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This album was released at the perfect time. The delay was meant to be 

This gets better and better with each listen. Paired with the weather cooling down and the cold creeping in, this album is an amalgamation of the autobiographical, internality of a self at its most vulnerable and the sprawling, crisp landscapes of fall 

I feel you on that. I was high listening to the album and I felt she was coming on so hot. I guess we got used to the calmness and stripped down sincerity of NFR! and COTCC and we weren’t expecting BTD/Paradise/UV era fire paired with mature lyrics. It’s a lot.

Lana could do Guernica but Picasso couldn’t do Black Bathing Suit.

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

Singer’s second album in seven months is confident, honest and arresting
 

This album really caught me off guard. I already said last night (in the midst of a breakdown bc my boyfriend said some really mean shit to me but Lana was there to comfort me with BB <3) I didn't expect it to be this good  I'm so content with this record! It's very cohesive imo, something I thought wasn't going to be the case at all. This is my little review (faves in bold):
 
Text Book: 8/10. Great opening track IMO. Only thing I still don't like is the BLM reference, feels kinda out of place and a little performative (don't come for me please, I know Lana is not a performative artist but it comes across as that because with QFTC and the accusations of being racist, seems like it's somehow "forced"? idk)
Blue Banisters: 10/10. Can't think of a better title track, this song is the embodiment of Lana Del Rey. The piano at the end makes me weep.
Arcadia: 9/10. Great melody. Loved both videos. Only thing I don't like is the mixing, in the chorus my ears hurt a little bit lol
Interlude: 3/10. Feels out of place, it's good as the ending to Arcadia's og video, not so much in the album, it doesn't go anywhere, feels pointless (I have to admit tho if I didn't know Clay had anything to do with this, I'd probably like it a bit more lol)
BBS: 10/10. UV vibes to the maximum. Love the chorus and ending so much. Also love the West Coast similarities (different tempos coming and going throughtout the song)
IFLDWM: 9/10. More UV vibes. Love it! Only thing I don't like is the "muffled" sound. Idk if it's because it's an older song but her voice is not so clear at times.
Beautiful: 5/10. Don't really like it. Still a good song but a skip for me.
Violets for Roses: 5/10. Don't like it either. Not a bad song but a skip for me. I like the message tho.
Dealer. 10/10. Fucking explosive. Love the tempo, their voices sound so hot god. The outro makes me wet. I hope Lana explores more of this type of sound in the future.
Thunder: 10/10. I already loved the demo but this has more of a Lana - Blue Banisters era sound, it goes so well with the rest of the album. A fucking masterpiece. Creepy - heavenly violins and backing vocals really did that!
WW: 10/10. Currently a skip because it's very relatable to me and it makes me cry everytime I hear it, and I can't cry everywhere I go lmao. A necessary and amazing song, helps the general public and us to understand where Lana is coming from and why she is the way she is sometimes.
NOTG: 8/10. A classic, good song from Lana. I like it ever since it leaked. Only thing I don't like is she didn't rework it. A few more instruments would have done wonders to this amazing, timeless record.
Living Legend: 9/10. Same as NOTG. Thank god she left the wawawas! One of my fave unnowreleased songs! 
Cherry Blossom: 9/10. Sweet, nurturing, lovely ballad. I understand why she put it in BB. Goes great with the closing track. A few more instruments would have done wonders to this one too! I listened to the unrealeased so much that I'm already a bit bored with it but I still don't skip it because I like that it's followed by SC.
Sweet Carolina: 10/10. One of her best closers. Some love it, some hate the "crypto forever, fuck you kevin" line. I personally love it, it's fun and sounds great with the little piano in the background. So Lana. Love the melody, simplicity and purity of the message.
 
Conclusion: one of my favorite records from Lana. I really needed this at this point in my life. I thank god for Lana and for music.

they don’t provide scores but they really didn’t say a single negative thing, reads at least as a 9/10 I would say. 

Lanuski del Rey, u really are our living legend 

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

what did she put in this album? is it crack?
ever since it leaked i couldn’t not listen to it and have had this uncontrollable urge to. is this my dealer era? 

I can't say I was expecting If You Lie Down to be the next single, but as I listen to it more, it's a great choice. It's upbeat, catchy and has fantastic lyrics. I can see it getting a lot of play on alt. radio 

If You Lie Down With Me is stunning!! But I wanna appreciate the intro real quick, the piano & her vocals giving me goosebumps everytime
Also I get somehow Honeymoon vibes from this song because it sounds kinda romantic & dreamy 

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

This  Her best closer wbk 

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

is there some kind of formal ceremony when they upgrade you from icon to LEGEND? 

is there some kind of formal ceremony when they upgrade you from icon to LEGEND? 

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

Thunder is truly on my top 10 Lana songs so beautiful!

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

So don't write me a letter
I'll always be right here
Closer to you than your next breath, my dear
 
What an absolutely gorgeous line to end the album on. This is not just for Chuck, it is spoken directly to us.
 
 

Prolific
 
Breathtaking
 
Fascinating
 
Incredible
 
Majestic
 
Stunning
 
Iconic