theworldspins

I swear to God if one of you starts with the “OMG check Spotify” clownery I’m personally coming for you this is NO time for jokes 

This song still moves me, every time

absolute queen
 
 

.

There was such a song? I had no idea, do we have more info on it? 

ik the album just came out but i’m really hoping we get a titanic risen-esque single later this year  perhaps the song that was supposed to be the lead but was ultimately cut from the album entirely last minute

why lie 

Following on from her feature on a John Cale record, Natalie has appeared on a podcast discussing the Nico album 'Desertshore'.
https://podbay.fm/p/jokermen/e/1675047600
This is actually one of my favourite records of all time, and this discussion is one of these 'worlds collide' moments for me that seems to happen more than you'd think. I'm not sure whether this podcast allows their episodes to be accessible forever, so if you're reading this in the future and you can't listen to it, hit me up, and I'll hopefully have an alternate link for you.

.

Irrelevant information/correlation: Pitchfork re-shared their Ocean Blvd review two days ago, now they re-shared their review for Chemtrails. Guess they're ready with their A&W Best New Track review 

It more accurately reflects the contemporary vernacular.
 
Imagine getting a random text from your best friend:
 
”Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd”
 
This generally contextualises her more stream of consciousness style of writing in recent albums (which is a modernist style of writing, modernist as in the first half of the 20th century and the end of the 19th century) with more contemporary imagery (a quite post-modern M.O.) and sensibilities, which is what she’s been doing all along really, she’s just making it more and more her own.
 
Grammatically, if not rhetorically, it can also function more as a statement than a question. You ask a question, but you also pose a question, as in, sometimes it’s not a literal inquiry, but rather a sort of stance (quite literally a rhetorical question). I text someone I miss a random question about something, not because I actually want to know, but I want an excuse to talk to them, or Hell, confront them.
 
I’m a language nerd lol

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Disagreement lol. Sorry but I think it's very dramatic to suggest Lana is fucking over her fans by not giving us promo. Her output is insane, she gives us so much. Promo is fun but it's really just a bonus. The music industry is toxic and I'm proud of her for finding a place where she can live a happy life out of the limelight while also being one of the biggest artists in the world. She really could not say a word before or after March 24th and just let the album speak for itself if that's what she really wants to do. Thankfully though we know that's not the case because we know we have several magazines coming soon, so it seems like we will be getting some solid promo no matter what in the coming weeks. People just need to chill, we're not even supposed to know about A&W coming next week so today's meltdowns were particularly unwarranted. 

i understand and am okay with her not wanting to do promotion but sometimes it feels really at odds with her desire to “tell her story her way” — doing things like making music videos to complete the artistic vision and doing interviews to share her thoughts would really help with that. she’s had her words twisted in interviews before so releasing audio commentary like with UV or even just posting instagram captions/holding livestreams would be a great way for her to express how she feels about her work and the ideas and intentions behind it …
 
i miss being able to see into the window of her mind while she was making the album, the W magazine was great for that, and i really hope there are good interviews in the upcoming articles!! ocean blvd seems so special and being able to read about her/her mindset in this moment is such a special thing that really enriches the album for me 

.