Sportscruiser

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.

The cover doesn’t even need defending. Every designer I know of loves the cover regardless of being fans of Charli or not. Dua’s cover is far more atrocious.

what is that cover lmfaoooooo

This woman is surreal. I really don’t understand what happened between the 2021-2022 period where she didn’t seem interested in the Hollywood lifestyle and going glam and now she’s everywhere casually dropping the best looks of her career. She’s always been that girl, either in full glam or street casual.

It’s too early, we’re gonna be sent into a downward spiral with an artwork being released 6 months before the actual release. I know I am.

each day i get obsessed with a different track. today is being all about the title track

we’re really gonna be robbed off a Zach Bryan collab and affair on this era, aren’t we?

I really didn’t connect with this album on my first listen but something drew me in to keep listening to it… I love it now. There’s a feeling of muted sadness permeating through the record that’s really appealing coming from a pop star of her status - generally (pop) artists go big or go broke with their breakup/divorce albums but this one is quiet, adult heartbreak. The one that doesn’t destroy you completely but lingers indefinitely. The title itself tricks you into thinking the album conveys a different message but once you realize it was inspired on the Eternal Sunshine film, the whole thing clicks. And sonically? She does Aaliyah, TLC, Mariah Carey, Robyn, Missy Elliott… all in a very cohesive package that sounds undoubtedly hers. Very very good record and a mature overview of one’s life crumbling. The Supernatural - The Boy Is Mine run is actually insane.

the boy is mine i can’t wait to try him lets get intertwined the stars they aligned the boy is mine

which pop songs? the ones she hasn’t released since 2018? 💀

half a million streams within the first 7/8 hours of streaming is actually pretty damn good

Take notes, Scammys made me laugh a little bit because these people showered Taylor Swift with awards not even the Grammys dared to.

Love the video and the song is such an earworm. Super excited for this era.

i actually love the cover, it’s so late 90s/early 00s DJ musician coded. her Aphex Twin moment with a pop sensibility hence the strident like green. i love it and it would be a nice twist of color in my vinyl collection. also it’s so instantly recognizable and ties into the whole party scene type of advertising in terms of visual language… i can see the vision behind it

wait what i thought that was just the music video i can’t tell if this is a good or a bad review

is she releasing Von Dutch in 2 and a half hours or is it not a midnight GMT release?

she’s going for the Aphex Twin type of album covers and i love it actually lol

You have no clue whether or how much I’m attached to anything so…