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She looks otherwordly, FUCK

She looks otherwordly, FUCK

oh Let The Light In the hit that you are

as a Gemini myself of course this is a Gemini album b2b has crack in it - kinda what I expected Kim Petras to do after Turn Off The Light

These are fucking incredible.

Is Country Roads technically the lead single or not really?

Thank you guys 😭 I’ll also be able to talk to Mitski, SZA, Arca, Ethel Cain, PJ Harvey and Eartheater but right now I’m focusing on Lana!

So… I have this new job in Portugal’s only totally public media channel and I specially work in one of the channel’s sub-channel that exclusively transmits content and projects directly tied with scenic arts: concerts, operas, etc etc. This summer our channel finally got the rights to have backstage access and be able to produce interviews and original formats and concepts in Primavera Sound… where Lana is performing 😭 not only do I have full backstage access but I also will be able to talk with her/perhaps do a little interview of sorts!!! I still can’t process this and I need y’all help to prepare good questions so I don’t repeat whatever that girl from the Blue Banisters IG live did when she had permission from Lana to ask anything and she asked if she said “whore” in Pretty When You Cry

Blonde Lana = Lizzy Grant, that post-AOTY loss in 2020, pandemic, recording insta stories while driving recklessly, Chemtrails creation, QFTC… whenever she gets blonde, herstory is made

Blonde Lana always hits different. She looks amazing.

Country is a very encompassing genre. There are subgenres within it. I don’t think Lana’s approach will be anything like Beyoncé’s: the former will most likely follow the Tammy Wynette/Loretta Lynn/Patsy Cline/Crystal Gayle country route while Beyoncé opted for something different.

There’s a review somewhere that reflects my feelings better than I can: “ There’s no question that Cowboy Carter is a landmark record. Arguably, an inevitable one. But once the dust of its audacity settles, it misses the mark of a classic”. I think it lacks some trimming and I’m still iffy on some of its politics and angles, namely the Jolene lyric changes to a version that’s thematically so pick-me and women blaming, but overall it’s a fun experience. It’s just not interesting enough to bear repeated listens, to me at least. It’s not a coincidence that my favorite tracks are the ones that experiment with genre bending and clashing (Sweet Honey Buckin’, Spaghetti, Tyrant) while everytime Beyoncé dabbles with traditional country, it feels often phony. Already looking forward for Act III and all of its rock n’roll extravaganza, which I feel is better suited for a billionaire musician as opposed to a genre so rooted in rural and working class (and yes, black!) culture - something that Beyoncé can’t quite emulate without bordering on temporary cosplay.

they are not friends, they appear together at public events because it’s mutually beneficial to both. they’re colleagues and friendly towards each other. in an album that’s very much about reclaiming a genre from white culture and shining a light on obscure/more unknown artists from the country scene, having a taylor swift feature would be tone deaf and a waste of space lol.

why would she affiliate herself with Taylor Swift when this is an album about a black artist reclaiming a genre from white opportunists.

it’s such a cool spin on the whole rollout concept. love this.