Jeanne Dielman

Hmm, in terms of marketing, announcing the album pre-order on the day she performs at Stagecoach (it's a Friday, too!) makes a lot of sense. But I really cannot imagine her waiting *that* long to release "Henry" as well? The general public and the Lana fandom need a taste of the "country" direction of the new era. On the other hand, a minimalist acoustic guitar ballad doesn't sound like something remotely mainstream at all, so who knows what this woman is planning to do... I love Akerman. I'm so happy that there's another fan of her brilliant work on these boards.

It's going to be pretty funny - and very Lana - if the actual lead single doesn't turn out to be Henry, come on.. I also won't be surprised if the actual title of the song isn't "Henry, come on", but since she tagged the snippet with that lyric - and we've all been using it to name the track - she's decided to play along, lol.

Mind you, Pantene told us that he hadn't listened to the entire album back in December, so "Henry" might have seemed like an outlier compared to the stuff he had actually listened to. Maybe it's too long or too uncommercial or too sparse/minimalist (compared to the rest of the acoustic songs) or simply doesn't represent the album's overall style and mood very well? A Star for Nick is one of my favourite Lana songs ever.

When asked if the new album is depressing: So we're getting May Jailer-esque acoustic stuff (but with a high budget), possibly not a single upbeat track, (mostly?) depressing music, and Henry doesn't make sense as the lead of the album despite the whole acoustic/sparse/back to basics/Sirens style, lol. I don't know about you, but my body is ready.

What's this insider's taste in general? Is he a Lana fan?

He should stick to Radical Optimism then, lol.

Did he really mean the album or just "Henry"? His reaction to Lana releasing "Henry, come on" as the lead single kinda implied that there were far better options, which doesn't make much sense if he really thinks that the entire album is a snoozefest, right?

BOZ found dead in a ditch!

I mean...did anyone expect "Henry" to be a long song? Because that's how Pantene described it. If this is any indication of the overall slow-burning style of the album, hopefully we're getting several long tracks!

If the album is sonically and melodically similar to stripped-down stuff like Disco, For K Part 2, Pawn Shop Blues, Yayo, Oh Say Can You See, Bad Disease, A Star for Nick, Change, Kintsugi, Wild At Heart, Dance Till We Die, Marilyn, and the first half of A&W, it's going to be my favourite Lana record ever, lol.

He's a desperate attention whore at this point. Appearing out of nowhere to drag a song that we *all* knew was going to be released as the single just to ruin the mood and also imply that he's heard the rest of the album's songs, because - duh - he's an "insider". He's boring me to death, and I'm already dead.

Wasn't he raving about Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism? He also panned Kintsugi, so... Anyway, I doubt that he's commenting on the quality of the song. He's implying what Pantene has already told us: it's a simple stripped-back acoustic ballad that (allegedly) doesn't quite reflect the mood and overall sound of the album, so it's an "uninspiring"/bizarre pick as the album's official lead single. But even if he were, his taste is all over the place, so I wouldn't take him very seriously, sorry, lol. EDIT: Oh, "disposable snoozefest"? Wow, yikes.

Pantene basically told us the same thing that BOZ just posted: "Henry, Come On" doesn't quite make sense as a lead single (remember Pantene saying that it's like picking "Change" as the lead of Lust for Life?), but Lana always releases singles that are quite uncommercial ("The Grants", "Venice Bitch", "hope is a dangerous thing", the "Blue Banisters" triplets etc.) and deep-cut album tracks almost always end up being far more successful streaming-wise and/or going viral ("Cinnamon Girl", "Margaret", "Let the Light In", "Paris, Texas", "Happiness is a butterfly", "Dealer", "Art Deco" etc.), lol. This song obviously means a lot to her, and Lana always does her own thing, so why not? Let her cook. If anything, it'll make me even more curious about the sound of the rest of the songs, given that this one apparently is one of the most stripped-back tracks of the album. Besides, I think that the snippet has a gorgeous melody, so bring it on.

Neil Krug! She looks absolutely dazzling. Serving old Hollywood/vintage realness.

OMG and those transitions from yeehaw banjos to Japanese ambience (Sakamoto would be proud!) to Greek bouzouki (so unexpected!) to Arab folk to Bjork's random-ass back vocals (Lana, your mind...!) right before Miss Nikki Lane starts belting out of fucking nowhere and Jeremy's alligators start collectively farting in the swamps - the bubble sound effect is amazing; good job, Jack! - are astonishing. She really said "I'm gonna top both Venice Bitch and A&W with this". Truly career-best work.