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I always interpreted the title as a mocking of the many conspiracy theories that state the "elite" are "mind controlling" us through the use of chemicals in the air/water/through cell phone towers; yet these theories fail to point out the fact that those same "elites" would be a victim to their own nefarious deeds (i.e. chemtrails would still exist over the country club; the "elite" method of mind control would harm them too). 

I think that Lana's most admirable quality as an artist is how deeply committed she is to her life's work. While BTD and Norman aren't even comparable, you still see a woman that has evolved from the superficial (not saying this as a bad thing, or to look down on BTD at all) to the spirit of the great American poets and songwriters. I am not worried about Chemtrails at all, lyrically speaking. I know that she'll blow it out of the park again, especially considering that the title evokes the strong imagery of her poetry collection. I am more concerned that I don't know what type of soundscape that this album will shape out to be; that she either hasn't covered yet, or that is in her range. If this turns out to be her Folk record, i'll be absolutely ecstatic. Norman was the turning point towards LDR being taken more seriously as an artist and poet.

That's possible. I guess all we can do is wait 

I don't think this list is a done deal? It's still growing as more and more artists register/release? 

I always interpreted the title as a mocking of the many conspiracy theories that state the "elite" are "mind controlling" us through the use of chemicals in the air/water/through cell phone towers; yet these theories fail to point out the fact that those same "elites" would be a victim to their own nefarious deeds (i.e. chemtrails would still exist over the country club; the "elite" method of mind control would harm them too). 

"The earth shattered, the sky opened. The rain was fire but we were wooden" One of my favorite lyrics tbh

I believe white horse is a nickname for heroin, not cocaine

I don't think this list is a done deal? It's still growing as more and more artists register/release? 

Bingo! You just hit the nail on the head. That’s what Lana is going after on this record!

I always interpreted the title as a mocking of the many conspiracy theories that state the "elite" are "mind controlling" us through the use of chemicals in the air/water/through cell phone towers; yet these theories fail to point out the fact that those same "elites" would be a victim to their own nefarious deeds (i.e. chemtrails would still exist over the country club; the "elite" method of mind control would harm them too). 

I always interpreted the title as a mocking of the many conspiracy theories that state the "elite" are "mind controlling" us through the use of chemicals in the air/water/through cell phone towers; yet these theories fail to point out the fact that those same "elites" would be a victim to their own nefarious deeds (i.e. chemtrails would still exist over the country club; the "elite" method of mind control would harm them too). 

Some thoughts;
 
I wouldn’t worry about anything because I believe this will be another great album from Lana. I don’t think she can release a weak record, even if she tried to. She is just that good. So I for one think this will be a great record.
 
However I’m not sure the album will drop on September 5. If no single comes out before the end of this month, then maybe we will have to wait until October or November for the album to come out, but it is coming soon. The poetry book and audiobook is also on the agenda so I don’t know how many things at once Lana and her team will want to juggle.
 
I think this will actually feel like a folk record. Lana will write about the themes she loves, but let’s keep in mind her biggest musical inspirations come from folk music.
 
“Chemtrails” actually are not real. Airplanes release contrails while flying at high altitudes and when flying at cruising speed. I know a lot about airplanes but I won’t bore any of you with the technical details of jet engines. A handful of people in my family have worked for the airlines so I know about this. There is a conspiracy theory that airplanes release chemtrails as a way of controlling people through dropping these Chemtrails. The issue of Chemtrails is addressed in the recent seasons of The X Files and Stephen King’s The Mist. I think with this title that Lana will be playing on how this society believes things that are not true and how misinformation and conspiracy theories spread of social media. I think she will continue to reflect on these issues of contemporary American life.
 
When we see how Lana is back to her natural hair color and considering “Looking for America” (a folk song) I think this is going to be a folk record. In recent photos Lana is simply dressed. This record will likely be more stripped down. Considering that Jack Antonoff just produced a Country record for The Chicks, it won’t be a stretch to see Lana going full on folk music with Jack. This record could be very Crosby Still and Nash inspired.
 
Anyway this is my take. We shall see how this turns out.

can we stop speculating that it'll be a country album cause it's starting to convince me 

I agree! I could see this record having a certain delivery of narrative similar to what you said.
And don’t put yourself down like that lol, I agree that her lyrics are a bit ambiguous but I think that adds to her charm

I would love something like Andromeda sonically, but with some more classic rock tropes (e.g. Wild Horses, You Can't Get Always Get What You Want; The Rolling Stones) lyric wise. 
 
I love Weyes Blood, but I find her lyrics a bit confusing lol (maybe I'm just not that bright though) 

I would love something like Andromeda sonically, but with some more classic rock tropes (e.g. Wild Horses, You Can't Get Always Get What You Want; The Rolling Stones) lyric wise. 
 
I love Weyes Blood, but I find her lyrics a bit confusing lol (maybe I'm just not that bright though) 

I could see the record sounding similar to ‘Andromeda’ by Weyes Blood. It sounds like an extension of California and some of Lana’s folkier tracks melody and rhythm wise but with some surfy guitar riffs, lush strings and a touch of psychedelia. Maybe a bit of country-rock swing without being tacky. It also has a classical feel and composition and I would love for Lana to explore that sound in depth!

I hope youre right! im sure you will be!

this. my problem with coachella is that it's literally her phone-recorded vocals and then they just added the production over it, when it should've been the other way around.

Is it her best? No, not at all. But it’s not that bad either. The production is good except for the trap beat, that sounds cheap on that song (it works on other tracks, but not that one), and the second verse about critics and FJM is kinda meh. The outro is good and the chorus is very nice.
She should have kept it as a stand-alone single rather than put it on LFL.

I’m not too worried about that: She is one of the few artists out there that has a super consistent and evolving body of work. She knows what she’s good at while still trying to push towards new sound with each album. She hasn’t put out a bad album, and at least four of them are already legendary and/ or masterpieces. A first album isn’t usually that strong and consistent, but BTD made history.
I was worried about the audiobook at first, since it was not supposed to sound that finished and polished at first, but I’m glad she took her time and asked Jack. It already sounds amazing.

I'm still in disbelief we're getting a new album. I remember when The Greatest was released, everyone said it's a hint that Lana is gonna take a long hiatus from music (Miss doing nothing the most of all). And now we'll have a brand new album in under 2 months! 

I'm still in disbelief we're getting a new album. I remember when The Greatest was released, everyone said it's a hint that Lana is gonna take a long hiatus from music (Miss doing nothing the most of all). And now we'll have a brand new album in under 2 months! 

Bro, we don't have anything yet
 
She still has plenty of time to come up with some catastrophic reason why she can't release it
 
Might I remind you that NFR was supposed to be out early 2019 and Violet was supposed to be out in January, so shhh

I'm still in disbelief we're getting a new album. I remember when The Greatest was released, everyone said it's a hint that Lana is gonna take a long hiatus from music (Miss doing nothing the most of all). And now we'll have a brand new album in under 2 months!