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The blue swan shirt had the greatest chance to quote "it will be our swan song" or just "Swan Song" instead of Born To Die for the millionth time  
 
I don't know what to think about the merch since I have never really been a fan of her merch (except for the LFL era merch). I love the bow though, it's really cute! The merch in general is kind of cute maybe but it's too H&M or Shein for me

the colorful one deserves jail. literally looks like the trashiest design from shein  the rest are cute! especially the blue with the swan

Lana will release a 'Festival' Merch collection on 25/03 at 4pm GMT/9am PST.
 
A link will be sent to subscribers at 7am PST on the day of the sale.
 


 
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i listen to this album unironically a fair bit actually. if i want to do some light reading or something that needs focus it’s really pleasant to have this going. like you ate that rob!

Omg idk how I forgot about candy necklace!! That would make sense. I love how she incorporates different eras. I’m excited to see what she does for lasso! 

The standard cover reminds me of 2 paintings, one is "la Liberté guidant le peuple" by Delacroix, which also inspired the sculpture for Miss Liberty, if I remember right. Somehow both artworks were related.  So standard and alternate cover really form a unit. Besides I recognize a Napoleon painting. And the vinyl colors are US/French national flag colors combined with Black. Lots of messages, lol. 
 

 
 
It's like mixing Miss Liberty with Botticelli's Venus. Love it. (I feel like she's copying me, lol. I am a photographer and have done a lot of these Black people as ancient paintings photo shoots. 😂) 

This might be true. I have some feeling that if it's retro it's more 1920-1940 - would be supported by your theory and the Candy Necklace video), while the photos look more 1950-1970 😅🙈

yeah it's clearly meant to resemble old-fashioned paintings of white folks in imperial poses riding horses in, like, the reneissance.
 
but even those were more realistic. 

That might have been what they were talking about but good to know, thank you!
Also I had a similar thought recently. Maybe instead of referring to a specific era, it’s about her own life story as well as her family and their past?

These lines in kintsugi reminded me of that-
 
They sang folk songs from the '40s
Even the fourteen-year old knew, "Froggie Came A-Courtin'"
How do my blood relatives know all of these songs?
I don't know anyone left to know songs that I sing   

Kinda goes along with her relation to her family and their past. 
Deff no expert but just some of my thoughts   

They actually come without filling, so if you couldn't (re-) fill them, they'd be totally useless. 
 
Btw, took me quite a while 🙈😅, but yesterday I started to wonder about the cover photos of OB. So far, her album covers have always reflected the music and style of the album imo, but this retro style of the OB album covers don't really match the music!? Or is anyone (especially of the people with more knowledge about music than me) able to identify a clear retro style in the album sound? It sounds pretty modern and clear to me, cannot really hear the vintage vibes the album covers might make you expect from the album. 

does anyone know if these album covers were photographed at the same time (Act 1, Act 2, Act 3) 
 
it seems like I read she completed Act 2 before she even released Act1:Renaissance so maybe it is possible she photographed all the covers around the same time? Do we think Act 3 is already photographed ?

it's very possible that we do! and i think she hinted at that by having different back covers for each vinyl color

I wonder if we'll get an alternate cover for this act as well, I actually liked the alt cover for Renaissance
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYin-QnXkAAehmO?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

I was hoping she'd use more of the black cowboy hat visual, I wonder if she's going to do a deluxe cover..

I like the cover a lot, it reminds me of like the typically faded insides of a gas station

they are not friends, they appear together at public events because it’s mutually beneficial to both. they’re colleagues and friendly towards each other.
 
in an album that’s very much about reclaiming a genre from white culture and shining a light on obscure/more unknown artists from the country scene, having a taylor swift feature would be tone deaf and a waste of space lol.

I don't think so. She's said herself the industry was going country, so she was well aware of this trend when she announced the album. As per the general public, maybe they'll be tired of the sound when the record comes out, but it's not like Lana needs them either lol

It doesn’t matter to me, in fact the artists going country prior are actually putting my mind at ease a bit at what country can be.. because I was really concerned about what sound we could get 
 
people will likely say she’s following trend but I know she’s not so it doesn’t matter to me what others think.. she gets dragged over something every album cycle anyway! 

How do we all feel about her going country now that it's being considered a current trend, per se? Does it affect how you feel about Lasso [working title]?
Billboard ran an article bout it if anyone missed it https://www.billboard.com/lists/pop-goes-country-crossover-singers/
More to the point, I wonder if it affects how she feels about it. She doesn't generally follow trends, musically, she is more the trend setter, but with Beyonce and others releasing country albums before her, she can't claim that. I wonder if it matters to her. Does it matter to you?
Maybe I'm just talking nonsense cos allergy medications

any xtina fans here? I just want to know how do you count her album as?
 
She has 9 albums but there's a christmas and a spanish album (which doesnt even have fully original content, mostly cover songs) so does it mean that she only has 7 albums/eras?

True, and I still hate that tactic 🙄 I chose the blue one as this was the back cover I like the most, but I'll be pretty angry if I find out this has the ugliest front cover 🙄🙈😅 at least we have a clue what genre the album will be and two singles, unlike Taylor who does kind of the opposite... 
 
Beyonce going country was a must have for me. I skipped Renaissance, as it's not my genre. Already loved Lemonade as some songs had some country touch to them, or at least were screaming south states, lol. 

Would love this. However, that she was to Dolly's house could also mean a collab for a Dolly record. Maybe she plans a Rockstar deluxe release 😅🙈

I can't at the prices nowadays... it really is outrageous 

the fact she doing this festivals like her own tour is insane

she did same thing w Renaissance pre orders, sales tactic to get people to buy multiples 

Why is she withholding the alternate covers? Like for what reason.