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HAPPY FUCKING 8TH BIRTHDAY TO THAT GODLY ALBUM THAT'S HONEYMOON 
BEAUTIFUL MELODIES, AMAZING INSTRUMENTALS, BRILLIANT VOCALS, PERFECT AESTHETICS AND MAGNIFICENT LYRICS = PHENOMENAL TIMELESS INCREDIBLE ALBUM  Time flies, my favorite album of all times

Happy birthday to Lana's best album. Has been and still is my favorite Lana album, no new release has been able to test that. The album has aged like the finest wine and took the top seat with ease. I used to say HM was at the same level as my other favorite albums but overtime it has risen even higher than the others (and thats crazy power cause I'm a indecisive mother fuck) Every track is essential and beautifully crafted, its one of those rare albums where not a thing is misplaced. She really channeled magic during its creation. Even every outtake is nearly flawless and if finished could've easily been as strong as the final cuts. The production is perfection, I'll always worship daddy Rick u'll always be famous The level of intricacy and details woven throughout the album is unmatched. Her heavy involvement in the production is very evident and makes me wish she could evoke that same fire again in her newer releases. But this was also her vanity album, she truly made this album for herself with no one else in mind and it resulted in some of her best work yet.
 
And not to play favorites cause I don't pick favorites, I don't do that, I love all my children equally and its not a competition. But Religion is my favorite- I would list out my other favorites too but I could easily just list out the rest of the tracklist so it feels kinda redundant ?? Swan Song and Art Deco you'll always be famous, TLY Honeymoon and MTWBT as well !!  And I'll be that bitch who says it but the standard cover art is BEAUTIFUL.. It is simplistic yet captures the energy in a effective way. The visuals in general are iconic too with that big ass red hat and those fuck ass bangs. Baby channeled 60s fashion david bowie signaling thru 18 giant satellite dishes in the san augustin plains calling from the other side, Terrence? hello?? Also this is an unpopular opinion but Art Deco-Burnt Norton-Religion is still my favorite 1-2-3 in Lana's discography, just so stunningly beautiful. I hope one day Lana can create something as ethereal as Honeymoon again. Anyways happy b-day babygirl♡ 

Happy Birthday Honeymoon  Forever one of my top Lana albums...
 
This is Lana's best-produced album so far. The creativity displayed in each song is insane. How they played with dream pop and ambient music and mixed them with progressive folk, PBR&B, electronic, trip hop, jazz and lounge music... and even trap. The amount of instruments through the whole project, it's all so rich and lush. It's abstract and artistic. It was grand yet minimalistic and detailed. Her vocals shine; I feel like Honeymoon was our first taste of Lana's more operatic singing, a technique we didn't fully get until Blue Banisters and Ocean Blvd.
 
I love every single song except Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, which I still believe she didn't do it enough justice. With a different production (and no paper filter on the microphone), it could've been an incredible closer. Classic Lana stan opinion, but Swan Song should've been the closer track. When the album came out I wasn't a big fan of Swan Song and it stayed that way for many years, but in recent years I started to appreaciate it more and now it's one of my favorites. Simultaneously, I used to love Art Deco and now it's usually a skip for me.
 
In case you haven't seen it before, I wrote this for Honeymoon's fourth anniversary and I still stand by it:
 
 
HONEYMOON IS ALIVE AND BREATHING
 

 

I have to admit that I'm not listening to this album much because I really have to be in very specific mood for this one. The intro of the title track is out of this universe.... I love honeymoon era so much  The richest production she has ever had for sure.

Can’t wait to see how she styles that white Zimmermann dress tonight💕💕💕

Can't wait for the day when she'll finally have courage to face the evil piano girl
 

Found them in 1440 X 960 and 1440 X 1795 sizes, and added to the thread!  


 
Ryan also posted a new pic of Jon and another one untagged:


 
I also found this one, but I'm not 100% sure if it's shot by Ryan again or if we have a third thread on the way for Rachel Haas  Edit: It turned out that the stylist was actually within the picture instead of taking it.  

 
Additional ones found on IG @jamee3

Her gaze and grin on that one:
 
Also, this pic of Jon Batiste is so beautiful. The toning and the colors are so soo pretty!
 

Since this guy and Rich Lee posted 30+ photos, it only felt right that these pics got a seperate thread of their own. I extracted them all from their Instagram Stories in as HD as possible 
 


 

 























 














 
 
 
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New/higher quality/uncropped pics in celebration of the VMA nomination$ 
 

lorde did not invent the concept of two songs blended together 

wut 

I have a lot of thoughts on this song, but don't want to bore everyone with them. Just a quick thought - Lana's music is often called 'cinematic'. Usually that just means that there are strings, but this song is cinematic in a different way - it follows the classic three act structure of movies (and plays). If you don't listen closely, it sounds like there are two parts, but I feel strongly there are three:
Part 1: 0:00 to 2:40
Part 2: 2:40 to 5:14
Part 3: 5:14 to 7:13
Each one has a distinct soundstage and mood. People are so programmed to dance when they hear a beat that they miss that Part 3 is a culmination of, and not a relief from, the anger and sadness of the first two parts.

if "There's things I wanna say to you, but I'll just let you live, like if you hold me without hurting me, you'll be the first who ever did"
didn't win, I unfortunately doubt this one will 

straight into jimmy sadly...wonder if we'll ever get the whole song

I just know the teenage fans who only love her BTD era HATED Summertime..but personally my almost 30 year old ass LOVES that she sang it. Hope she keeps it for my show next month!! 

I was not expecting to cry as much as I did last night! When she got on stage I immediately started sobbing. How could you not cry when she’s this close? 

Forensic Files isn’t on at the hotel,
Her Power!

 

Some of the NFR setlists looked worse. I wish she would have kept the São Paulo setlist. 

need to find the twink who dragged me for saying her setlist would be the same, being all like "that WaS hEr FesTiVal SetLisT"  

she’s our religion, she’s how we’re living, when we make theories and stream her music all day she’s how we pray

Right, if you told me this photo was taken in 2015 or even 2014, I'd believe you.

She's really wearing the shit out of that dress