Crimson and Clover

use reship if you're in the US or Canada! I've done that before with other releases

i honestly refuse to listen to the interview

lana when HMV vinyls outsell the og ones

thank the lord i didn't buy the official lp yet jasdkhsjdnaskjd

I know a lot of people say NFR is her most un-Lana album but honestly the most un-Lana album for me really has to be LFL (and honestly I still love most of it!) I feel like songs like Cherry, WM, and 13 Beaches touch Lana-isms in a more superficial way. Maybe it's the crazy amount of reverb in her voice? The actual lyrics/sounds themselves? Songs like IMF, Coachella, Summer Bummer (even regarding Ridin'), and even Change feel really different from her previous discography for me. While I do feel like NFR does expand on some aspects from LFL, mainly the singer/songwriter aspect of Change/TNC, and is different from her other established works, it honestly does still feel more Lana than LFL for me (but tbh, I feel like most works post-UV depart from what BtD/UV set for her tbh). Even then, I GREATLY appreciate that songs like Get Free and Heroin weren't afraid to break free from this mold and create their own legacies and pathways in her discography.

imo GBA is a pretty top tier Lana song, wish it (and the second half of LFL tbh) was loved more!

the only thing I can see lana uploading on IG rn is news footage with her making absolutely no commentary lol. nothing COCC related but I don't think it would be in good taste do that anyways

honestly yeah, I literally don't understand why it feels like I have to go through hoops on here to explain to others why I like this album (especially when it seems like the majority of LB users heavily dislike it when outsiders criticize Lana in any other way) I get not liking it but calling people tasteless or whatever for liking it feels so weird when personal opinions, emotions, etc obviously exist and I basically said this on the NFR thread, but I agree that the simplicity of NFR's lyrics make the album more relatable to me. Of course I love all her albums but her earlier works had a lot more of these Lana-isms and an over the top nature that I can appreciate and enjoy but definitely relate less with.

NFR is such a comforting album for me. I used to get high a lot (lol) and it was such a great album to ground me back to reality if I got too anxious. A lot of people make fun of her lyrical choices in some songs (usually single lines from VB's verses, Love Song, HIAB, Hope, etc) but honestly their simplicity makes the album a lot more relatable for me compared to her more previous works. My favorite albums rotate between either UV or NFR a lot, but I honestly think it just depends on my current headspace. UV comforts me by allowing me to dwell in my turbulent feelings while NFR comforts me with its warmth and introspective nature because the album for me is a story of bitterness to apathy to acceptance. I do think some things could be changed (taking TNBAR out completely, HtD should've been a piano ballad with strings!, bridges) but I feel the same with all her albums tbh.

tbf I just read the interview (maybe it’s not the same one?) and I didn’t really discern “really safe, serene, and fun in my personal life and music” as something that is not up to her standards. to me it seems like she wants her music and life in general to be like that - especially after living what I would imagine to be a very unstable life. I feel like she wants her music to be a safe place for her to connect with and lose herself in without any worries. Right after that she says she wants her music to be deeper and smarter, so idk. Or maybe I’m just reading it wrong lol

is the Party 4 U 2017 version on dbree just an edit?? It sounds really, really good thank you to whoever made it!!

even though LFL isn’t particularly my favorite, it’s so sentimental for me. Even the songs I don’t like bring back so many memories of 2017 that I can’t help but feel nostalgic listening to them.

yup. it used to be my top song. it's a classic in her discography but she's made a lot more emotionally striking songs since

i swear i start disassociating in the middle whenever i do these 1 Venice Bitch 2 The Greatest 3 Mariners Apartment Complex 4 Brooklyn Baby 5 Video Games 6 Pretty When You Cry 7 Sad Girl 8 Cruel World 9 Shades of Cool 10 Ultraviolence 11 California 12 West Coast 13 Flipside 14 Heroin 15 Happiness is a Butterfly with the last song being In My Feelings

i've been seeing Brooklyn Baby, Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight, and Yes to Heaven all over my for you page

i think because it's the new year i'm a lot more sentimental right now but i remember discovering this like 4 years ago and it makes me REALLY nostalgic listening to this wtf we're all growing up and it's kinda scary, but this mixtape remains immovable (especially grins omg) the fact that she's sticked to the 90s/y2k aesthetic this decade authentic queen

whether you like it or not, i really think bartender is one of her most (if not the most) unique released songs. she really goes full on singer/songwriter here. even though she does basically the same with HIADT, i feel like bartender is the first happier piano ballad she's made lol i remember hearing the snippet and literally not knowing where the song could go next

his music is so good tbh i don't think lana can touch his emotion or depth santa diss track >>> ultraviolence

still sad that this album might not come out, was hoping she would cover this. considering it's not a standard and it's 'classic' status is questionable, I still think lana's voice would be so amazing on this omg imagine the UV vocals/reverb she could serve

Does anyone else feel that since Lana has such a plethora of solid released music, it's harder to keep track or listen to her unreleased songs now compared to the BtD - UV era (I'm talking mainly the 'classic' unreleased like TV in Black and White, Prom Song, Starry Eyed - songs from that era)? I mention this because I listened to songs like JFK, TV in Black and White, and Behind Closed Doors for the first time probably in 2 years or more and it made me so nostalgic and it's bittersweet to see how much she's grown and progressed as an artist

the way i thought this thread was probably from 2012 but it was made in 2019

While I agree people shouldn’t be forced to take the vaccine, if less people take the vaccine that means the US as a whole will likely take a longer time to return to normal compared to other countries that basically have due to our vast country size, the non-response to COVID by our government, and the actions by the people in our population (large gatherings, underground parties, etc). It’s the compromise we have to deal with I guess; it just sucks for frontline workers whose jobs already suck. Thinking of moving into tech LOL

It’s definitely more of a norm in non-western countries especially in Asia. While herd immunity and such are important, there’s a reason why doctor offices and hospitals ask sick people to wear masks (and this rule was really never followed until COVID happened lol) on the other hand I just got the first series of the vaccine for work! No reactions yet.

Us Against the World vs TV in Black and White

sis spends more time in my hometown than me