Jeanne Dielman

A&W is monumental and I hope that it’s just a taste of what’s to come in terms of Lana experimenting with structure and tempo changes/style shifts within a single song. She already experimented a bit on Black Bathing Suit, Text Book and Taco Truck (Fishtail, Candy Necklace and Peppers to a lesser extent, too) but what she managed to achieve with A&W is truly astonishing. 
 
 

Man, I literally have different favourite songs every single day after this album came out, it's just impossible to pick my top favourite 

"There's a certain point... the body can't come back from" SOBBING ON THE GROUND

I’m obsessed with Candy Necklace, Jon Batiste Interlude, Kintsugi and Fingertips. 

Jon and Lana's euphoric feeling over music in an organic studio moment is million times better than homophobic Judah Smith's aggressive religious nonsense in every possible universe.

I’m obsessed with Candy Necklace, Jon Batiste Interlude, Kintsugi and Fingertips. 

I’m obsessed with Candy Necklace, Jon Batiste Interlude, Kintsugi and Fingertips. 

I’m obsessed with Candy Necklace, Jon Batiste Interlude, Kintsugi and Fingertips. 

My solidified top 5 
 
1. Candy Necklace
2. Kintsugi
3. Fingertips
4. Grandfather, please stand on the shoulders of my father while he deep sea fishes
5. Fishtail

Taco Truck is absolutely her best ending track since Get Free (which remains at #1).
The album, as a whole, is a true experience. It's sincere, deep, hard to comprehend sometimes, but overall beautiful.

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i dont think this counts for MC but it counts on AOTY - https://northerntransmissions.com/lana-del-rey-did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd/ 
 
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I hope  
It looks like they were shooting some b-roll of someone skating in an empty pool which seems very lana.. 
and then the production designer posted this which is giving me major a&w / interview mag vibes…

Pam & Anna are back in LA.. perhaps another photoshoot/video on the horizon?


 
 
Also, something else to take with a major grain of salt -
 

omg if it is for Lana I wonder what song it would be for...

Kintsugi is definitely my #1. It's like one of the best songs she's ever written. 

It’s the popular ones, so as of now it has the singles, Paris Texas and candy necklace starred 

It's not a surprise that Lana included this song in the new album and, in fact, put it after Wildflower Wildfire and right before Cherry Blossom - all songs share a similar theme about maternal figures / motherly love (or lack thereof).
 
 

I highly associate these photoshoots with these songs...
 

 
The Grants
Ocean Blvd
Let the Light In
 

 
A&W
Fishtail
Peppers
Taco Truck
 

 
Kintsugi
Paris Texas
Margaret
 

 
Sweet
Candy Necklace
Fingertips
Grandfather

Yeah i'm glad she didn't do that, this is how a collab is supposed to be when you're the main artist. FJM collab is a perfect example, he doesn't have his own verse but you still feel his presence greatly when he sings with her. Snow on the beach take notes 

One thing I love about is the collabs is that, for once, she didn’t do the «  gracious » ( and sometimes frustrating) thing of putting herself in the back vocal corner, even for some collabs for her previous albums. 
could some of the guests shine more? Yeah but their input doesn’t feel small to their songs. 

The Jon Batiste interlude is phenomenal. I really wish they include it in the music video

OMG now A&W is on spot no. 2 of Lana's most popular tracks on Spotify!  so it's coming for Summertime Sadness' neck methinks 

The instrumental of the Judas Smith interlude reminds me so much of Violet or Patent-Leather Do-Over. 
 
Enough days have passed for my top 5 (the songs I want to replay all the time but often don’t because I get excited for the rest of the album )
Ocean Blvd, Candy Necklace, Grandfather, Let The Light In, Fishtail
 
Which proves how insanely good this album is  , when a career highlight like A&W is not my fave, or when Fingertips or Kintsugi aren’t there. No songs are a skip (now that I got rid of the white man yelling )

i'm not gonna pretend like I know exactly what's going on of the album cus i barely had a moment w it just yesterday, but. what I can say about it from what I feel and sense, is that it's such a wondrous, soaring, but still mysterious record. I think the sea setting and the tunnel blends perfectly into the imagery and themes of the album. warm water, cold water, it's inviting, clear, and sometimes hazy. romantic, sensual, cerebral and pondering, but still all the while, very tender. 

earlier there was sorta? dk perusing the thread, sorta a discussion about how the music seemed like it was her last, and i think, at least for me, it's bc her music sounds clearer, in spirit, and more wholesome, and solidly assured. not to say that she hasn't been etc., but more so in a way that she seems more carefree and there's less of an "ache" of a feel overall from what I can feel. kinda like the same feeling you might have when someone can't anger you anymore, and you're just vibing and focusing on what you love, nods to the serene queen portion of the album being the last 3 tracks of the album, as an ode to herself. 

it's a compelling album that holds a lot of heart, and carries dynamism just like how life can do. incredibly solid, but still very much wondrous, and at the same time appreciative. it's a cool, cool album.