Norman Fucking Rockwell - Pre-Release Thread

[electra 20,644]

ok, but sis MAKE IT ALL LOWERCASE OR ALL UPPERCASE not some of both...... it hurts my soul

maybe just think of them as individual pieces of work. if someone published a poetry book and they used lowercase in one poem and uppercase in another it wouldn't really matter. it just denotes the mood or style of writing the author is trying to get across.

 

looking at the songs as individual pieces of work - it feel right for hope to have lowercase.

 

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imagine after all this time she doesn't even release a coloured vinyl this era.

[SylviaPlath 570]

maybe just think of them as individual pieces of work. if someone published a poetry book and they used lowercase in one poem and uppercase in another it wouldn't really matter. it just denotes the mood or style of writing the author is trying to get across.

 

looking at the songs as individual pieces of work - it feel right for hope to have lowercase.

imagine after all this time she doesn't even release a coloured vinyl this era.

 

 

i think i'll just have to embrace it as very lana... like her poetry snippets, they were often messy and not punctuated properly. i guess it adds a more organic feel.

[poetic jess 2,340]

The biggest plot twist this era wasn't BAR, song renaming, the cover/font, or even this semi-surprise announcement, tbh. It was simply the fact that those Russian stores and Shazam were right.

Didn’t Eclipse rant on Twitter about the Shazam thing, the “Love Song” title and how “stupid” LB users are? I wonder if he deleted those tweets, because...

[electra 20,644]

Didn’t Eclipse rant on Twitter about the Shazam thing, the “Love Song” title and how “stupid” LB users are? I wonder if he deleted those tweets, because...

i'll bring it up with him when i next see him

 

[Kommando 3,264]

Regarding the cover, I think a lot of stuff you don't like/understand is deliberate. For instance, the guy: that's part of the concept, him being dull and Nicholson's son. She's having this classic 60s white bourgeoisie moment (ala National Anthem), but with a modern twist : she stands next to the offspring of a great golden star, she wears a baddie outfit rather than a 60s hairdo. California is burning in the background. She occupies the stage like a man would in a vintage, patriarcal work : in the center, holding her man in a commanding fashion, at the helm like a leader. She's alluding to her aesthetic (a modern take on American archetypes) and this record's project : a Rockwellian illustration of her time through portraits, iconic cultural representations and a mishmash of images. That's actually one of her most coherent project coverwise.

[War In My Mind 2,999]

my pu$$y pops for you - 1st deluxe track

For you the pu$$y pops (Shakespearean Remix) - 2nd deluxe track

[urbannoize 1,596]

 

 

Credit to @

 

As soon as these things were pointed out, it gave me a bit more perspective. And opened my eyes lol

 

- The skies in the background are painted. Which adds to Norman Rockwell artist vibes.

- Lana's in baddie attire with a neon wind break jacket and neon green nails as well.

- The hills of California are on fire. Which speaks to the recent California fire.

- Being out in sea in a boat not only speaks to MAC, but some of the artwork from High by the beach

[xxmissdaytonaxx 30,078]

august 1st is friday tho?? so we still have another day i thought?

[electra 20,644]

Regarding the cover, I think a lot of stuff you don't like/understand is deliberate. For instance, the guy: that's part of the concept, him being dull and Nicholson's son. She's having this classic 60s white bourgeoisie moment (ala National Anthem), but with a modern twist : she stands next to the offspring of a great golden star, she wears a baddie outfit rather than a 60s hairdo. California is burning in the background. She occupies the stage like a man would in a vintage, patriarcal work : in the center, holding her man in a commanding fashion, at the helm like a leader. She's alluding to her aesthetic (a modern take on American archetypes) and this record's project : a Rockwellian illustration of her time through portraits, iconic cultural representations and a mishmash of images. That's actually one of her most coherent project coverwise.

 

i just think she doesn't give a fuck anymore - it's admirable.

[TrashMagiq 58,573]

me to myself when we know what color the vinyl is and I can’t ask people what they think the color of the vinyl’s gonna be anymore

https://youtu.be/RFWEU6fw0vQ

[Kommando 3,264]

i just think she doesn't give a fuck anymore - it's admirable.

I think it's uggh... Irregular with her. Like sometimes she just doesn't care and sometimes she actually is that binch hmm slims arons is livid

[Anita Malfatti 2,981]

She does give a fuck. This cover is full of details and very well done

[War In My Mind 2,999]

august 1st is friday tho?? so we still have another day i thought?

um sweety

[Wynwood 19,967]

im taking anatomy over the summer, so not only is my bday tomorrow but i also get the album preorder and i get to dissect a fetal pig lol

[niandra lades 2,454]

what if she had painted palm trees on her nails omg

[landofGodsandMonsters 1,723]

Another thing I love about the cover is the amount of detail. I was truly terrified the cover was going to be a lazy mess after ALL of the lazy, boring single covers so far this era. But instead she dropped her most intricate and unique cover of her career!

[electra 20,644]

She does give a fuck. This cover is full of details and very well done

 

"well done" is ... a comment, but it's cute. she had a vision - she probably should have paid a bit more for a graphic designer. just because she requested a couple of details to be photoshopped in doesn't make her a genius visual artist.

 

by "doesn't give a fuck", it's more as though over the years she has given less of a fuck about the "lana del rey" brand that her record label forced on her from BTD.

[theeternalstars 4,576]

a title track pattern forming...

BTD track 1

UV track 2

HM track 1

LfL track 2

NFR track 1

[MoreCruelThanYou 5,277]

The tracklist honestly is so poignant, starting out with the playful optimism of Nfr, Mac, and Vb & knowing how it all ends so hollow with Hope. Hope is much more powerful to me this way (as the closing track). And knowing that how to disappear is in the middle paints it in such a different light. It is the same empty dream she’s been singing of since Video Games. I can already tell this album is going to be a very personal and heartbreaking soul journey

[electra 20,644]

The tracklist honestly is so poignant, starting out with the playful optimism of Nfr, Mac, and Vb & knowing how it all ends so hollow with Hope. Hope is much more powerful to me this way (as the closing track). And knowing that how to disappear is in the middle paints it in such a different light. It is the same empty dream she’s been singing of since Video Games. I can already tell this album is going to be a very personal and heartbreaking soul journey

 

oh look a correct opinion, i haven't seen many of those on this thread