very florals for spring, but also Chanel-esque--I think it's cute, just not the most memorable outfit of the night.

you can be on-theme and look boring, which is exactly what she managed to do

idc that this is Kylie Jenner, this look eats

the headpiece took me out, miss Flo what are you doing

this is so on-brand, it's giving hyperpop Berlin jockstrap gay

I think we should start blaming the big brands/couture houses that actually buy their seats/tables at the Met Gala and not the celebrities that are forced to wear their hideous-out-of-theme outfits.

Heavenly Bodies really was the best theme

Her 2016 Festival Tour speaks for itself, it was a carbon copy of The Endless Summer Tour the year before + Lolita & Summertime Sadness.

Live, laugh, love that for you

You let the light in

Blue Banisters is most definitely a b-sides album though, never argued that, but so is Chemtrails

They left when the album leaked

BoZ, Kintsugi and the likes already confirmed that Ocean Blvd is the first album in many that didn't recycle or re-use songs that were meant/recorded for past albums.

So you agree then, a portion of the record could've been recorded right after or during the NFR sessions? I'm just trying to understand, why would it be so blasphemous to acknowledge that the timeline of Lana recording albums intertwines or overlaps, like pretty sure it happens with other artists, and like Lana is definitely known for recording a gazillion songs and then cherrypick what she likes for an album based on what was recorded, or reuse/rework songs she left on the cutting board for future albums.

Well let's agree to disagree then, because no one can speak with certitude about the recording timeline of those two albums.

Lana and Jack both said that they never really stopped recording music together, so the timeline of the so-called NFR-Chemtrails sessions is a bit shady anyway. But judging by the How to disappear/Wild at Heart situation and Lana reworking DBJAG into the NFR title track, it's not a foregone conclusion to assume that she recorded it all back to back, or that the recording process of both albums wasn't linear.

Nah @Terrence Loves Me has a point, she said that when Lana starts working with a different producer, the sound/vibe of the album is completely different from the album before and she is right. It's not to say that any albums are bad, it's just that NFR & Chemtrails sound alike, not a carbon copy of, but you can tell that the songs were recorded in the same sessions (except for Yosemite). As for Ocean Blvd, the album sounds like the natural evolution of Blue Banisters, NFR & Chemtrails (with some tracks featuring trap beats), again, it's not to say that any of it is bad, but the similarities & samples speak for themselves. It's a valid perspective.

I think you may want to venture out of LanaBoards-Honeymoon is generally appreciated and called her best work out there. As for Chemtrails and Blue Banisters, they are often referred to as her ''worst'', ''most boring'' work on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Tik Tok and the likes.

I don't necessarily feel a disconnect per se, but I initially really liked most songs, but now three weeks later I'm only really listening to the four songs I really care for (A&W, Candy Necklace, Grandfather, LTLI). I think it's a beautiful album nonetheless, but I don't feel the same level of addiction or interest that I may have felt with past releases. I just think she's long overdue for an actual switch up with the production team, we've heard new names on this record and I hope that she has interest in working with these people for the next era (Nick Waterhouse, Zach Dawes, Ian Doerr, Mike Hermosa).

Very that.

I think that referencing past lyrics is different than reusing the same melodies, chord/vocal progressions, and I'm not saying I hate those on the new album, as in there is not a song that stands out as being particularly bad, but it kinda feels like "wait a minute I've heard this before on NFR & Chemtrails". For instance, she did reference her red party dress a few times before (or the moonlight) but it was kinda cute, now she's like straight up reusing melodies, vocal/chord progression in plain sight. People gave her grief for How to disappear & Wild at Heart sounding very similar, but this time around it's just as obvious. I don't think it makes the music sound bad, or make her particularly lazy, but it's definitely there and it's a choice.

That's an interesting take, don't think she was with that man when she recorded the song in 2018, but anyway. Not sure what there was to reclaim, pretty sure she just wanted to put it out there how Venice Bitch initially/could've sounded like. If you love it, you love it. I reckon that a full Taco Truck song would've been awesome.

Okay love that for you then, but let's agree to disagree miss Mimi Imfurst. I think Venice Bitch is an amazing song on its own and it already existed in its own unique and iconique way prior to this album coming out. Taco Truck would've been an amazing song on its own as well. She didn't elevate either songs, reusing something that was already perfect, choices were made. I've been seeing a lot of Tik Tok edits switching VB for Radio and I actually think this would've been a better fit, harkening us back to her BTD days. A&W worked for me, because they were both fresh pieces of music mashed together, but they tried to repeat this feat on the same album with a different song we had already heard prior, and I don't think it worked as well. I find that it was a "cheap" way to close a seemingly great album. To each is own.