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Sensing LDR9 is a...bombastic masterpiece called "Why Would I Need a Man When I've Got Nikki Lane"

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BB is a beautiful album overall, but there are some awkward, confusing moments, and the mixing/mastering is incredibly disappointing and does tarnish the immersive experience. As others have said though it does feel like a swan song to her singer-songwriter era that started with NFR (and maybe even LFL in parts). It's thrilling knowing she could go in literally any direction now

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Oh I know, I was just poking fun at the absurdity of the situation (people calling her those things in the first place), not trying to be serious. I just feel like she has a tendency to include lyrics that are a bit jarring and out of place, like the "tour lyfe" lyric on HIAB, that kinda disrupt the flow of the song and feel too...meta? or something idk lol

I can't stand when she shoehorns weird, unnatural lyrics like the BLM one into her songs. Like girl, you're not going to beat the racism or Republican allegations by singing about being at a BLM rally...those who've labeled her those things aren't going to change their minds, likely ever. In that vein I hope she's less self-conscious on this album, if that makes sense, singing about whatever she feels led to, not what she feels will receive more approval by critics or listeners

tbh I'm just hoping the album's finished and she's waiting for vinyl production updates to formally announce anything. it would also be exciting if she were spending this time preparing visuals for the album, but it's been quite awhile since she's cared about that aspect of the rollout process, so...

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Agree with everything here, and this obsessive need to be on the side of newly-minted politics of compassion and empathy was fueled by politicians and media alike, both of which constantly disparaged and vilified those who were doubtful about the vaccine. I think there was a complete breakdown of nuance during this time, wherein people resorted to ideological tribalism out of fear, which I can empathize with given the intensity and pervasiveness of the pandemic's effects. There was also political and social unrest that accelerated the divide in my opinion. Pro-vax as well and I totally understand why people would get the covid vaccine, especially if they have health issues that render them particularly vulnerable to severe illness, but the idea that you're inflicting disease and chaos upon the world by not getting vaccinated against covid was always more of a manipulative marketing tactic designed to increase uptake than it was a scientific reality

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