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I wonder if we’ll get any singles? Unfortunately, it’s not like radio will play them, so perhaps she doesn’t see the point in releasing singles?

 Girl where are you from??? In the US they're all $60 (also, they're a ton of fun. Donkey Kong, Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda, Paper Mario, Pokemon, Skyrim, Dragon Quest 11 are allllll worth the it)

ah yes 60USD is about 80CAD lmao rip...hmmmm maybe i will buy then (but will wait till i'm back in the US)

That one is very nice yes.

 

I see nobody talking about Quiet Waiter though... That might be my favorite, audio-wise, and definitely up there in terms of words. 

omg yes that one is amazing too! tbh i forget which poems i like often, bc my iBooks audiobook doesnt have the names of the poems, just track numbers (and since its a locked file, I can't rename the tracks... ) 

I wanted to buy a switch, but then I saw how expensive the games were!? I don't want to waste my money on games that i may not like/will forget about in a matter of weeks? 

do they go on sale anytime? Are they always $80~

I don't like her music and she can't sing but I'm fine with this. Sure it will be better than the worst song of all time featuring the worst artist of all time God Save Our Young Blood. Maybe Neil will even photograph them together?

Just googled WTF she's 25 so young. I thought she was like 33 just slightly younger than Lana

oh my

the only thing I know Zella for is that viral post of her accusing lady gaga of copying her poses in a photo or something maybe I’ll get into her if I like the collab

i really suggest listening to Where Does the Devil Hide? 4/5 tracks are already out. Her last LP was also amazing (but very different sonically)--East of Eden has one of my favourite bridges ever (If I wanted to stay/You don't mind, you're a true believer)

even the Honeymoon cover as tragic as it may be, is 10x more interesting than the UV cover she definitely could’ve pulled off a b&w cover but just a more interesting shot would’ve been great

NFR was the only Lana cover I instantly loved tbh 

I love the production on Zella's latest EP, can't wait for this. Ive been listening to Zella since i was 13/14 and Sweet Ophelia Came Out

in Lana's last post she post a picture of a sound mixer.

 

I went to her profile and it seems like a snippet of a song called bullet proof in the stories! 

 

Sounds like Lana

the pronunciation is off, doesn't sound like lana at all tbh

I always expect the worst from critics. Lana has been receiving good reviews from them for the past years but most of these critics are dumbasses. I will never forget that one pitchfork reviewer who gave Bedtime Stories a 6 because he didn't understand the album when he was a kid so, as an adult, that meant the album was not that good brain for worms I swear some of them have...

there's no real training for "critics", a lot of them studied neither music or journalism...they're just private citizens with platforms 

Critics will use the IG drama to overshadow the quality of the music. Everything she releases this year will be contextualized w/ the current events it was released within, and her actions throughout. It sucks, but it is what it is.

Mainly because, in general, we have forgotten how to separate the artist from the art..."critics" have been doing the same thing to any creator who also shares their private life with the world (via social media, mainly). Same thing happens to Madonna, MJ, Ann Wintour, Bella Hadid etc. etc. etc. Imagine if everyone in the planet had their work and professional life gauged by who they are/what they do in private, off hours--it would be absurd and outrageous. 

Any true "music critic" will allow themselves to focus only on the body of work when Lana releases, and not contextualize Chemtrails beyond the work itself. In my opinion, anyone who does drag Lana's personal life, beliefs, and work beyond her body of music; is more of a (n unsolicited) therapist than a music critic...

I really didn't notice how beautiful "Never to Heaven" was until I properly read the lyrics. There's something very profound about the lyrics "at least i won't have spent my life waiting / looking for God in the clouds of the dawn"...it's very Christopher Hitchens almost--in that he believed that not only did theism do no good to society, but was a waste of time and held humanity back. 

but maybe i'm just projecting my own feelings on to it (although, arguably, that's what poetry is for; to find yourself in side of it)

omg i just looked at the poll and i cant believe how few votes "Never to Heaven" got! Personally I think "Violet Bent Backwards Over Grass" and "Never to Heaven" are the best poems...with "Sportcruiser" being a close 3rd 

4-5 more days until possible pre-order/cover reveal!(?)

So Joe Biden says he will announce his running mate by next week!!

 

I have an unlikely prediction for who his pick will be; New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham.

It better be Kamala or Warren tbh. Probably Kamala but I would’ve killed for a Warren presidency in 24

do we have a full list of all the poems, or not quite yet?

when i was reading the lyrics on Genius last night, there were 7 untitled Haikus listed in the tracklist for Violets. Not sure what their source is, though. So we may or may not have 21 of the 30 poems (at least in part) 

Now I’m really looking forward to the other poems (in the book) which are not featured on the audiobook.

 

Plus there will be another spoken word album for the second poetry book!

 

I really think this (writing poetry and releasing it) is going to be a regular thing for Lana.

Imagine if she ever has kids and releases a children’s book of nursery rhymes. I would raise my kids on it like it’s the bible

I wonder if she’s allowed to go back in the studio to finish up the album/shoot some visuals?

Tbh I thought she’d have stayed in the Midwest and did some cool shoots. Surprised she’s back so soon unless there was a pressing reason

Cinnamon Girl 

"If good prose can be poetic, a novel can be 'pure poetry,' and poems can be prosaic, then it’s not clear what anyone is talking about, really. Or rather, it’s clear except to theorists trying to come up with definitions"

-T.S. Eliot

for those of you saying this isn't "poetry".... you clearly have not studied the BEAT Poets.... 

poetry does not ALWAYS have to follow a clear rhyme and perfect stanza routine... 

poetry is such a broad description of a literary work, no one can really have the authority to say what is or isn't poetry! (also why poetry analysis courses are the easiest english courses to get an A in--total GPA booster) 

Hmmmmm...I'm not usually a big fan of collabs, but Groupie Love was so good I might be here for another hip-hop duet. 

I just don't feel like that would work with anything I've heard from Antoff? 

Another reason why their continent is the best in the world

Her fillers are Jocelyn Wildenstein status in that update. I don’t get why she isn’t wanting to age normally and getting so much work done so early??? She wasnt needing any of it even 3 years ago and looks like a completely different person

i assure you its the lens/lighting/trick of the camera...my mother (though about 14 years older than Lana) gets fillers, and while she looks amazing (and perfectly human) in person, on camera she looks weirdly inflated and plastic...

Lana has always used her old Hollywood look as a part of her art and stage persona, and she will always be beautiful

Tbf I don't think she's abusive, just rude, unfunny and probably a big diva behind the scenes. But her "be kind" shtick feels forced and disingenuous.

i think in general, the word "abuse/abusive" is being thrown around a lot and misused. Just bc Ellen's diva antics may make Portia uncomfortable/embarrassed at times, doesn't mean Ellen is "abusing her wife"; as some outlets chose to report. 

But for her to go on long, impassioned pleas about "kindness costs nothing" and "a little act of kindness can change someone's day" is ridiculous, knowing what we know now. I hope that Ellen addresses and owns up to her behaviour, and then maybe we can all stop putting entertainers on a moral pedestal. 

When the book comes out, and we get the poems that were never recorded—we should make fan made recordings of them!