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From dreams I awake, and I'm waiting for you
 
What kind of mod anthem.   
 
Or is it "Know where to kiss it"?
 
Your problem with commitment's
The bane of my existence

omg "I wonder if I can I even park there"
 

i just heard the annoying pap at the beginning of the video go " she wears the same thing every time  shady... but
 
 
 

she's looking heavenly, lately. i feel like something is up her sleeve, but whoever knows with lana?

lana @ 0:42 

Lana Del Rey spotted in West Hollywood on September 6th, makes candids look like a photoshoot

I listened to Lana Del Ray again tonight, for the millionth time-- my feelings haven't changed. This album is genius, and it definitely saddens me that Lana will likely never return to this set of aesthetics and style of music.
 
However, the genius of AKA is not *just* Lana. I give a sizable part of my respect for the album to David Kahne, as well. While Lana created killer melodies, lyrics, and concepts that would work extremely well under the guidance of any producer, Kahne had the perfect touch to push the songs from "excellent" to "god-like", in my opinion. 
 
It definitely deserves repeat listens-- some subtle flourishes Kahne brought in are best noticed after you've been bowled over a few times by Lana's handiwork with the stories told and pictures painted here. To me, the perfect example of Kahne's "Midas touch" on AKA is "Pawn Shop Blues". As evidenced by a live performance and a demo, PSB was a staggeringly beautiful, tender, and poignant track when Lana was doing it on her own. However, Kahne took it to another level-- while PSB in its raw state is mournful and brimming with sadness, Kahne's instrumentation gives it depth-- it goes from being a "sad" song to something better described as "bittersweet". With the angelic echoes and trembling guitars, Kahne doesn't detract at all from Lana's lyrics-- instead, he gives them deeper meaning and manifold facets. Pawn Shop Blues becomes, all at once, a hopeful look at living for a purpose outside of yourself, a melancholy assertion on the nature of love and loss, and a somber reminder of how one can lose it all for nothing. With these extra dimensions, the track becomes infinitely interesting, as it's hard to tell where the hope begins and the desperation ends. 
 
I'm rambling-- my point being, AKA is an absolutely genius record that I'll love 'til the day I die, and both David Kahne and Lana are geniuses for putting just the right elements in just the right places to create an album that is cohesive yet kaleidoscopic, and that has so many facets and subtleties that it demands repeat listens. Fabulous. Please continue sharing info and thoughts on AKA here, because it means the world to me and I want to know all there is to know about it!
 
Thanks for reading all this 

Welcome to the Lana Del Ray post-release thread, a place to collect information on, discuss, and appreciate Lana’s 2010 debut album! 
 

 
Tracklist:
1. Kill Kill
2. Queen of the Gas Station
3. Oh Say Can You See
4. Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)
5. For K, Pt. 2
6. Jump
7. Mermaid Motel
8. Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)
9. Pawn Shop Blues
10. Brite Lites
11. Put Me in a Movie
12. Smarty
13. Yayo 
 
While Lana Del Ray (commonly known as AKA) wasn’t Lana’s first studio album -- that honor goes to Sirens -- it was her debut on a record label, and her first album to be sold commercially. AKA’s history was turbulent, which probably owes to much of the mystery and misinformation that surrounds the album today:
 
 
As noted above, the formation of AKA brought about many demos and outtakes that didn’t make the final cut, including Lizzy’s collaborations with producer Steven Mertens. Below is a helpful guide to the AKA demos, along with information on unused tracks recorded with both Mertens and David Kahne:
 
 
Lana’s promotion of her music during the AKA era included interviews, frequent live performances, and perhaps most distinctively, the creation of self-assembled music videos for most of the tracks on the album, much like the “Video Games” visuals that would propel her to stardom in 2011. Below are a selection of these videos, plus relevant fan creations: 
 
 
 
Lastly, here are some helpful links for further info and exploration of AKA:
 
 
 

Since it's already established that I hardcore crave everything we got in snippets so far, I'm becoming really intrigued by Coconut And Key Lime Pie. This title sounds so Lizzie and I'm sure it could be a gem à la Super Movie and Dance For Money. Maybe it will pull a Roses and leak in a few years when no one expects it anymore. Also obviously craving Ruby Tuesday

since i've fallen into the habit of doing this after every leak, in no specific order honestly
 
1. Yes To Heaven (fuck me in the _arse_ honestly i've got all the snippets on a constant loop)
2. Be My Daddy (about fucking time, and it's got Ridin' lyrics so i'm all kinds of ready for it)
3. Diet Mtn. Dew Baby (end my suffering and release her!!)
4. Lemonade Motorcycle Heaven (and all other Kahne tracks but mostly LMH bc Dance For Money is gold)
5. Your Girl (anything that sounds like UV i basically want lodged in my ear canal ok)
 
also that "Jimmy gon' buy me Coca-Cola" thing; i have a feeling it's gonna be a Betty Boop Boop-level bop

This isn't really that good but I love the song so 
 
 
 

coconut key lime pie please        
damn you v2
 
morricone
 
ruby tuesday
 
fine china

steve mertens aka
lemonade motorcycle heaven
coconut & key lime pie
ruby tuesday
BE MY DADDY
pretty version of bbm baby
yes to heaven
your girI
i want it all (national anthem demo, ygm)

more Neil inspired photos
 
 
 

edit i liked!

I'm honestly amazed that so many people here talk so much trash about Lana to be "fans" of hers. I get that she's not perfect, and it's totally okay to critique her, but a lot of you all seem to take this authoritative tone with it. @@Flipflopfan, I'm sorry, but your post really rubbed me the wrong way for those reasons-- why can't everyone be thankful she's performing, instead of being petty and saying she has "no excuses"-- uh, I think she has a perfectly good excuse, and it's that SHE'S the artist and WE'RE the fans-- it's her show, and I don't think she needs us to tell her what she's doing wrong.
 
Critique her, express your disappointments, but don't be a jerk about it. Remember that she's an artist, and instead of always assuming that she's lazy or giving up, perhaps think that maybe this is just what she WANTS to do right now. Only Lana understands her own motivations and choices, and perhaps we all need to take a step back and remember that. 
 
 

Ultraviolence Cassette:

 
Unfortunately I couldn’t find a HQ version of the cover without text so it’s a bit pixelated.

I don't know what to do next with this edit... it started out as an AKA cover, but I don't know. Suggestions? 
 

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Paradise Cassette:

You just never know with her! lol
 
i thought more about K and why I think BJ and SS are possibly about him. I've read this entire thread so I might have gotten details mixed up but I believe someone was like "they both can't be about K because one talks about Summer and one talks about meeting in December."
 
What if she met K in December, on holiday from Kent, but they didn't really get to spend much time together, so she has "summertime sadness" because they spent their summers together before she had to go back to school?
 
and the term "ride or die" is common language amongst inmates when one has a gf or wife who is willing to stick by their side while they are serving their sentence.
 
I'm babbling but whatever. I'm tired so i dunno if it makes sense lol

I hope she makes a music video there

Lana Del Rey has created her own private hilltop oasis after dropping approximately $5.87 million for not one, but two houses on adjoining lots.
 
The singer has purchased a $3.77 million residence located up in the Hollywood Hills after splashing out major cash for the $2.1 million single family home next door.
 
The first property Del Rey nabbed boasts three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The pad also has its own lagoon-like pool, an orchard of fruit trees and private guesthouse with its own kitchen, according to its listing on The Open House.
 
Sitting at a 5,432, the second place the “West Coast” crooner bought weeks later offers six bedrooms, five bathrooms and two powder rooms. Presumably acting as the “main house” in the entire compound, Del Rey’s new digs also has dual staircases, a massive master suite, four garages and a sprawling backyard with its own pool and spa. With stunning architectural features like custom windows, glass doors, wood paneled ceilings and exposed industrial steel cross beams, the impressive dwelling has even been named the Wall Street Journal’s Home of the Month.
 
However, these multi-million lots aren’t the only things in Del Rey’s real estate portfolio these days. The 31-year-old crooner also owns a $2.5 million home in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood, as well as a $3 million beach house in Malibu.
 
Source
 
 
Lana Del Rey’s $3.77 Million Hollywood Hills Mansion
 

 

 

I guess Lana's acapella version of "Salvatore" at the Montreux Jazz Festival this year would be my favorite Lana live moment ever.
 

I would definitely add Cola and MDM from her Paris show, and West Coast from her Berlin show.