cherrytropico

‘bonjour tristesse’ by francoise sagan !! it’s dreamy, short, written beautifully, and has a bittersweet ending; it’s a french classic published in 1954 so there’s that historical aspect. ‘tom lake’ by ann patchett isn’t that short but i think you might like it, it’s about a woman who tells her daughters the stories of her past as an actress in the 80s and the romances she’s had with male celebs. the way i described it sounds like it’s glamorous but actually this is a relaxing book with beautiful descriptions, and the present day setting is on a cherry orchard so perfect for spring. ‘lie with me’ by philippe besson is also nostalgic, set in the 80s, and will prob make you cry lol. ‘the garden party’ by katherine mansfield is an excellent dreamy short story written in the 19th century. i think ‘atonement’ fits your description, except it’s a longer book at ~350 pages.

this, but 14-17 tracks im thirsty for lana’s music

lolita! i didn’t even know that song was hated, it’s always been one of my faves whether that’s the demos or the album version. it’s so catchy and fun to sing i want my cake and i wanna eat it too i wanna have fun and be in love with u i know that i’m a mess with my long hair, sun tan short dress, bare feet i don’t care what they say about me what they say about me ‘cause i know that it’s L-O-V-E u make me happy, u make me happy… and i never listen to anyone

xanax

we rejoice! as much as i love lana’s quiet acoustic songs like not all those who wander, i’d loveeeee for the acoustic guitar to be more loud like how it is in hey blue baby. henry come on is lovely from what we’ve heard, i just want a bit more energy from the rest of the album.

there’s no way she’s releasing either of those two this year imo – ttpd needs time to shine. rep/debut must be coming out next year, and my assumption is rep tv is coming first (maybe on new year’s day hehe) then debut is last as a way to wrap everything up neatly. this is the pattern the re-recordings have followed anyway: new albums in 2020, 2 re-recordings in 2021 new album in 2022, 2 re-recordings in 2023 and now new album in 2024, 2 re-recordings in 2025.

oh i 100% agree! i’ll always prefer the middle ground of an average length album, then potentially a deluxe version later on. if taylor had dropped The Anthology later it would have been really exciting, but because it happened just a few hours after ttpd was released, it was just too much all at once. plus she had already done that double album thing with midnights so it wasn’t super surprising or anything.

ok let’s talk: how come so many popular artists have been releasing long albums in 2023-2024, and how do you feel about this trend? sza released SOS with 23 tracks, m*rgan w*lien released an album with 36 tracks, drake’s recent album was 23 tracks, beyoncé’s cowboy carter has 27 tracks, and now taylor has released an album with 31 tracks. personally, i don’t really like this trend…i think it takes away from the artistry of an album being created with intention and clarity. it is overwhelming for the listener, and yeah you can listen to the whole album slowly, but i’d much rather have a clean-cut album to listen to on release day. in the case of ttpd i haven’t even listened to the 15 new tracks yet because it’s just too much, and at this point some songs are gonna start blending in together. initially i was looking forward to beyoncé’s album but i haven’t even started listening to it because of how overwhelmed i feel. then you have artists on the other end of the spectrum that release shorter albums – ariana grande’s eternal sunshine was 35 min long, olivia rodrigo’s guts was originally 39 min long. billie’s new album will be 10 tracks long. this isn’t necessarily a bad thing because in the case of ariana, i thought her album was clean and perfect with no filler tracks. so i’d take that over a long album any day, because those feel more like a compilation of the artist’s songs than a body of work. feel free to disagree with me if you do like long albums !! i mean i can definitely see how it can keep you occupied for a long time which is exciting but … ain’t nobody got time for that.

i wonder what drugs taylor was on to have been writing some of these lyrics 😭 “I’d say the 1830s but without all the racists and getting married off for the highest bid” “At dinner you take my ring off my middle finger and put it on the one people put wedding rings on” “Touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto” ”Tell me something awful, like you are a poet trapped inside the body of a finance guy” "Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll never see" "My beloved ghost and me, sitting in a tree d-y-i-n-g" this album is very chaotic !

sooo what are the chances that she debuts a song from lasso? i’m dying to hear anything from this album

am i the only one who loves snow on the beach…it’s top 3 on midnights for me and a comfort song

i just woke up, taylor swift is insane. 31 songs?? i this is gonna take me a week to listen to