barttttender

she will never release a new album on july 1 mark my words. she's taking the piss and will delay it countless times like she did with nfr ang chem. Basically, she just got the idea to make a rock record with dealer on it and probably hasnt even found a producer. I mean she just said to annie mac that she's exhausted all her supplies and it's the first time she doesn't know what she'll be doing next like slate clean. So what is she on about?

you called it a simplistic record. It ain't. Period

Dont let me be misunderstood? I hate them both actually and never listen to them / hence the confusion lol

Hi guys, Happy album coming out day! I was wondering which album do you prefer? I chose Honeymoon for the comparison because it's the slowest and sits alongside Chemtrails as one of Lana's most languid/meditative records, So which album is your favourite? My answer: while I always appreciate an upbeat Lana track like High by the Beach, I'm going with Chemtrails. It's a shorter, more cohesive, and a more consistently good record. Honeymoon's lows are really, really low (Freak, The Other Woman), while Chemtrails' lowest points are still listenable at least (For Free, Breaking up Slowly) as background music. More importantly, nothing on HM blew my mind like White Dress did except maybe The Blackest Day - but that song didn't have much staying power. Don't get me wrong - I still love Honeymoon. But Chemtrails - 7.5 (one big hit/upbeat song would have really made this come together more and land at 8.5, to join White Dress and Wild at Heart as the holy trinity) Honeymoon - 7 (without Freak and The Other Woman and a shorter running time, this would have been so much better) Let me know your thoughts p.s this was supposed to be a new thread but ended up here ??‍♂️

I disagree. Firstly, NFR and Chemtrails have completely different production, the latter being more simplistic (although minimalist is what I would use personally). With strings on NFR, like 300 guitars on VB, surf drums on FILY, jingle bells on Disappear, etc - there's so much going on on NFR production wise. It just isn't 'simplistic'. If anything, most of Ultraviolence features a standard rock band type of production - a few guitars, bass, drums and a singer, drenched in reverb.

Glad you love it. I rank it second right now i think. i do love ultraviolence, but the bonus tracks are some of her worst songs ever, and i detest the other woman. the rare lana song i can't listen to past the 10 second mark

Literally my fav moment on the record lol

there's nothing simplistic about tracks like The Greatest or Venice Bitch, and especially not a 1 hour long record that touches upon so many themes and production styles. You're using the word incorrectly, and devaluating the artists' contribution - simply because it doesn't work for you. Let me know which part of this statement is untrue? Hey! Go easy on Bart-t-tender:)

you should really google the word 'simplistic' before sticking it everywhere. peace NEWS. Where?

so strange how people have completely different opinions. for me, it's her sweetest and most cohesive record. like if dorothy gale made an album at 35 travelling the mid west. and yes, it's very languid and summertime sadness fans will be like wtf. But the whole point of the record is lana making the kind of music she wants to make and thinks is good and escaping the constrains of the music industry and the public, I play it in the car and just enjoy the ride. Go to a diner, chill out. It's just a meditative Americana record about finding oneself. It's simple (one-note some would say), but that's its charm you can always go to other records, not every one will be for you it's fine

Please no more Reverb Rick.

yeh the video is meh. It will get like 3 million views. Gone are the days of BTD and UV videography. But it dont matter cuz the song is GOLD. no let me love you was way worse. Shot in her car and edited on imovie in an hour

crap review, from a hardcore nfr fan who was expecting a sequel

the track listing works perfectly for me. White dress is an amazing opener, and for free a great closer. It's all thematically connected and only gets a bit tiredsome towards the ends as 3-4 songs are super languid. But the bridge in Dance breaks it up a bit. there are no awful tracks either like freak on hm or coachella on lfl

he's so right - let me love you is the lamest. What a weird choice to release that as the first single. Maybe interscope did some audience testing / focus groups. It's the only possible explanation

click bait - ignore it

well fuck. But no wonder given the lack of effort she put into promoting it, and releasing the most boring track as the first single. Her peak days on the charts are definitely over. Which is fine - Amerircan general taste in music sucks anyway. And she's number 1 in the uk

3 i think. It was the lowest for lana. I guess this one is even lower? Is this 4 score confirmed?

what a brilliant review. Basically summed up all my thoughts and feelings about the album. I love it even more now.

Lana and her team messed up. Zero regrets here. i'll catch the itunes option when(ever) it comes out just to pay for it. But next time - no way am i anticipating her album, when it's out it's out. Such a waste of time and energy. I love that song name tho. It's so lana

this whole era is such a mess. like no promotion, delayed releases, very few interviews It looks like there's very little interest in her as well. i mean, the media solely seem to be into her weight gain, aside from NME I remember the BTD days where she was everywhere you stepped into Now she seems to be as popular as, well, weyes blood, or perfume genuius, But then she has just made an album about how much she hates fame and wants to go back to a simpler life, so who knows.

It just occurred to me - she could have added Dealer as a bonus track. At least on iTunes. She used to have Bonus Tracks all the time (BTD, Ultraviolence). It's a cool way of saying - it doesn't fit with the record and the record ends here, but here you go, a little treat. I guess she figured she'll leave it for the next album. The second best track on the album; it's SO good. Wish it had a great video with ranches, horse riding, and a wild Lana.

I would pay good money for her to go back to Krug's cover, witch Chuck and Charlie photos in the booklet. And then if she wanted to include her friends, he could have taken pictures of htem as well and had it as part of the album artwork. I just don't understand what compelled her to choose that awful cover that she chose.

Yes! One more amazing track like White Dress or Wild at Heart, would have propelled this record to, like, my second favourite of hers. But Jack had to wrap it up, so it is what it is. A 50 minute running time would've been so much better too.