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  1. Posted

    1 hour ago, evalionisameme said:

    Has anyone noticed Taylor’s inflections in her music are becoming increasingly Lana like? She’s legit changed her entire vocal stye around lana it seems- I wonder how Lana will differentiate herself on lasso.

    This literally sounds like a Lana bot.

     

    This sounds like lust for life 

     

    A lana ai for comparison:

     


     

    The Lana AI >>>> original lol. 

     

    But yes it is very obv Taylor is extremely influenced by Lana. In a way it's flattering but at the same time it can be a little much.

     

    Very excited for Lasso though and to see what she is going to do.

     

    We need a single NOWWWW!

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    5 hours ago, Venice Peach said:

    She announced the Ocean announcement on that random event's red carpet so who knows :hide:

     

    I want to think that the album is already done but there are no updates cause it's still a bit far and she was focusing on coachella up until now.

    If it's indeed coming in September we have to get something in the coming months tho...

    yes-- agreed, I definitely feel like the look and especially the wardrobe change last night was signaling something. Hopefully we will have some more info/another update soon.

     

    2 hours ago, honeymoon is alive said:

    i still have this feeling that lasso isn’t a song, just the title 

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    or maybe not even the title if she already changed it

     

    Honestly I would not be surprised if she has changed the title already. She tends to do that when she announces titles early lol!

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    Love the album! Will need a little more time to fully take in and decide how I feel about it compared to GH and SC. It’s definitely more low key and kind of chill/breezy. Standouts for me so far Cardinal, Too Good to Be True, Giver/Taker, Jade Green, and Lonely Millionaire. Least favorite on first listen was Sway. One gripe I have is the some of songs feel soooo short. 

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  7. Posted

    Love love love Too Good to be True. 
     

    Really loving the more chill, laid back, and organic vibe/feel of the music for this album so far.
     

    Definitely a little more country tinged than Star Crossed but still incorporates some different sounds and influences. Either way love it! It’s a whole mood for real.  

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  8. Posted

    15 minutes ago, Poor Stacy said:

     

    You are fucking 100% spot on.

     

    Lana doesn't "play the game". That's why a lot of us thought it was odd that she actively campaigned for Ocean Blvd (at the urging of others it seems?), inspired by the goodwill she'd been receiving, just to ultimately be slapped in the face by the powers that be.

     

    Her punishment, right? Well, no, because she benefits both ways. She doesn't have to ever do SHIT for the Grammys again, and she'll still be incredibly successful, innovative, subversive, and self-maintained... all of that without being some cookie cutter industry shrill trying to impress the industry bigwigs. Isn't she the #2 most streamed female artist on Spotify currently? She's quite literally the 2nd most prolific and successful female artist out there right now. And she did it without being watered down, or playing it safe. 

     

    If she wants to say "fuck it" and go even more gloves off now, well... We ride at dawn! She's a genius. And she'll be fine without a stupid trophy given to her by Boomers who never understood her (or tried to) anyway. Fuck 'em. She's a true rebel, and rebels are rarely rewarded easily by those who have played it safe their entire lives.

    Periodttt!

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  9. Posted

    14 minutes ago, The Sun Also Rises said:

    I woke up and .... 

     

    I don't think I can even bring myself to watch the main show now in retrospect knowing that she doesn't win anything. 

     

    Anyway, I'm feeling really really awful and I need to rant, so, here's my own QFTC

     

    I think the "music industry" is scared of Lana, because she's one of the biggest pop stars in the world right now and she doesn't owe them anything. Her success has been through her own hard work over decades of persistence. As much as journalists tried to push the industry plant theories during BTD, deep down they all know that she's there, standing among them, because she sang to crowds of just ten people in bars, she wrote and wrote and wrote and pushed and pushed and pushed and when finally she hit the radios, people listened. And people loved her. 

    The fact that Lana is the force she is without having a single Grammy, without getting huge radio play, without pandering to the critics, the zeitgeist, the egos that need stroking .. that's what they're all afraid of. Intimidated by. 

    I think she's one of the only huge artists of our time who took the "traditional" struggle route (touring tiny jazz bars and local pubs) and went "viral" (on tumblr). She incapsulates both the old and the new way of gaining success. 

    Plus, her music, her looks — they're endless homages to icons of the past. There's countless references to literature, movies, singers, poetry, cultural icons, fashion. And yet despite building so much on our collective nostalgia, Lana is authentically herself. Despite what magazines try to push, no Lana fan wonders who she is under her references. Nobody thinks it feels empty. It's such a feat to be able to effortlessly reference the past while influencing the future generations. It's been said time and time again how Lana is the reason that Billie, Olivia, even Taylor make the music they do today. For someone who is blinded by their own fear and hatred about Lana's struggles in the past, her "bad influence," her "inauthenticity," having an artist who is simultaneously able to exist in the past, present and future is the epitome of power ... power they didn't bestow and power they didn't want her to have :worship: 

     

    She has built a legacy (and DYKTTATUOB was the cementation of that legacy, whether it won or not) that will surpass 99% of the people in the music industry currently ... 

     

    And it's been said time and time again but things that appeal (mostly) to women are derided. Any kind of media. I totally get what Lana was saying in QFTC although it wasn't worded well (and this probably won't be either). Nothing has changed, not really. I know Lana said in the Billboard awards that she's glad people feel they can't express themselves now as it didn't feel that way in 2008, but I don't think anyone, Billie Taylor and Olivia included, is singing about the experience of being a woman like Lana is: Just look at A&W ... we still have some way to go before people (mostly MEN) accept that it's just as worthwhile to sing about the experience of SA, alcoholism, suicide ideation, abusive relationships, and family trauma as it is to sing about being powerful and strong as a woman (and you can be those things while singing about those topics that everyone just wants to ignore). It takes courage to sing about these things when so often nobody in your own personal life wants to listen! But singing to millions of people? The vulnerability? Beautiful. There are millions of women (and men) who see the power in that. 

    On the same topic, I absolutely hate that some stupid articles before the Grammy's didn't even mention Lana's name once despite her being nominated in 2 major categories, yet mentioned Jack in relation to Lana's work. As much as I am happy for Jack for his win it feels much the same way that he won in part thanks to her artistry while she is barely mentioned in the media coverage, on the carpet ... anywhere. Except by Jack and Taylor themselves (:wub:). This might be controversial but it reeks of sexism to me. I just HATE how she is treated almost as if her name is dirty so they just avoid saying. URGH I AM IN SUCH A BAD MOOD :smh:

    All of this… and it was really really well written btw. Honestly wish I could share to socials lol  because you lay it out! Fuck the industry and the people who don’t get her honestly. She’s a legend, a true legacy artist, one in a million. There’s nobody like her in our generation and there won’t be again. 

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  25. Posted

    Country was definitely coming—next manifestation needs to be full on jazz. I’m here for the country album though. She never disappoints and always makes something her own so I know it will be very Lana lol. 
     

    thinking about the release date I think/hope we are good. She said they’ve been working on this for 4 years. So I would think most of it is done and maybe over the last few months has been wrapping it up. So in essence should be ready to press now or next couple of months for the September release. Fingers crossed. 

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