Norman Fucking Rockwell - Pre-Release Thread

[CmonDownToFL 6,680]

I just wish someone would tell her we are pissed about the lack of communication & not so much the actual wait. Ben if you’re reading this please tell her to acknowledge us & the album - a livestream would suffice. Muah thank you, ya slutty little fuck

[Veinsineon 76,833]

after liking a couple of posts on here i decided it was finally time to give my two cents on miss lana. funny enough, it was actually my sister who introduced me to her music. i was dazzled by this girl and i could not get enough of her. btd opened me up to so many new sounds and was instrumental in my appreciation of music as an actual art form.

i have so many memories that are linked to her music both good and bad (just like a big chunk of y’all). i’ll never forget the times i went to pick up my sister from college with my dad at night and having born to die play in the background. that winter break when i did nothing but put the album on repeat and incessantly attempt to beat my facebook friends’ subway surfers scores (lol). paradise ep made its way into my ears on a road trip i went on with my mom and sister, and coincidentally it is one of the only days i remember being truly, genuinely, stupidly happy.

 

the ultraviolence era came around at a time where i was coming to terms with a rude awakening that had hit me like a truck, something that i already knew was there but refused to acknowledge simply because of shame and fear. i know thematically ultraviolence has absolutely nothing to do with sexual identity but it was the album that convinced me that love was universal and that maybe one day i would be able to relate to brooklyn baby; to have a guy feel as strongly as i felt for him, a person that would appreciate me for who i was (with flaws and all) and would not expect me to do the impossible. that someone who would lift me up while simultaneously celebrating my independence, making it feel like it was just us against the world, a match made in heaven composed of two individuals of the same caliber.

 

2015 is a very tainted year for me, stained by my parents’ divorce and moving away to a new city which meant starting high school without my longtime friends. eventually my sister moved out and got married, making me feel like i had lost my partner in crime. i had a hard time making new friends the first few months, even communicating with my own mother was getting difficult. and yet honeymoon was there for me, almost like a lullaby my own mother would sing to console me after a nightmare. this is gonna sound so childish but sometimes i thought lana was like a guardian angel ( ) because it was as if she knew i was going through a rough patch and tried to help in her own little way.

 

even after inevitably growing out of her music, i will always hold lana and her work in high regard. even if i discover new artists and proceed to fall in and out of love with them, lana will always have a special place in my heart. now i’m not daft and i am aware that people grow and change but it saddens me to see how she’s turned into almost a complete stranger with hints of elizabeth showing up from time to time. she reminds me of that one dear friend you had a falling out or just simply lost touch with, and regardless of distance or who they’re surrounding themselves with, you can’t help but still wish them the best in life because of how significant they once were to you. i wholeheartedly apologize for how lengthy this got, i guess i just i held this in for a long time because i was afraid i was going to sound like one of those fans who are constantly complaining. i’m glad to see i’m not the only one who has noticed that the spark that made her one of a kind has partially fizzled out, if not completely.

[cherryblossoms 10,420]

Wouldn’t care if it leaked honestly

[movebaby 5,379]

And I’m so happy now that you’re gone! - lona to normal friggon Roswell

ohh so THAT’S why she said cruel world is the song that represents her personally the best in that interview

[Rorman Nockwell 56,711]

I just woke up and what the FUCK is that tweet

[divebarsinger 2,715]

after liking a couple of posts on here i decided it was finally time to give my two cents on miss lana. funny enough, it was actually my sister who introduced me to her music. i was dazzled by this girl and i could not get enough of her. btd opened me up to so many new sounds and was instrumental in my appreciation of music as an actual art form.

i have so many memories that are linked to her music both good and bad (just like a big chunk of y’all). i’ll never forget the times i went to pick up my sister from college with my dad at night and having born to die play in the background. that winter break when i did nothing but put the album on repeat and incessantly attempt to beat my facebook friends’ subway surfers scores (lol). paradise ep made its way into my ears on a road trip i went on with my mom and sister, and coincidentally it is one of the only days i remember being truly, genuinely, stupidly happy.

 

the ultraviolence era came around at a time where i was coming to terms with a rude awakening that had hit me like a truck, something that i already knew was there but refused to acknowledge simply because of shame and fear. i know thematically ultraviolence has absolutely nothing to do with sexual identity but it was the album that convinced me that love was universal and that maybe one day i would be able to relate to brooklyn baby; to have a guy feel as strongly as i felt for him, a person that would appreciate me for who i was (with flaws and all) and would not expect me to do the impossible. that someone who would lift me up while simultaneously celebrating my independence, making it feel like it was just us against the world, a match made in heaven composed of two individuals of the same caliber.

 

2015 is a very tainted year for me, stained by my parents’ divorce and moving away to a new city which meant starting high school without my longtime friends. eventually my sister moved out and got married, making me feel like i had lost my partner in crime. i had a hard time making new friends the first few months, even communicating with my own mother was getting difficult. and yet honeymoon was there for me, almost like a lullaby my own mother would sing to console me after a nightmare. this is gonna sound so childish but sometimes i thought lana was like a guardian angel ( ) because it was as if she knew i was going through a rough patch and tried to help in her own little way.

 

even after inevitably growing out of her music, i will always hold lana and her work in high regard. even if i discover new artists and proceed to fall in and out of love with them, lana will always have a special place in my heart. now i’m not daft and i am aware that people grow and change but it saddens me to see how she’s turned into almost a complete stranger with hints of elizabeth showing up from time to time. she reminds me of that one dear friend you had a falling out or just simply lost touch with, and regardless of distance or who they’re surrounding themselves with, you can’t help but still wish them the best in life because of how significant they once were to you. i wholeheartedly apologize for how lengthy this got, i guess i just i held this in for a long time because i was afraid i was going to sound like one of those fans who are constantly complaining. i’m glad to see i’m not the only one who has noticed that the spark that made her one of a kind has partially fizzled out, if not completely.

 

imagine if she reads this and still doesn't release the album. cold heart, cold, cold heart. a beating stone in her ribcage 

[ivy 1,693]

Wouldn’t care if it leaked honestly

 

Imagine it leaked and no one cared. I-

[GroupieLove 2,621]

I know this is irrelevant to the topic but does anyone know how to make a blog entry?

 

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OT: we need the album NOW

[blameitonme 15,673]

In Your Car is literal perfection, that needs a release right now ma'am !!!!!!

[Vertimus 9,557]

Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Stevie Nicks, Mariah Carey, Beyonce,Jennifer Lopez....they didn't throw all their makeup, hair products and cute clothes in a pile and set it on fire when they turned 30. People act like it's either beehive hair, 2 pounds of makeup and sequined ballgowns everyday, or Adidas leggings, awful hair and a bare face with 2 pounds of filler in it.

 

 

That's right. There's definitely a comfortable, easy middle ground. Elizabeth Taylor is a perfect example--and LDR is only 30 or so!

 

It still takes work, but hopefully most of us put something like that amount of effort into our own daily appearance, insofar as we're out in public, or for our spouse, partners, children and other relatives. Out of self-respect and respect for others. 

[electra 20,644]

my nfr dreams

are torn at the seams

[CmonDownToFL 6,680]

ohh so THAT’S why she said cruel world is the song that represents her personally the best in that interview

That & also the line where she says “get a little bit of matcha in ya”

Idk how you guys didn’t put 2 & 2 together tbh

[violets 11,896]

why hasnt it leaked is the question

[CmonDownToFL 6,680]

I just woke up and what the FUCK is that tweet

Omg guys i tried to figure it out and I think I got it. If you read between the lines, look at what the tweet really meant. I have fucking goosebumps.

[Vertimus 9,557]

I actually see her as more "untouchable" than ever. The beehive hair, the nails, the pretty dresses...I could literally go get that lol. Underneath the big hair, the makeup, the visuals that I loved, was a girl I felt I could relate to, at least to an extent. People see her BTD image as so artificial, but it felt so real to me. The person she appeared to be in interviews felt so real, and so familiar. She reminded me of actual people in my life. There was nothing untouchable about her. Now she's on fucking Neptune or some shit. She's distant, and detached, and dead inside. Yes I know she's been saying that for years, but now it's like, there's nothing in there anymore. Her fire, like you said...it's gone. And I don't know her. I don't know who this...person, is.

 

I agree. She seemed more 'real' and authentic then. I've never felt or believed she is or was manufactured or the product of her father's or anyone else's money. She was more creative then too, with 'Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight,' 'Hollywood's Dead,' 'Live or Die'...the diversity and the attitude..'Last Girl on Earth.' 'Go Go Dancer.' So funny, lever and free to say, do and sing what she wanted to.

 

Now there's the relative withdrawal of celebrity, the moody silences, and also the PC tip-toeing so 'names' like Kim Gordan, Eminem and Lorde don't come after her again.

 

Personally, I think it's fair to speculate about her mental health on the basis of 'Hope,' and the influence of drugs cannot be ruled out, since she's sang about them, and even celebrated them, so much.

 

Whatever it is, I would like Madeline back, the LDR of BTD/P, not the 'pod people' LDR.

 

The quality of everything she's released has slipped and we've just accepted it because we love the powerful LDR of yore.

 

I knew hard times were ahead when I saw the LFL cover, with the obviously fake, evenly-spaced daisies in her hair, the rote 'hippie lace dress,' and the smile, to say nothing of the interior photos, which, for me, were third-rate and half-assed.

[movebaby 5,379]

That & also the line where she says “get a little bit of matcha in ya”

Idk how you guys didn’t put 2 & 2 together tbh

 

i'm still kicking myself over missing the "get a little bit suburban" double entendre that alludes to both adopting the persona of a suburban soccer mom and to lana's ever-present reference point: cars, of course, specifically the Chevrolet Suburban

 

[CmonDownToFL 6,680]

i'm still kicking myself over missing the "get a little bit suburban" double entendre that alludes to both adopting the persona of a suburban soccer mom and to lana's ever-present reference point: cars, of course, specifically the Chevrolet Suburban

 

 

I’m glad you caught this one, very good observation.

I hope you also caught “because you’re young, you’re wild, you queef. You ask for albums out of me, you’re fucking crazy!”

[movebaby 5,379]

I’m glad you caught this one, very good observation.

I hope you also caught “because you’re young, you’re wild, you queef. You ask for albums out of me, you’re fucking crazy!”

 

indeed! it's all making sense now

[CmonDownToFL 6,680]

indeed! it's all making sense now

She’s gonna hire a hitman to kill us

[movebaby 5,379]

Rap genius, where is our job offer?

 

if they don't hire us they're missing the opportunity of a lifetime