Mariners Apt

i'm actually so mad that these aren't real i just know lana would do them justice

tbh i don't think i'm really going to listen to insiders anymore when they give us descriptions of songs. kintsugi said that a&w starts w/ an angry guitar, and while it technically does it still gave the impression that the first part was guitar-based when it's almost equally guitar/piano. and then kintsugi disagreed w/ boz on the description of (the song) kintsugi, only further adding to the confusion. maybe it's best just to wait and see without any expectations! (also, no offense to either of them. i don't think they lied or intentionally misled us)

the way we still have a 6 minute song coming too like... a&w honestly feels like it's only 4 minutes long (probably because of the transition). i have no idea what kintsugi is going to sound like. apparently it's piano heavy, so if it sounds anything like the first part of a&w i'd say we won, but there are also drums + guitar + synths, so who knows

has anyone pointed out the "surfs up" at 6:34 yet? it's my favorite hidden detail in the song (the laugh right at 5:24 and the vape sound are close contenders though)

y'all i think they just restocked the store exclusive vinyl...

BEST NEW TRACK WE WON

i literally cannot comprehend what the rest of the album is going to sound like at this point

soooo is she going to address that she has a new single out orrrrrr

the song definitely should have been called aw&j but in my mind the first part is "american" per the natural sounds (piano, guitar) and the second part is "whore" bc well like do i really need to explain why 💀

it bothered me at first too but after listening a couple more times i got used to it

the transition is so smooth but every time i replay the song i'm surprised at how the song starts. dare i say endlessly replayable

i don't think other releases affect whether something can get best new music. on january 18th they gave two songs best new track back to back, with one being a surprise release. at this rate i wouldn't be surprised if a&w isn't formally announced until that morning 😭😭

it's so nice to see her this happy omg

i thought y'all were overreacting until i actually read it lmao. if it was actually a full length article merely speculating about the new album i think i would've been satisfied, but it had almost nothing to do with it

my first instinct was that ak's sample is considerably less prominent than the others but the insiders gave the impression they're all subtle so i think you're probably right

i was just going to post this but i couldn't figure out how to insert a photo lol. considering gpsots seems to be a pivotal moment in the album, i'm it was updated to credit riopy

sooo did everyone try the reposted instagram video? i thought the reposted instagram video was lovely...

i cracked the code: she sampled her own video. taco truck x vb coming february 3rd

tired her out 😭

20 minutes later... still waiting

she has to be trolling us like why did she repost the same video lmao

the only thing i want to know is what jon's contribution to the album is. like does he have a verse on candy necklace or did he just help compose the track? what does his interlude consist of? if the pastor interlude is all spoken word, i have no idea what jbi will be like. boz implied there are electric guitars on it which only confuses me more... but otherwise i think from now on I'm going to ignore new info.

maybe someone who knows more about this stuff can fill me in but i don't understand why a vinyl delay would require the album to be postponed by two weeks. couldn't they just ship them out later while launching digitally on the 10th? would it affect sales numbers? otherwise i feel like it has to be chart-related

me too. tbh part of me doesn't want another single because i want to experience the album as a whole but at the same time the prospect of getting one is keeping me on edge because i know i don't have the willpower to resist listening to it oops

same here. i can easily see this album being considered better than norman by critics, but still earning a lower score because of its inconsistencies. it's very easy to argue that nfr is a perfect record, and ocean blvd has already proven itself to be up to that quality (and possibly even better) but with weird choices like the interludes and (possibly) the bleachers song, people might be a bit more hesitant to call it "perfect."