HighbytheSea

My new comfort album 

I don’t have the words to describe how much I have been enjoying the record. She really did what she had to do with every single song. Masterpiece. 

Since I love Candy Necklace’s MV so much, I’ll never say she made the wrong choice to give this song the MV treatment 
i think the format of the MV (take an already long song and make it a 10 min mini film where the song is paused) surely has played a big role in the numbers… I haven’t checked for FIILY and the greatest, but I don’t remember this double MV having made an impact. Besides, she went down the concept route rather than the « classic MV » one. 
 
Like you said, A big-budget for a&w could have been a better choice, even if it’s a very long song. 
 
The music industry doesn’t seem to really know if MV are a good investment right now, in the streaming and TikTok age. They don’t perform as well as they used to.  Other big artists don’t have as many MVs as they used to in different eras. Unless you’re an emerging (and physically cute / gorgeous) artist, the need for MVs seems to be dying, sadly.

Yeah, but I can’t say that I’m surprised: SYTH was already a fan-fave for many months now and its format makes it easier to have big streaming numbers: at 3:30, I rarely listen to it once.
and let’s face it: OB is a masterpiece, but most songs aren’t very light in tone, when they’re not very very long. Not the best for big numbers.
 
since Norman, there’s a « pattern » of some sort when it comes to her releases: she makes the singer-songwriter records she wants, and there are collabs or a standalone single in this case that are extremely successful, which makes everyone « happy »

it's been nearly a month and my favorite lyrics/ stand out to me are:

"so you say there's a chance, for us?" "do you think about heaven? do you think about me?"
"it's like camarillo only silver mirrors runnin down the corridor" "fuck me to death, love me until I love myself" 
"what you don't really understand, is that I've got magic in my hands, stars in my eyes"

"love me if you love enough, you can be my light"
I wanna say "callin aquaman to my bedroom, ended up we fucked on the hotel floor" feels a lot more iconic 

"rhino designer" "infatuated w Adam's son, why are you so fascinated with me?" 

"fortune teller, favorite ever, that's the story of us" "white noise comin out of my brain, turns off for nothin" "i feel lucky" 

"probably runnin away from the feelings today, in the snow-capped mountains of the desert" "I don't know anyone else that knows the songs that I sing..."
"it's just that I don't trust myself, with my heart- so i had to let it break a little more, cus they say that's what it's for"

So much in Fingertips

first verse of grandfather, "cus i'm good in spirit, warm-bodied a fallible deity wrapped up in white"
"when you know, you know"

"like hollywood and me, that diamond on your ring, the soul that you bring to the table"
"lately i've been sunnin in the LA riverbed, wearing nothin but the summer bruises on my knees" "I wish I could skinny dip in your mind"
"i'm like fuck it dance naked for the neighbors i open up the blinds" "Hands on your knees, I'm Angelina Jolie..."
"knife in my jacket, honey on the vine, baby I'll bring the coffee if you bring the wine"

"when I'm violent it's Carlito's Way" "spin it til you whip it into whipped cream, baby" "imagine if we actually gave a fuck" 

the lyricism spins from deep, poignant, to just plain immaculate like polished metal. 

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such a solid, active album. 
btd's energy feels like running or escaping a casino 
uv's like a seedy underground bar/ studio / motel w great amenities 
honeymoon' feels aptly like the glamorous world of hollywood and all that that means 
lfl, modern hollywood woodstock 
nfr, titanic the film, as well as an art indie cinema film 
chemtrails, like a lazy day in an opulent garden waiting for that something to feel alive again 
blue banisters, a funeral of a past self, shedding herself of clothes from a past world

and I know that it's just been a month but. in some kind of strange way, I think it might be, i can't articulate it to the exact point but, she feels the most alive and present here. sounds like she's the most awake here, the most present. and i think she does that w the clear instrumentation and her vocals. 

the photoshoots, the album imagery w the different covers/ visuals. the way candy necklace's video was presented to us, and the meta hollywood star moment. 

i feel so grateful to be able to be experiencing this, and having albums i've already known of hers beforehand just adds to it. it feels like- like ur being rewarded for coming this far with her music and her journey as an artist. i know that not much is happening at the moment, but i deem it as a pivotal sort of time, experiencing all this art, feelin like life's woven some kind of magic and wonder thru this album and her art. just wow- thank u Lana 💕

The newer pretentious contrarian Lana stans that hate Summertime Sadness and love Blue Banisters are gonna be insufferable these next few weeks. SYTH has become their new enemy nr1. 

me at them

Omg I forgot about them... A true deluxe edition

OPRAH blackoutzone responded waiting for that tea omg

I'm ready to put my clown dress on tonight 

Is it time to delulu? 
 
 

what needs closure is On Our Way, that "spin me round kiss me in your chevrolet" lyric was thrown around a ton before finding it's home (OOW) therefore it deserves to see the light  

I actually like this version a lot. Something about the calmness of it feels very fitting. It's funny because I was never a big fan of this song, and yet the only versions of it that I really like are the only ones that turned out to be real  However I will personally be ignoring the sped of version as to not go into a philosophical rant about social media 

oh wow he was fast this time
 
 

Sped up version should be tossed in a lake of fire, but the regular is frickin dreamy and surfy in a way, it's just great. It's a shame we know it so well

the sped up version is like when you accidentally put the needle down at 45rpm instead of 33rpm 

Kali Uchis??  When did she say this?? Honestly I wouldn’t be too bothered, Elle Loaiza still has a nice ring to it for when we eventually get married 
If this reversion of stage names becomes a common trend, then I hope Marina is next. Marina Diamandis is just such a slay, I always wonder why she didn’t revert to it when she dropped The Diamonds x

Never thought I’d say this, I thought I was over with that song, but it came out at the perfect time for me. It is so soothing and calming for my aching soul after a near-hell month at work. 

Do we think it will do well? 
 
I’m unsure? All her other single releases I’ve been excited to hear because it was brand new material, I’d listen on repeat and analyse all aspects of the song, the lyrics etc. 
 
but with SYTH, I gave it one listen today, to see how much it differs from the demo and then added to a playlist for it to come on shuffle which could be days as it’s a 400 song playlist 
 
nothing against the song, I’ve just heard it a million times before! 

Been listening on repeat all morning i feel like i’m 14 again omg

Sped up version should be tossed in a lake of fire, but the regular is frickin dreamy and surfy in a way, it's just great. It's a shame we know it so well

Oh it's a Frankenstein? Ocean theme continues, Frankensteined black dreams of unreleased songs, lol

Sped up version should be tossed in a lake of fire, but the regular is frickin dreamy and surfy in a way, it's just great. It's a shame we know it so well

I don't know the real reasoning behind it but I assumed that this song is very personal to her and something happened which motivated her to get it out there officially. 
It seems she's been wanting to release it nearly every album since it was first made, and we haven't seen that with many (or any?) other songs.
But especially because she's sung those other 2 songs live, it really is a wonder still. 

Oh it's a Frankenstein? Ocean theme continues, Frankensteined black dreams of unreleased songs, lol