It was difficult to avoid the tentation of listening to the leaked tracks in that horrible quality but I finally did. The reason was basically the snippets that we heard days ago and the snippets Lana herself posted.
The conclusions are that this is definitely Lana’s best album to date. The melodies are simply magical and her voice shines more than ever. Instrumentals are her best since UV and the production (even in bad quality) is tremendous.
So, this is what I think about the new tracks:
1. NFR: This will probably be my favourite title track when I listen in good conditions. The piano is beautiful and the strings add something magical to the song. One of my favourites.
2. FIILY: From the snippet it was a track I didn’t paid attention to. In full is amazing. The last minute reminds me a lot of God Bless America last chorus with all the voices mixed and the beautiful melody. A standout.
3. Love Song: AMAZING. Seriously guys. Saying this song is bad or filler is a hard lack of taste. The melody of the chorus is one of the best in the album. Can’t wait to hear it in good quality.
4. Cinnamon Girl: Another perfect track. Basically we had it almost in full but the outro is stunning. This could have been a perfect lead single.
5. California: I have to confess that the snippet didn’t do anything to me. But the whole thing is good, really good. Not my favourite tune but it’s going to be for sure a fan favourite.
6. TNBAR: exactly the same as the demo with new lyrics. I don’t think it’s ruined as some of you stated but the demo lyrics were better. I loved the demo and I love this too.
7. The Greatest: literally the greatest song of the album. Perfect from the beginning to the end. The lyrics left me breathless. I just wished a final chorus with that perfect melody rather than the outro. But still a solid 10.
8. Bartender: Maybe some of you jump to me but I don’t like it at all. I mean, it’s good but probably my least favourite track in the record. I will try it again when good quality.
9. HIAB: love it. Never got the hate for this song and now Lana proved you wrong with this track. The strings are everything I needed in this song.
So, here we have a perfect album. I can’t believe Lana would serve this after all the mess of an era she started since MAC release. By the way, HTD is still that bitch even though the change in production.