Pretty Dull

I still hate this woman and her weird ass music & her absolutely hideous persona for this era 

Original Por Vida cover remains superior. That black and white one doesn't fit the vibe of the EP at all.

2015 - Original release, I think it was replaced due to a dispute over image rights with the artist.

 
shortly after release until 2022(?) - replaced with back cover 

 
2022-2023 Only Girl music video screencap 1

 
2023-present - Black and white Only Girl music video screencap
Note: Licensed through Geffen Records, "Know What I Want" absent on tracklist
 

 
and now we're here.
 
Queen of giving us new covers throughout the years and absolutely no official physicals whatsoever! 
 
 

Quoting this old ass post but honestly I feel like ever since he pulled the stunt where he posted a bunch of snippets for WFWF she was probably done with him  
 
that was incredibly cringeworthy looking back on it. 

I'm amazed this thread is still alive and breathing. 
 
I've got time today. So... storytime:
 
I'll never forget the Amoeba meet & greet where one of her fans made fun of me behind my back when we were outside in line, thinking I couldn't hear. I later saw them and their friend group cut everyone after we got inside, and they got to the front when she performed. Or her assistant cutting me off when I was overly excited telling Sky I almost didn't go since I read the Amoeba announcement tweet in my college class (I wanted to finish and say I could have just went straight home since my schedule ended early that day- but now I'm here!). Her assistant misinterpreted that, cut me off and said "What?! You skipped class?!" No bitch and I also was not talking to you lmao oh and she was super condescending too while she removed the booklet from my CD case to hand it to Sky Then the two girls behind me in line started chiming in, excited, saying they skipped school for this (they were probably still in high school; I don't blame them though, they were sweet). So Sky just chuckled awkwardly and signed my booklet, "Stay in school???"  When I saw the YT video of the event after, I literally cackled when I saw clips of Sky taking pictures with fans when security was on our asses before we got our shit signed, telling us that we were not allowed to take pictures or have anything other than our booklets signed. I was not expecting so many people to be rude this day. Ugh. 
 
Fast forward to a few years ago and I make a video pointing out how Sky has been promising to release new music then gaslighting her own fans when she doesn't pull through, and Sky's MOM actually comments on it saying I got shit wrong. Yeah, sure. The posts I provided as evidence and my own memory was fake, I guess.  I had to block her comments because she kept writing unhinged shit. I ended up deleting the video anyway because I was getting "Oh, yeah?! Well you're WRONG, the album is coming" comments after she finally released "Downhill Lullaby", and I can own up to when I'm wrong. Can't say the same about someone else though... 
 
Well, now look where we're at? Still blaming everyone but herself for her situation. I tried supporting this woman's music throughout the years, had a few weird/awful experiences, and some delulu fans are still defending her. I can't. 

Blue Banisters is my least favorite Lana album. I kinda loathe it as an album overall. To me, there are just very few highs and some of her lowest lows. And it does feel like she just came up with the style of Blue Banisters, Wildfire Wildflower, and Text Book, but didn’t have much more to add, so she just threw in a bunch of unreleased songs that didn’t fit in elsewhere. Idk, it just feels messy, unfinished, underdeveloped…
 
I do listen to a good amount of the songs regularly because I made a “Blue Chemtrails” playlist which combines my favorites from COTCC and BB. And that playlist does fill a niche in Lana’s discography for me of just slower, calmer music I can have on in the background. But I still have a love/hate relationship with some of the songs I even have on this playlist (Blue Banisters, Wildflower Wildfire, Black Bathing Suit). 
 

I know this isn’t a Chemtrails thread, but it’s hard not to compare them when they came out the same year and when I associate them with each other. Even with Chemtrails having quite a few weak tracks and only being 11 tracks total, that album still just feels so much more focused,  developed, and purposeful than Blue Banisters does. The first three tracks on Chemtrails kinda obliterates the very large majority of songs on BB alone. 
 
All that being said, I’m just glad Lana has created Ocean Blvd because Chemtrails and BB had me questioning my trust in her artistic vision a bit, which isn’t a good feeling when you’ve been a consistent fan for a decade and have never really been disappointed. I still appreciate that BB exists and I can listen to it, but another part of me thinks I would’ve been happier as a fan if it was never released. But it’s Lana’s career and vision, not mine. And i feel bad complaining about having more music when I could’ve had less, but also, quality > quantity. 

lana's songwriting was always personal, she was always one of the greatest songwriters of this generation, the critics don't understand her past work because they can't comprehend anything that isn't digestible and mainstream, especially made by a woman who may have her own thoughts, experiences, and perspectives on certain matters, nobody should make art for critics, the charts, radio, social media, etc. it shouldn't have to be for any of that, she should make art for herself first and foremost, anybody who has a problem with it doesn't have to listen, she will/has found her audience

no i can’t because it’s been nearly 10 years since that was released 
 

Please if this conversation had happened before ob release people would be threatening our lives i think ob made people realize just how terrible this album is

ngl… her putting these songs on BB made me have negative feelings about them when they were some of my faves before  i just see them as part of her worst album now. 

Please, lock this thread. It's over. Go home. Stream Earthquakes!

Crazy stans (and Tonia) have theories about Halsey having friends on Capitol that have a lot of influence and that are blocking Sky releases and therefore not letting her having a big success. 
 
And claim that Sky is a big threat for her, they think Sky will be so successful that Halsey will be paid dust once the general public discovers Sky talent.
 
Delulu at their highest point. 
 

 
 

okay i haven't been on here in a while bc idgaf but i just saw the free sky ferreira ig account and tell me why on their latest post they say sky is too much of a threat for other artists signed to capitol
like are you SURE beloved

I'll never get the narrative so many push that BB is (one of) her strongest lyrically. To me BB is her worst album lyrically (and worst album in general). BTD, UV and Honeymoon, etc are lyrically Far superior than this album, and it's not even close. I know people have their own taste and opinions but I genuinely think that people that find songs like Blue Banisters or Text Book or whatever better lyrically than songs like Off To The Races, Terrence Loves You or Heroin have bad taste. I don't mean that in an insulting way, I just genuinely think those opinions show a bad taste level 

she won the Idgaf about my career war

Was a replacement ever made for the Charleaks discord I feel so lost without it

Yup yup 

Milk Of The Sirens must be the worst song title ever