Jeanne Dielman

What's up with the dragon emoji that Lana used? Gabe Simon also used it for his IG story.

The middle section (Black Bathing Suit -> If You Lie Down with Me -> Beautiful -> Violets for Roses) will be a ride. Erickson's work on Titanic Rising was monumental so I can't wait for his production on these songs. The interlude seems to introduce a new direction unless she's trolling us (which is entirely plausible lol). Now watch a simple title track like Beautiful turn out to be the magnum opus of the album completely out of nowhere. Zach co-writing If You Lie Down with Me probably means that this alleged UV outtake (I still think it's a completely new track though despite the Barrie credit; they did have a session a few months ago and this must be it if CB and NOTG haven't been touched) must have been completely reworked and I do trust him. Btw I'll never trust insiders again. Didn't boz say that the album was just a collection of "pretty ballads"? Ma'am, The Trio and Dealer wouldn't agree with you.

I'm slightly confused. The US LDR store site mentions that CDs and cassettes ship on October 22 but the vinyls ship on October 29. On the French store vinyls apparently ship on October 22. What is the truth?

Not Lana resurrecting Morricone to remix a track for her.

Sweet Carolina is explicit!

Elton John's new album found dead in a ditch! This is so exciting! Enjoy your first listen of Arcadia guys!

I'm also not sure yes to heaven has listened to the album. That IG post basically mentions all the info we got yesterday (except for the alleged Thunder one). Boz and eclipse basically confirmed the rest of the info on ATRL yesterday. Boz in particular confirmed that Violets for Roses isn't RBFY and that Text Book *probably* is the longest track (he didn't seem too certain so I guess there may be a couple of 5-minute tracks on the album).

Stripped back doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be an acoustic version or something. The leaked version is a bit too celebratory and happy sonically so I could see her toning it down and focusing on the electric guitars. It'll make the transition between Dealer and WFWF better if that's the case. I wonder if the reason why both CB and NOTG haven't been reworked ties with the narrative. Perhaps Sweet Carolina will give us the answer.

Well...Lana said that Arcadia is from the "middle" of the narrative/journey. We could get MVs for a song from the "beginning" (TB/BB/WFWF - didn't boz say that they were looking for directors' ideas about the BB MV a while ago?) and the "end"/current phase/"present" (any of the new unheard songs or even an older one? - Thunder please if that's the case!).

I'm very intrigued by Sweet Carolina - a new song featuring lyrics from her dad and sister! - which not only comes right after a sequence of older tracks but also closes the album. It must be a very special song for her. And when her closers are original songs (Get Free & hope...) they usually end up being highlights of her entire discography.

Yeah I'm tempted to listen to Arcadia actually...I haven't listened to the new snippet yet! I'll probably avoid the MV though because apparently it includes the interlude (unless it's only a part of the interlude lol) and I don't want to be left with only 6 unknown tracks. The dilemmas...

I kinda hope the UO cover is from a second MV she's already shot because she looks so fucking regal. I love it. I can't believe I promised myself not to listen to Arcadia, The Trio and the LQ version of Dealer until the album is released. Lol, good luck with that!

Are we going to get the duration and credits of each song today?

Also, what is the general consensus on the new Arcadia snippet here? Do you guys love it? Has it met your expectations?

Lol I missed everything that happened in the last few hours! I haven't listened to the LQ version of Dealer but I'm intrigued by how polarizing it is. The Twin Peaks comparisons are promising. I haven't listened to the new Arcadia snippet either. Is it true there are horns, strings and spacey sounds? I thought miss boz said that the sound will be same-y lol so I kinda expected it to be (mostly) piano-driven. I was genuinely touched by Lana's IG post. This will be her most personal album and judging from her little text, this is going to be narratively cohesive. I love the fact that she doesn't care about promotion, critical reception and people's expectations anymore. She's really entered her intellectual rock diva phase.

This dead silence is...unsettling lol. Perhaps the insiders spilled so much yesterday because they knew that the tracklist will be announced sometime today?

I don't think we're getting a cover this time around. Insiders would have spilled the tea.

Don't we get news every time someone posts scat? Just do it. Don't wait.

Hopefully Niko and Topanga chilling on the freshly painted banisters.

The instrumental interlude is another interesting one btw. Will we listen to it in its entirety on the Arcadia MV or will there be just a short version/snippet of it? It won't be like Burnt Norton I suppose so it must be purely instrumental right? If it were a short track, I doubt Miss Lana would make a track out of it. It could have worked as Arcadia's intro or outro...

It'll be hilarious if Elton John underperforms and Lana's physical sales push her to #1 on the third week of the album's release (assuming the physicals are released two weeks later). I suppose her team is scared that Lana will be overshadowed by Coldplay and Sheeran. In late October/early November Europe and the U.K. in particular will go gaga for Elton John and especially ABBA (not to mention Adele if the rumors are true). But yeah I hope there's some payola tbh. Push Arcadia hard on alternative radio stations, let the sexy close-ups of Miss Lana's Sierra Madre turn into glorious memes on social media and then release a high-budget MV when the album is released.

I never understood the criticism against WFWF's production. I mean, the piano and drums are intentionally artificial, glitchy and distorted creating this suffocating soundscape that feels like a fucked up demo. If the track is close to Dealer etc. on the tracklist, then it'll make a lot of sense if Lana snaps and goes completely raw in the second half of the album (which kinda seems to be the case if the tracklist placements are to be believed).