i want to say something as i tend to lurk and not say much.. following the NFR discourse earlier, i have to say - i loved cinnamon girl’s snippets and i was extremely disappointed by the end result because of the version i had in my head from the combined snippets that someone had compiled on youtube, and that when i played the album for the first time i rolled my eyes and said to my friend ‘every song sounds the same’ (i was young, naive and not nearly as musically intelligent as i am now)
but i remember just hearing loads of piano and getting tired of it (i also didn’t like UV or HM on first listen lol but i loved LFL and paradise and BTD) but the album grew on me completely after about a year and it’s now in my top albums by her.. anyway, i stopped listening to her after i first heard NFR (because i didn’t like it and i was mad about the pre release taking so long lol) but when chemtrails single came out i discovered lanaboards and my love for lana came back even stronger, and i honestly love NFR’s production even though yes it is slightly muted, and i like the concept of COCC and how it started, not so much the folk journey but the standout tracks to me being the first 3 tracks, DBJAG and yosemite.. and i feel like i’m one of the few that actually likes jacks production. and i was actually excited when i saw he was going to be on DYK.
i love love ultraviolence and i have accepted that we will never get another one because she has evolved as an artist and she isn’t in that headspace anymore, but i do agree with people saying that HM has the most lush and rich instrumentals, which i agree with.
when i listened to tunnel i had just come back from winter wonderland in london and it was just perfect timing in my life, and it’s the first lana track since chemtrails TT that i have been OBSESSED with and probably one of my most played songs by her. it’s been on repeat both in my head and by my throat and i was so excited about BB, it was my first pre release on LB as a non lurker, and i was so so excited for songs like Thunder (one of my fav unreleaseds) and i ended up loving it and it did honestly have a massive place in my heart in 2021 with my ex, it was just on repeat. text book and bbs were among my favorites and i do love it but now that it’s been out for a while and i’ve had time to reflect upon it, i did crave a bit more. tunnel is just everything i’ve wanted from lana for ages. the haunting melancholic sound with the orchestral beautiful strings meeting piano.. it’s just beautiful. i’m so so excited for this project and i follow this thread religiously and i’m so happy to be here with you all!
sorry for the bible!
you forgot An Eulogy and Edit ft Tommy Genesis, the 2 i’m most hyped for