Rock Candy

Nan I dont think it’s coming on the 7th, especially if it’s the lead for Lasso. Someone should have spotted that her website is under « maintenance » or something. 
But there’s still hope for her June 20th show, where she supposedly will talk about the album 
(at this point, @Sportscruiser is our best hope for any concrete news )

L’amour de ma vie surely is about him… Can’t help but think that the guy from Born Blue (the last part of Blue) is similar to Jesse (I know Born Blue is a scrap from Happier Than Ever, but both guys in those songs are selfish pricks, so…)
 
as for the rock sound, it’s not. It’s incredible moody alt pop though. The Greatest is similar in structure to Happier than Ever title track, but more « rock ballad - arena anthem » than the rock outburst of HTE.

Well, I don't understand what's going on, but I hope for pleasant surprises and a very quick release of the CHIHIRO MV
 
meanwhile, my top looks like:
1. BITTERSUITE  (this masterpiece worked the best for me, the accents are placed so harmoniously. It is my central moment of the album. I'm not talking about the great cinematography and the art of performance... so gorgeous - 100/10)
2. WILDFLOWER  (this song hits me to the core every fucking time. Outro sends you straight to heaven - 10/10)
3. LUNCH  (Yes, I needed it - 9,5/10 (It doesn't matter that my score is so high))
4. BLUE  (the best closer, but for me, the attention is slightly shifted in the wrong direction - 9/10)
5. SKINNY  (I liked it from the first audition, but going to lunch always trips me up - 9/10)
6. L'AMOUR DE MA VIE  (it was worth getting used to. this song blossomed for me with the arrival of summer - 8,5/10)
7. CHIHIRO  (It doesn't work for me as often as I would like, but this is objectively good. Maybe the snippets exceeded my expectations - 8,5/10)
8. BIRDS OF A FEATHER  (it took me the most time to make friends with this song and not put it in the SKIP section. as a result, I even want more works in this style - 8/10)
9. THE DINER  (It's commendable, but it looks like her brother's draft. It's still at least 7,5/10)
10. THE GREATEST  (maybe not my vibe, I don't feel it. Nevertheless, I am aware of the greatness of this song - 7/10)

Well, I don't understand what's going on, but I hope for pleasant surprises and a very quick release of the CHIHIRO MV
 
meanwhile, my top looks like:
1. BITTERSUITE  (this masterpiece worked the best for me, the accents are placed so harmoniously. It is my central moment of the album. I'm not talking about the great cinematography and the art of performance... so gorgeous - 100/10)
2. WILDFLOWER  (this song hits me to the core every fucking time. Outro sends you straight to heaven - 10/10)
3. LUNCH  (Yes, I needed it - 9,5/10 (It doesn't matter that my score is so high))
4. BLUE  (the best closer, but for me, the attention is slightly shifted in the wrong direction - 9/10)
5. SKINNY  (I liked it from the first audition, but going to lunch always trips me up - 9/10)
6. L'AMOUR DE MA VIE  (it was worth getting used to. this song blossomed for me with the arrival of summer - 8,5/10)
7. CHIHIRO  (It doesn't work for me as often as I would like, but this is objectively good. Maybe the snippets exceeded my expectations - 8,5/10)
8. BIRDS OF A FEATHER  (it took me the most time to make friends with this song and not put it in the SKIP section. as a result, I even want more works in this style - 8/10)
9. THE DINER  (It's commendable, but it looks like her brother's draft. It's still at least 7,5/10)
10. THE GREATEST  (maybe not my vibe, I don't feel it. Nevertheless, I am aware of the greatness of this song - 7/10)

Her best album tbh - probably an unpopular opinion 

It's more poppier but it's like cohesive pop, like the tracks are sonically quite similar to each other but they're not boring. Well that's my opinion, I feel like all the tracks have this smooth underwater feeling sonically. People have thought that L'Amour De Ma Vie is about her relationship with Jesse.

Yesterday, Billie shut down the rumours of a « Red album » when asked about it. 
https://x.com/buzzingpop/status/1798474712755884337?s=46&t=9DAe1og0lBbLa_v4qZjMpA 
bur something is coming (I’ve seen an « insider account » on Twitter / X that posted that the deluxe version of HMHAS is being released this summer 👀, although I can’t find the post anymore 😭)

the instrumentals leaked and the production on this album is just so gorgeous. the instrumental for BLUE especially i'm obsessed with

Agreeeee. Especially about The Diner, since it's so extra creepy that it's allegedly or possibly based on her real life experiences of being stalked, aka from a stalker's POV. Maybe her most eerie song to me!
 
It's probably my AOTY. Since I am listening to this 80% of the time since it's been released it's reminding me of when NFR had dropped and I listened to it literally every free and awake minute I had, for a week straight. Omg. HTE was my very fav Billie project, but this _is_ her best thing yet I fear.
 

My top five:
 
1. CHIHIRO
2. BLUE
3. WILDFLOWER
4. LUNCH
5. THE GREATEST
 
I can't believe these 5 cuts are on the same record (kind of like Lana's VB, NFR, Mariner's, The Greatest and Doin' Time combo).
 
And then there's still SKINNY. GOD DAMN, GURL.
 

The only one that really doesn’t click with me is birds of a feather so I’m really surprised people think it should be the radio hit and in the top 5 
 
I can’t place my top 5 as they keep shifting as I continuously listen to the album.. at first my favourite was lunch.. then it switched to l’amour la vie and now the diner is rising to the top spot 
 
other firm favourites are ofcourse blue, the greatest and bitter suite 
 
birds of a feather has dropped into skip status 

Just realized the last time we got new Lana was Blue Skies…Lana pls save us 

I will ship mine FOR FREE, LUKE, all the way from London. just spill me some tea 

Me on my way to Nashville
 

Any of y’all from Nashville? I say trade your PS4 with henrycomeon.mp3 

It’s happening in 3 days 

I check up on this thread so often knowing very well there aren’t any news from Lana but I’m happy and delusional

spit 

She's ready to shine
(as always)

new insta post... she's coming  

I really can't do another four year wait... sorry girls but I better be pressing play on this album for the first time in November at the LATEST.

damn

SHE WAS IS PARIS HOLY SHIT!?!?! Posted 6 hours ago and nobody noticed, what? Omg she's wearing that Miu Miu dress as well, she looks so gorgeous! That selfie her stylist Molly shared was probably from France. Love the all the vibes and Moulin Rouge! Did she get a private show, looks cool! 

She’ll sing sweet home Alabama in Alabama but not Salvatore in Italy her mind continues to confuse me lol 

a lana concert is always fun and of course the majority of attendees won't be going in knowing which songs to expect, but i honestly feel like part of what makes this setlist feel less impactful is how its ordered, it feels a bit random and doesn't flow quite as well and the peaks and valleys are just not where they should be, y'know? like if the setlist was the same but in this order, i feel like it would be a little better:  
 
 
that being said.... man, this setlist is just not good. the 2023 setlist wasn't perfect but it was better than this, right? is it just me who thinks that?  not an actual complaint because i'm so so excited to be witnessing this setlist live later this year bc i love lana so it's gonna be amazing regardless! and i get to hear without you and doin time likeeeee that's a slay!! but idk... some minor quibbles / explanations as to why i have an issue w the current setlist:
i can't help but feel like lana should be performing at least 20 songs. is that unreasonable? even if she shortened some songs so that she didn't get completely exhausted or whatever idk i just feel like 18 songs is not enough (and they're not even all full-length songs either) we need more ocean blvd songs im sorry i know we should stop expecting newer material bc we know how lana works but  playing only THREE ocean blvd songs (and two of them are shortened!!) is WILD, especially when she gave us a full live-band version of peppers before and it sounded amazing and was a breath of fresh air on the setlist - it should have a permanent spot! and not singing let the light in is craaaaazy given its success! candy necklace was a highlight for me when i saw it performed at hyde park last year, but i could've forgiven its removal from the setlist if there was another OB song added to replace it, but there's not! so why remove the song when it sounded soooo good and came from the most recent record!? just crazy. i'll take judah smith interlude live at this point if that's what it takes to get more OB content on the setlist idc as much as i complain about the same old songs on the setlist, no blue jeans feels criminal - yes it's been around for a while but it's a classic and a good sing-along moment summertime sadness def isn't my favourite or most anticipated song, but it's such a huge moment - it needs to come later in the setlist setlist doesn't flow well - jimmy jimmy cocoa puff is so out of place after the intense weight of HIADT, it's like sonic and emotional whiplash young & beautiful's jazz outro is cute but the song itself is not enough of a climax to be a strong closer i'm more than happy for lana to have plenty of ballads on the setlist because they sound beautiful and they're such a significant part of her discography, but... i'm so sorry call me basic and a fake fan but i can't help feeling like the show needs a shot of energy and a tempo change every now and then. these fun songs literally exist in lana's discography too, including on her most recent albums, that's the baffling thing - i wouldn't expect her to give us a setlist full of pussy poppers, but lana has plenty of these more upbeat (or even mid-to-up-tempo) songs, so why not play a couple more!? diet mountain dew was soooo fun last year, or there's always brooklyn baby / OTTR / burning desire / PEPPERS !!! / summer bummer / get free / taco truck x vb / black bathing suit / lolita / fuck it i love you / high by the beach / florida kilos.... ironically, i also feel like she could switch up her ballads a little bit too. it would be cool for the slot after ride to be kinda like a surprise each time, maybe rotating between arcadia / LMLYLAW  / old money / HIAB / american / cherry blossom / sweet / is this happiness or something a new medley would be cool just to give us the chance to hear some more songs, even if it was just a little of each song this is probs an unpopular opinion, but you know how everyone is bored of bartender? well... that's how i feel about pretty when you cry   
anyway, just having a little rant - realistically i'll be screaming and crying regardless of the setlist