Norman F Bates

So after listening to the album for the past week I have to say that it’s as good as her other albums, I personally can’t even rank them, I love them all in different ways…
My fave song is Yosemite, wow what a stunning track, love the cinematic, epic, witchy production… and lana sounds amazing on it. It’s the Heroin of COCC. The bridge gives me goosebumps, it’s so dreamy, I love when she inserts spoken word like this, Burnt Norton, 13 Beaches…
 
My other top song is White Dress… it’s so catchy! i adore her raw, imperfect vocals on this, giving me almost Janis Joplin vibes in the chorus. the production is really interesting, cinematic and intricate. It’s great that she’s experimenting with her voice, using both her higher and lower register throughout the album…
 
I also love the title track, Tulsa Jesus Freak, Wild At Heart, Dark But Just A Game, Not All Who Wander Are Lost
 
At first I was a little disappointed by the three closing tracks, they seemed weak in comparison to the closers on LFL and NFR, but I’m coming around to them, they really fit the vibe of this album… Breaking Up Slowly is too short though… Dance Till We Die is kinda different for lana, she sounds like a true rock chick in the bridge! 

So after listening to the album for the past week I have to say that it’s as good as her other albums, I personally can’t even rank them, I love them all in different ways…
My fave song is Yosemite, wow what a stunning track, love the cinematic, epic, witchy production… and lana sounds amazing on it. It’s the Heroin of COCC. The bridge gives me goosebumps, it’s so dreamy, I love when she inserts spoken word like this, Burnt Norton, 13 Beaches…
 
My other top song is White Dress… it’s so catchy! i adore her raw, imperfect vocals on this, giving me almost Janis Joplin vibes in the chorus. the production is really interesting, cinematic and intricate. It’s great that she’s experimenting with her voice, using both her higher and lower register throughout the album…
 
I also love the title track, Tulsa Jesus Freak, Wild At Heart, Dark But Just A Game, Not All Who Wander Are Lost
 
At first I was a little disappointed by the three closing tracks, they seemed weak in comparison to the closers on LFL and NFR, but I’m coming around to them, they really fit the vibe of this album… Breaking Up Slowly is too short though… Dance Till We Die is kinda different for lana, she sounds like a true rock chick in the bridge! 

So after listening to the album for the past week I have to say that it’s as good as her other albums, I personally can’t even rank them, I love them all in different ways…
My fave song is Yosemite, wow what a stunning track, love the cinematic, epic, witchy production… and lana sounds amazing on it. It’s the Heroin of COCC. The bridge gives me goosebumps, it’s so dreamy, I love when she inserts spoken word like this, Burnt Norton, 13 Beaches…
 
My other top song is White Dress… it’s so catchy! i adore her raw, imperfect vocals on this, giving me almost Janis Joplin vibes in the chorus. the production is really interesting, cinematic and intricate. It’s great that she’s experimenting with her voice, using both her higher and lower register throughout the album…
 
I also love the title track, Tulsa Jesus Freak, Wild At Heart, Dark But Just A Game, Not All Who Wander Are Lost
 
At first I was a little disappointed by the three closing tracks, they seemed weak in comparison to the closers on LFL and NFR, but I’m coming around to them, they really fit the vibe of this album… Breaking Up Slowly is too short though… Dance Till We Die is kinda different for lana, she sounds like a true rock chick in the bridge! 

So after listening to the album for the past week I have to say that it’s as good as her other albums, I personally can’t even rank them, I love them all in different ways…
My fave song is Yosemite, wow what a stunning track, love the cinematic, epic, witchy production… and lana sounds amazing on it. It’s the Heroin of COCC. The bridge gives me goosebumps, it’s so dreamy, I love when she inserts spoken word like this, Burnt Norton, 13 Beaches…
 
My other top song is White Dress… it’s so catchy! i adore her raw, imperfect vocals on this, giving me almost Janis Joplin vibes in the chorus. the production is really interesting, cinematic and intricate. It’s great that she’s experimenting with her voice, using both her higher and lower register throughout the album…
 
I also love the title track, Tulsa Jesus Freak, Wild At Heart, Dark But Just A Game, Not All Who Wander Are Lost
 
At first I was a little disappointed by the three closing tracks, they seemed weak in comparison to the closers on LFL and NFR, but I’m coming around to them, they really fit the vibe of this album… Breaking Up Slowly is too short though… Dance Till We Die is kinda different for lana, she sounds like a true rock chick in the bridge! 

So after listening to the album for the past week I have to say that it’s as good as her other albums, I personally can’t even rank them, I love them all in different ways…
My fave song is Yosemite, wow what a stunning track, love the cinematic, epic, witchy production… and lana sounds amazing on it. It’s the Heroin of COCC. The bridge gives me goosebumps, it’s so dreamy, I love when she inserts spoken word like this, Burnt Norton, 13 Beaches…
 
My other top song is White Dress… it’s so catchy! i adore her raw, imperfect vocals on this, giving me almost Janis Joplin vibes in the chorus. the production is really interesting, cinematic and intricate. It’s great that she’s experimenting with her voice, using both her higher and lower register throughout the album…
 
I also love the title track, Tulsa Jesus Freak, Wild At Heart, Dark But Just A Game, Not All Who Wander Are Lost
 
At first I was a little disappointed by the three closing tracks, they seemed weak in comparison to the closers on LFL and NFR, but I’m coming around to them, they really fit the vibe of this album… Breaking Up Slowly is too short though… Dance Till We Die is kinda different for lana, she sounds like a true rock chick in the bridge! 

Since it’s been a week & a day since Chemtrails was released, I thought I’d finally give my thoughts now that I’ve given the album proper time to settle. I’ve given the album about 30 listens all the way through so far, so I sort of know what my thoughts are.
First off, this just screams ‘end of summer, transitioning into autumn album. The original September release date would have been absolutely perfect, as this album would be a great play from September – November and I really look forward to hearing it then. Last weekend, my friend and I saw another friend for his birthday, and the three of us sat around a bonfire outside while I played Chemtrails and it fit the mood just perfectly. 
In my opinion, this album features some of her, perhaps even her definite, best vocals. Yosemite is just insane all around with her vocals in the very best way. Not All Who Wander Are Lost also features those gorgeous high vocals she does so flawlessly. The singing style on the bridge of Dance Till We Die is one of the best moments of the whole album, and I hope she makes more songs where the entirety is in the style of the bridge.
Dark But Just a Game is a career highlight. Anyone who disagrees with me here is just simply wrong. Immediately, the production on the verses and chorus reminded me of two separate songs, but I couldn’t quite place my finger on it. The verses sort of remind me of Adele’s version of Lovesong, but that’s not exactly what I’m thinking of. It’ll come to me one day in the middle of the night, I’m sure of it. Either way, this was an immediate favourite and I really, really hope she makes more songs in this sort of style.
I’m also glad to see Breaking Up Slowly finally getting some praise here and there, because I really do love this song and I knew I would. I’ve become quite the Nikki Lane fan after seeing her open for Lana in Wichita during the NFR Midwest leg, and I think her harmonies with Lana sound really pretty. I’ve been anticipating this song since the live snippets in October, and it lived up to my expectations.
I’m also glad Zella Day finally got her moment with Lana. I’ve been a huge Zella Day fan for the past 6+ years, so I’m so happy they finally have a song together (I just wish it was an original rather than a cover!)
I haven’t quite decided where Chemtrails lands in my overall album ranking, but it’s somewhere in the middle. I do feel though that with time, this album will crawl its way to an upper spot, especially when autumn hits and it really fits the time of the season.
 
Here’s my track ranking (subject to change over time), with 1 being my favourite:
1.     Dark but Just a Game
2.     Tulsa Jesus Freak
3.     Breaking Up Slowly
4.     Yosemite
5.     Wild at Heart
6.     White Dress
7.     Dance Till We Die
8.     Chemtrails Over the Country Club
9.     Let Me Love You Like a Woman
10.  Not All Who Wander Are Lost
11.  For Free
 
 
Something I will say about this album though is that the track order seems so weird to me. Songs like “Wild at Heart” & “Dark but Just a Game” seem like such obvious closing tracks, so it’s super odd and comes off as out of place to me that they’re both right in the middle. Also, the actual closer “For Free” seems much more like mid-track, like a little interlude. White Dress also just doesn’t seem like a proper opener either. As beautiful as it is, I just feel like it doesn’t set the tone of the album either thematically or sonically. I know it’s one of the more unpopular songs, but out of all the songs on the album, “Let Me Love You Like a Woman” strikes me as the most “opener”-esque. I think that thought is really because of how the song both begins and ends. The ending is so abrupt, that it’s almost like a pre-lude to the story she’s about to tell. Especially if it were to be followed by Chemtrails, I feel like those songs would be really nice back-to-back together to start the album. & that opening line from LMLYLAW, “I come from a small town, how ‘bout you?” really is so fitting for the album and would’ve been a great way to open it.  I reordered the album to what makes more sense to me and have been listening to it in a playlist & have really been enjoying this order, but I'm still experimenting with it:

 
 
 
Overall though, really love this album. I love how all of her albums are distinctly different, she truly is capable of anything. Can't wait to see what's to come  next, and will be happily enjoying this album in the mean time x

i said it before and i'll say it again, white dress is one of her best songs to date. 

I actually love LFL, it was a good contrast to HM with the more upbeat sound and all the features. A throwback to BTD but also a leap forward with lana exploring new topics in her songwriting. It’s probably lana’s most fun, carefree album.
 
also it has 13 Beaches, Cherry, Summer Bummer and Heroin 

im cringing that author reviewed for free as if it was her song, and even compared it to joni, not realizing it was a cover of a joni song
 
this is why critics are meaningless, even if they do give good reviews  

Is anyone else slightly put-off by the nature of these reviews? Like yes, it’s amazing that Chemtrails is meeting such critical acclaim, but I really dislike how all these major publications feel the need to discredit her past albums in order to make the case for this one. Good journalism doesn’t need to bash something else in order to make the argument for whatever it is that is being written about. Appreciating Lana’s growth is one thing, but dismissing past albums as “confused” seems like a cop-out. 

I can't believe that we are already in the pre-release thread and wow the album title 
I like it way more than White Hot Forever 
But omg the Question for the culture post...a difficult time to be a Lana stan 
 
Do you think  she will come through with the  September 5th date? And what will be the vinyl color?  So excited guys..the next few months will be so exciting  
Hopefully she won't post too many snippets this time around 

Let's hope Lana mentions LDR8 in this new interview. I remember when NFR dropped and she announced WHF (COCC) the same day I believe?

How quick can we get to 4000 pages again?? 

Hi all,
In case you missed it, a mod accidentally merged our Chemtrails Pre-Release Thread with the Random Lana Discussion Thread into a mega 4400 page Frankenstein thread. Our mods & I are currently in the process of separating the two threads back into their original homes. Until then, the discussion will continue in this thread. Once our threads are back to normal, this thread will be merged with our original one.
 
As we all are aware, the album leaked recently. So please remember to put any information you would not have gathered without listening to the leak in Spoilers as to not ruin the Pre-Release experience for those who choose not to listen until the official release date.
Also remember that requesting an illegal link to the leak will result in a Warning Point and a Moderator Queue until album release day (March 19th)
Posting a link to the leak or pointing users in the direction of where to find the leak will result in a ban.
 
Thank you all so much for your patience and understanding during this x

Finally she free Rick from basement  

I hope he says, "Lana and I are already working on her next album"
A dream

Plus, we speak to legendary songwriter Rick Nowels – who has worked with Lana on all of her albums to date – about their studio experiences together. 
 

That cover.. she look gorgeous. "plus how she fought to be understood as an artist" uh oh.. i'm scared whenever this convo comes up now.

Music Week is delighted to reveal Lana Del Rey as the cover star of our new monthly print edition.
In our huge cover feature, Music Week speaks to the revered artist and songwriter as she prepares to release her brilliant, eagerly-anticipated new album Chemtrails Over The Country Club. Arriving hot on the heels of her critically-acclaimed, No.1 album Norman Fucking Rockwell! in 2019, not to mention 2020’s poetry collection/spoken word LP Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass, we meet an artist on a red hot streak. In a wide-ranging conversation, Lana talks about the making of the record with Jack Antonoff, songwriting, how to deal with fame, plus how she fought to be understood as an artist, not a music industry trend.
 
https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/lana-del-rey-stars-on-the-cover-of-the-new-edition-of-music-week/082809

you’re not alone!! There’s a handful of us who are waiting 
 
it’s been pretty fun watching this thread move. Everyone has had such a positive reaction so far, makes me even more fucking stoked for that first listen 

I guess I’m the only one waiting until the 19th. See you in 10 days... 

Yeees, taste!! also Perfume is a massive banger.
i’m glad this album is getting good reviews!

ok, so i'm obsessed with the new album, it’s all killer no filler for me. 
 
Top tracks:
Half-Way & One Step Forward
Solve Coagula
Broken Needle

this album has totally sent me down the MM rabbit hole and i’m now revisiting their whole discography, so many iconic songs… and bops!  Manson really has one of my favorite voices in music, very unique voice.. 

Yeees, taste!! also Perfume is a massive banger.
i’m glad this album is getting good reviews!

ok, so i'm obsessed with the new album, it’s all killer no filler for me. 
 
Top tracks:
Half-Way & One Step Forward
Solve Coagula
Broken Needle

this album has totally sent me down the MM rabbit hole and i’m now revisiting their whole discography, so many iconic songs… and bops!  Manson really has one of my favorite voices in music, very unique voice..