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Agreed - Rock Candy Sweet could well be a sarcastic title - and I'd love her to make a song like "Brooklyn Baby" as imo it's such a great jab at the critics. I just hope she nails it if she's going for this revenge plot - RCS will be the Ultraviolence re-up! (I hope)

Agreed - Rock Candy Sweet could well be a sarcastic title - and I'd love her to make a song like "Brooklyn Baby" as imo it's such a great jab at the critics. I just hope she nails it if she's going for this revenge plot - RCS will be the Ultraviolence re-up! (I hope)

I hear Fantano framed Lana as an industry plant in one of his recent videos 
 
Mhm yeah, White Dress, one of Lana’s best songs, is about the time when she was plotting with the men in music business to become a star. 
 
Part of me wants Lana to not address her critics especially about her origins. White Dress already said a lot. And as much as White Dress is nostalgic or regretful, I think it would be good for Lana should cherish those memories for herself and only herself, instead of constantly hashing it out cryptically in public. 
 
On top of that—music critics continually act as gatekeepers of culture but their influence has considerably waned with social media & streaming. 
 

This! Honestly, I am so hoping for a track that mirrors the sarcastic quips in Money Power Glory. 
 
I remember reading about how Lana knew MPG would be taken literally and that she was almost resigned with the assumptions that would be made despite it being very pointed and sardonic. 
 
It's interesting how this point in her career is almost reminiscent of the Ultraviolence era through the critics' accusations of her alleged inauthenticity and blatant apathy. I would argue that Rock Candy Sweet is just as deceiving of a title as MPG, and I'm really intrigued to see if she purposely picks a deceptively "sweet-sounding" soundscape or if she'll go full force with production that highlights the bitterness she's felt recently. 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence 
 
 

I hope Lana doesn't make it political and takes notes from her "jab at critics" bangers from Ultraviolence