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a short TV feature (in German) about the man who invented the chords for Fishtail (Aljosha Konstanty) 
 
 

wow well i saw this thread on the main page and i just thought i'd say the reception to this album was quite sad to witness i feel like lana has come a long way personally and artistically and this album pretty much sums all of that up (for me)
 
i dont know quite how to describe what i mean by that, i just think of chemtrails as an album where she was just living in the moment and was at peace. technical critiques aside and i almost never judge lana's work by any sort of technical standard either but i think chemtrails is a fine body of work as is though i think it could have benefitted from 2-4 more songs like an 11 track lana album just feels wrong but we're spoiled, and the shortness adds to its charm in a way so idk...
 
i go back to chemtrails quite a bit for wild at heart and dark but just a game, i adore both of those
and not all who wander are lust is a great track, very underrated, songs like this, tnc, ltli are all very similar to me and are some of her best work go stream
 
while the era was truly a huge letdown especially after nfr it was pandemic times and post-qftc so there were some factors working against it and shes already an artist who just puts it out there and moves on 
 
all in all i look back at this album fondly all the mess aside the music itself is good, beautiful, and extremely serene.
subsequently, blue banisters also gets harsh critiques....i think there are some points to be made for that and its less upsetting for me to see bb shade. its majority unreleased and the rest are very beautiful tracks but lacked excitement
 
songs like violets for roses are beautiful, but listening it the first time just felt a little predictable
and thats not a bad thing either just saying
 
she did say this album was where she was where shes going where she whatever, so i take that into account with the fresh material off bb
still, bb is very enjoyable with some excellent songs i mean the whole album is great i think the weakest is beautiful but still enjoyable.
more than anything i would like a further explanation of bb and what the intention or thought was behind some decisions made for the tracklist
 
theres my tangent 
 

I listened to Peppers a lot when it first came out and loved it immediately, but for some reason it's been one of my favorite songs recently. I'm addicted. 

Album comes out in three days! 

My sister is a huge huge Lana fan since Born to Die like me (we actually grew up listening to Lana together lol) but she kinda stopped keeping track of her during Chemtrails - Blue Banisters (she still played all her older stuff though, including Norman which is her favorite). I was kinda sad bc I couldn't discuss those albums with her since she didn't even give them a try  Now she's 100% back with Ocean Blvd which she loved and now she fell in love with Chemtrails 
 
The power of Ocean Blvd

Considering that her current live show is based around the Candy Necklace MV, I think it's going to have  a longer life than that. And she never really follows what is most popular, even for her own music.

Fishtail has grown on me extremely. I'd say my previous favorites have been replaced by Fishtail. The eerie vibe, her vocals, the instrumental. When the first beat drops. I'm in love. How did I not hear the magnificence on the first listen? ...you wanted me sadder. 

Some of these pro shots are absolutely stunning, she’s always serving 

I just edited the post-show updates in the OP to include the setlist, a gallery with 100+ pictures, and some videos as well for anyone who’d like a recap. I’ll also put it in this post too for convenience  
 
Setlist:
A&W
Young & Beautiful
Bartender
The Grants
Flipside
Cherry
Pretty When You Cry
Ride
Born to Die
Blue Jeans
Norman Fucking Rockwell
Arcadia
Ultraviolence
White Mustang
Candy Necklace
Venice Bitch
Diet Mountain Dew
Summertime Sadness
Get Free
Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Cinnamon Girl
Video Games
 
Gallery:
Professional pictures -
 
 
Fan pictures -

 
Backstage -

 
Videos -
 

"Thank you so much São Paulo
❤️
Thank you for supporting us from the beginning
Camera 📸 @yourgirlchuck"

yo la tengo - nowhere near <3<3 

I mean people here noticed she was off because we are very familiar with her demeanour and stuff
I doubt the majority of fans at the show had any idea, though
I just think that she finds performing stressful. Remember the account of how she threw a plate at the stage manager (actually if that was the xenophobic stage manager, I fully support)
I can imagine that no matter how many times she does those big shows, there would still be nerves and stress. I mean she literally has thousands of people analysing how she looks and what she sounds like. I don't think I'd ever get used to that no matter how many shows I did
 

HQ pic from tonight! 

She should keep PWYC forever. Always sung amazingly

Thank you! Holy shit - despite the crowd, Lana sounds incredible.

Thank you! Holy shit - despite the crowd, Lana sounds incredible.

Thank you! Holy shit - despite the crowd, Lana sounds incredible.

In typical stan fashion, the wrong person is getting shit over this.
 
 

I don't think we have anything to worry about. Their posts are already the written equivalent of scat.

I don't think we have anything to worry about. Their posts are already the written equivalent of scat.

I don't think we have anything to worry about. Their posts are already the written equivalent of scat.

I don't think we have anything to worry about. Their posts are already the written equivalent of scat.

I don't think we have anything to worry about. Their posts are already the written equivalent of scat.

I don't think we have anything to worry about. Their posts are already the written equivalent of scat.

I don't think we have anything to worry about. Their posts are already the written equivalent of scat.