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Sorry to revive a *very* old thread, but I was wondering if anyone had any more information about this sampler-- this is the only mention I've ever seen of it. I'm thinking about putting in my iTunes because it's a very nice tracklist IMO, but I wanted to make sure it's real and also know what to title it. I'm also curious to see how some of these tracks are titled-- "Paris" vs. "Take Me to Paris", for example-- or "Puppy Love" vs. "Marilyn Monroe", "Kinda Outta Luck" vs. "Kinda Out of Luck", etc. also, not gonna lie, I really admire the research/discovery and collaboration that went on here way back when! it would be nice to see a return to such collaborative information finding and knowledge-building now

I still really need someone to direct me to a good Kali masterpost or send me Drunken Babble + her unreleased, please! I'm desperate to listen to more than just Por Vida

Consider me summoned Don't even get me started on what kind of meltdown I'd have if this album had any AKA vibes, y'all I think LOVE is incredible and I'll be so happy if the album sounds like it but y'all know I'd straight-up die if she went surf noir again

Gave the queen some promo at the pizza place I ate at today (excuse my messy handwriting; i was trying to give the good sis a mention before my brother left me behind ) Also, just realized: "I catch a dollar in the wind and I buy a cup of coffee There’s a place on Valentine that still charge ninety cents" "To go nowhere in particular Back to work or the coffee shop" Queen of coming full circle-- "Fordham Road" was recorded in 2005, when Lana herself was a kid "going nowhere in particular", wandering aimlessly to the coffee shop on Valentine-- and now, twelve years later in 2017, she's looking back on those days, and smiling for all the kids who are living it themselves. I love her so much <3

'Stargirl' was the herald for a new space era :defeated: Now, just hoping and praying the album sounds like that

Yes!!!! Love the video, too. For TSW being one of Kate's albums I listen to the least, I really love a few of the songs from it-- esp. Love and Anger, the title track, and The Fog (and This Woman's Work, of course)

i'm dead and in the ground what if it actually sounded like any of these??? get out of my head y'all

I think my biggest hope for LDR5 is that it's a fun record. I haven't felt a lot of whimsy or fun in Lana's work since BtD, honestly, which is okay-- Paradise, UV, and HM are all very rich, beautiful, but pretty serious albums, whereas Born to Die had a lot of playfulness and flirtatiousness that made it very exciting, even in tracks like NA and Blue Jeans. So did AKA, and a lot of the unreleased. I'm not saying she needs to put out a purely pop, dance-y record, but I would like a return to some excitement and attitude in her sound, which seems like the direction LDR5 could be going in, judging by certain *winks* and some of her insta vids. Fingers crossed

AKA had already been recorded by 2009, though-- I knew it was around 2008, but I wondered if we had a range in months, y'know?

In speaking of trailer parks, in what timeframe did Lana live in a trailer park-- when did she move there and how long did she stay? Do we know what motivated the move?

wtf if y'all are gonna doom LDR5 to be a repeat of a previous album at least stan quality and hope for AKA 2.0 because there's no other correct answer

The timelines are so strange. I've always wondered if it would help to organize a timeline of known Lizzy/Lana dates and try to organize some tracks/photos/live dates/etc. where it's possible. Has anyone tried that? It's a heavy undertaking, but there's so much of her past that is cloudy.

Am I the only one who didn't mind the cover? It wasn't my favorite, (and I liked the UO vinyl cover more), but I thought it put across the feel of the album well, and was very pretty.

I've been pondering something... Despite a lack of information surrounding the "No Kung Fu" EP, it's been said that it was a "demo tape" of sorts, that ended up catching the attention of David Kahne, yes? So, if this is true, this would obviously mean that the No Kung Fu tracks are *not* Kahne productions. So, it could be speculated that the producer of No Kung Fu could be Steven Mertens, as he was a producer working with Lana at the time, and produced an early version of the album that became AKA-- we know that the No Kung Fu tracks are likely not from his finished version of the album, however, since there are snippets of a Mertens-produced "Brite Lites" floating around. The wrench in this theory is this: "Ruby", the demo of "Put Me in a Movie" featured on NKF (which is also notably more produced/polished than the other NKF tracks), also appears on a CD burned by Lana c. 2008, after she'd begun working with David Kahne. So, this brings to mind several theories: 1. No Kung Fu was not a "demo tape", and was produced with David Kahne after Mertens' AKA was scrapped. 2. "Ruby" was a holdover from the Mertens sessions, and Lana (being Lana), still enjoyed it, including it on a CD with Kahne-produced tracks. 3. No Kung Fu is a fanmade EP, with mostly Mertens tracks and one Kahne track slipped in, from a different session. 4. No Kung Fu is Mertens production, and "Ruby" is noticeably more produced because it comes from his finished version of the album. It would help to know what we know about NKF... When did it leak? Who leaked it? What information was with it when it leaked? Do we have any definite, concrete info on it? So many questions I'd love to hear any insight/ideas y'all have on this! Leave it to Lana to leave her past "stranger than a stranger" for us to decipher

i am so shook always wanted someone to further examine some of lana's tracks like this :defeated:

I totally get that! That's absolutely me when people say they don't like AKA... I think it's unbelievably well-done and gorgeous, so it boggles my mind that anyone could dislike it! But, I've got to remember that we all see things through a *~different lens~*

I don't think it's fair to claim that someone is not a true fan because they don't care for one of Lana's albums. You can be the biggest fan of an artist and still not like everything they've put out-- it's great if you do like all of Lana's material, but it's a stretch to say that everyone must like it simply because they call themselves a fan. Basically, I think it's fantastic that you love HM and see a lot of beauty in it, but you can't shame others for not sharing your tastes. Please be respectful of the fact that we're here because we're fans of Lana, and we're not all going to have the same opinions and preferences

Truthfully, HM is my least favorite Lana album, but I still think the album and era had some redeeming qualities. Probably my biggest qualm with it is that everything still felt as if it were in a transitional phase-- the songs didn't quite sound *finished*, the videos seemed thrown together, the visuals weren't as dynamic as they have been for past eras, and Lana never seemed to settle on a certain style/mood/aesthetic for the era, as she had previously. That being said, I think the HM era had some high points! I felt like the unreleased Honeymoon video was an extremely beautiful, and an interesting route that I wish Lana had explored further. The V Magazine and Marfa Journal shoots were some of my all-time favorites, and the songs from HM are beautiful, even if they are enjoyed in small doses due to a bit of monotony and repetitiveness, imo. Also, Lana served some beautiful looks this era (the blonde!!!!!) and some gorgeous stylings (whatever event this was from: )! And, despite being a bit of a side-note to the HM era, Lana's little Instagram videos have been so sweet and cute All in all, I think the best word to describe my opinion of the HM album/era is solid. After a staggeringly incredible run of albums by Lana since 2010, HM didn't blow minds or achieve any levels of perfection, but it wasn't bad by any means-- not a great hit, but not a miss, either. I think it may have provided a bit of respite for Lana, who's been producing knockout albums and dealing with all sorts of publicity ever since Video Games hit it big-- this era was calm, cool, and maybe even sedate-- but, as they say, "solve et coagula", and hopefully LDR5 is a bit more exciting and dynamic

With the HM era seemingly coming to a close, and the new age of LDR5 being ushered in, I thought it would be a good time to discuss what our favorite parts of the much-maligned HONEYMOON era were! So, what were your favorite: Photoshoots...? Songs...? Videos...? Other moments/parts...? Let's take some time to appreciate this era and all it had to offer! I was going to post this as a status, but thought it deserved a thread. Mods, please let me know if this is unnecessary!

did i write this

@@Elle, queen of "solve et coagula" Now that the thread's revamped, I may actually take the time to read what gets posted here-- I'm getting really excited for the new album!

Aside from the others mentioned, a working title for AKA was to "Nevada" (which, I don't remember how, had some tie to 5 Points that authenticated it), and a local (NY) article sometime before or near the recording/release of AKA referred to the album as "God Bless America", which she would also consider for BTD.

Her song "In the Beginning" just played on my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist, and I'm absolutely in love In this song, at least, she gives me a lot of Marissa Nadler and Mariee Sioux vibes and it's so gorgeous I'm glad some of LB has taste

Does anyone still have that link to Kali's unreleased (Drunken Babble + all the other stuff)? I don't feel like searching through all 41 pages of the thread to find it I've yet to listen to any of her work besides Por Vida, which totally blew my mind. So, might as well enjoy her back catalogue while we wait