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i really like Looking For America 
to be fair, no it's not insanely memorable/"replayable" (if that's peoples problem with it) BUT whenever i do think of it & put it on, i find it to be such a nice listen & thoroughly enjoy it
 
the entire second verse n "took a train up to Lake Placid- that's another place in time where i used to go to drive-ins & listen to the blues" especially is SO BEAUTIFUL &  has the perfect nostalgia factor

does anyone get the lines 
"There's something about the clutch of the wrist He thought mine was his to carve into his mouth and we've only got hours"

Earlier today, Lana Del Rey stopped to meet a fan while out shopping in Malibu, California.

I know this song is supposed to be devastating, but the censor sound cracks me up absolutely every time.  I always picture that vomiting glitter gif and then it's over. 

I think Dark Paradise and Fingertips are connected, and she has been talking about her su*cide attempt in the ocean:
 
"All my friends tell me I should move on
I'm lying in the ocean, singing your song
...I wish I was dead (dead, like you)"
 
"When I was fifteen, naked, next-door neighbors did a drive-by
Pulled me up by my waist, long hair to the beach side
I wanted to go out like you, swim with the fishes"
 
On these following lines she is talking about a rebirth, as she was saved from the ocean and became a star she is today; like the goddess Aphrodite was born from the sea:
 
"Let it crash over me like the waves in the sea
Call me Aphrodite as they bow down to me"
 

When I first listened I was thinking she was saying basically:
 

So I wonder if what's she's trying to say is... She got pregnant at 15, was forced to have an abortion, tried to commit suicide and then she was sent away to a boarding school.. 

the grants

It's so absurd how they're like, a separate entity from the rest of her management or whatever, and their ONLY thing is lana's merch but they can't keep the designs. Like.. just keep selling the NFR-BB merch and the throwback merch. They wanna act different than regular merch they should BE different.
 
This statement comes mostly from bitterness at missing my chance to get them. 

It's so absurd how they're like, a separate entity from the rest of her management or whatever, and their ONLY thing is lana's merch but they can't keep the designs. Like.. just keep selling the NFR-BB merch and the throwback merch. They wanna act different than regular merch they should BE different.
 
This statement comes mostly from bitterness at missing my chance to get them. 

It's so absurd how they're like, a separate entity from the rest of her management or whatever, and their ONLY thing is lana's merch but they can't keep the designs. Like.. just keep selling the NFR-BB merch and the throwback merch. They wanna act different than regular merch they should BE different.
 
This statement comes mostly from bitterness at missing my chance to get them. 

Thank you!! I checked out her instagram and she seems really cool, plus she sings too so maybe we'll get actual live background singing this tour! And same, Ashley was a regular server so i'll miss her too but good for her on becoming a business bitch.

I agree, with this drop especially. Except the shirt that’s supposed to look like a campaign shirt with the titty pic I guess. I was confused what the masquerade masks and the rear view mirror had to do with Ocean Blvd. like there’s so many cool designs they could’ve done for this album (ocean pics, candy necklaces, peppers, tacos even lol)

I also wished they would bring back the old stuff again, it cannot have sold out completely. 
 
I always loved and still love the quality of the tees and hoodie (BB Eyes) though, also of the bee crewneck. I got so many of the tees and wear them almost daily. So actually I don't mind the price, just the shipping always adds so much... 
Besides, they were all made in the US - I hope the cotton comes from there, too. (I prefer this, as I suppose the people who created them were probably better paid than those who usually have to work in Bangladesh and other countries for almost no income.)
 
The candles and air fresheners are lovely, too. 
 
The items I would avoid though are the mugs (not dishwasher safe, which you should expect when they charge you 30 USD for it, and even a few normal washes might destroy them - might be the same for the glasses, but I don't know) and cropped hoodies. I ordered once a normal hoodie (the Cartoon one) and it turned out to be a cropped one. It had an unseamed hemline and was of total thin material,no way as pictured. I got a refund for it in the end. 
 
Detailed information on LDR village merch: 
 

this is the only good design i can find and it charges extra 2 dollars

she probably does this so people won't recognize her that much lmfao

Looks like the tour announcement will be coming next week! x
 

She's touring this summer! It's called "Hot Summer Dreams" tour, I really dig the "Holocene" reference.
Given the way the album rolled out it would be so nice if she released a deluxe edition of Sunday in Heaven or an EP this summer, another batch of 4-6 songs a 'la "Where Does the Devil Hide?" would be a great gift to the fans and a great way to increase streaming numbers + monetize off of a lot of the good stuff she recorded during the album sessions that was left on the cutting room floor. It's mind-blowing to think that "Dance For Love" has been out for almost 2 years now!

 
Maybe even a one off single or a "lost years" compilation for the fans including the songs she's performed live throughout the years she's already recorded like "Sober" and "Chinatown"; "Gypsy Girl" has over 200k plays between these two videos:
Zella Day - Gypsy Girl - Live on Lightning 100, powered by ONErpm.com - YouTube
gypsy girl - zella day (live acoustic audio) - YouTube
It's great she has a label to pay for her studio time and vinyl pressings, but given the way she has the tendency to treat fans to brand new music during her shows I feel like if she were indie we would get music more frequently. It would be nice if she "accidentally" uploaded the music video for "High" to dbree + any songs she'd be happy for us to hear that she isn't able to release. 
 

Has anyone figured out who the new girl on her story is? She's sitting next to Alex in the video and I'm presuming she's replacing Ashley who's now doing more of like, the business side of concerts versus performing now judging from her instagram. 

Has anyone figured out who the new girl on her story is? She's sitting next to Alex in the video and I'm presuming she's replacing Ashley who's now doing more of like, the business side of concerts versus performing now judging from her instagram. 

so stressed ab tour rumors with the amount of traction she has gained on tiktok vs the last time she toured i do not want an eras tour situation…..
i remember in 2018 i was able to painlessly purchase (GA) LA to the moon tour tickets for a reasonable price and without any bots to worry abt/tickets selling out immediately

ldr x megan shouldn’t be that hard to ask for 

I don't think she ever would, but I think Lana working with Labrinth as a producer again would be so cool. The Stargirl sound suits her voice so well  Something with Mazzy Star (or even just David Roback producing with Lana) would've been perfection but that one is quite literally impossible now so