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Ilomilo theory still going strong we can only hope for now 

What amazes me is that she’s only 22 years old … I wonder where she’ll be in 10 years  I’ve been listening to this album non stop. AOTY for me 

I was surprised that the album was quite poppy with a lot of production, I thought it would be more languis and dreamy (probably because of the underwater vibes from the album cover). My favorite one was Blue! The part at 1:25 in L'Amour (where she says "bum bum bum") reminded me melodically slightly of West Coast's (or And I Love Her's) guitar riff before the transition hahah

wait i just realized the second part of BLUE is born blue, the HTE outtake 

She put cra*k into this album

CHIHIRO, WILDFLOWER AND THE GREATEST - the holy trinity 
 

01. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
02. Happier Than Ever
03. don't smile at me
04. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP...
 
By no means are any of her albums bad! Like the EP and debut are still both incredible projects but she's grown so much as a person and an artist with everything post-Happier Than Ever!

I really like this one, a nice blend of her first two: you do find some of the alt bops from the first one plus the more intimate vibes of the second one. And since it’s ten tracks, none feel useless. I think it might be my favourite from her although it’s still very early, but it could also be because you feel the « Lana family resemblance » in the lyrics/ feelings of the album. 

the way she interpolated blue jeans on BLUE, yeah she’s taking it 

Does anyone know when the LUNCH mv will be released?

I think this is the best production in her discography, clearly stronger than HTE. And the sad/melancholic moments of this album are not as depressing as on her debut. Her growth as an artist is obvious.
But I want to spend more time with new one, because it lacks the warmth and comfort that was valuable to me, which was characteristic of HTE.
Maybe this will become my lifechanger, who knows
 

I hope we will have a lot of surprises and serving. This girl knows what she's doing

this album makes me realise just how good this year is for music  we rly getting fed

yeah she ate 

I think this is the best production in her discography, clearly stronger than HTE. And the sad/melancholic moments of this album are not as depressing as on her debut. Her growth as an artist is obvious.
But I want to spend more time with new one, because it lacks the warmth and comfort that was valuable to me, which was characteristic of HTE.
Maybe this will become my lifechanger, who knows
 

I’m sure it’s not Taylor herself but I think it is pretty gross that they somewhat seem to be trying to block Billie and other people from getting number 1. These phone demos and that other cd variant are SO unnecessary she could easily just put them out like she did with the anti hero remixes etc

TTPD could’ve been so much better if Aaron was the main producer. HMHAS is definitely better as an album but TTPD was still great from taylor

The Dîner doesn’t get enough recognition I fear 

This man is one post away from her telling him to go fuck himself in his comments he needs to tread carefully

Manifesting a live debut

guess, we have AOTY at this moment

So here is my totally unwanted appreciation of the album:
 
It’s very, very good, like a solid 8. There’s a lot to unpack in those ten tracks and I will need some time to process it all. It’s (surprisingly) a nice blend of Happier Than Ever’s jazzy minimalism and WWAFAWDWG’s weird bops. 
 
The star of this album has to be the production: whether it’s for the minimal and intimate tracks or the bigger songs, they all feel rich and grand. The album creates a soundscape evoking the sea, with its many shifts in currents, navigating through the ups of down of Billie’s sapphic failed romance, with strings on both ends of that spectrum. 
 
That being said, it’s not a flawless spectacle. The middle tracks (Wildflower and The Greatest) could have fitted on her Guitar Songs EP, although they make sense when L’Amour de ma Vie begins. 
 
The snippet game she played in the last weeks was a bit « baiting » us to the nicest elements or parts of the songs (Bittersuite, Chihiro, L’Amour). Sometimes, we wish she separated the tracks into two complete songs instead of blending them together (although, I must admit, you don’t have the time to get bored or tired with any track, since they change so much). The best transitions, to me, are in Chihiro and Bittersuite becoming Blue.
 
Blue is very interesting but I must admit I won’t be deleting the leaked « demo », which is still superior to its part in the finish song (the highlight of Blue is the Born Blue part). 
 
Voilà. 

I was never really into Billie until recently I started casually listening to her and found myself really liking happier than ever. Gave the new album and spin and it is pretty good. Honestly it can feel a little same through some of it but that’s not a bad thing. Did it punch me and make think damn this is so awesome, no. But it did give a smooth listen that I’ll spin again.  Chihiro, Bittersuite, and Blue are my current faves. I did like wildflower and the greatest a lot as well. 

I hope we will have a lot of surprises and serving. This girl knows what she's doing