Norman Fucking Rockwell - Pre-Release Thread

[theeternalstars 4,577]

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-greatest/

 

Pitchfork designates BEST NEW TRACK for THE GREATEST

2 songs have now been named BNT (Venice Bitch also)

 

  I'd be surprised if this album doesn't do very, very well critically.

[WildMustang 14,774]

That windbreaker is the ugliest thing I've seen since skirtsandsuιts

Finally something we can agree on sis, yas

[Formation 4,208]

Where can I find HQ pics of the LA coast with the oil rigs? I love the industrial aesthetic of the video and want to add the northern lights for a desktop background.

[American Whore 51,685]

Where is the merch available at?? Her merch store says it’s currently unavailable

[x VB 12,508]

Where can I find HQ pics of the LA coast with the oil rigs? I love the industrial aesthetic of the video and want to add the northern lights for a desktop background.

 

Try searching Long Beach Terminal

 

Where is the merch available at?? Her merch store says it’s currently unavailable

 

The same shop they used for the pre-order

[Rorman Nockwell 56,976]

Okay but wtf are those Billboard photos? She seriously looks like Dolores Umbridge's American cousin in the first one. And then the one where she's imitating the painting like a fucking tourist at the Louvre except even most tourists would draw the line at wearing a lacy dress with sneakers. 

 

I can't. It's traumatic. 

 

I'll bitch about the actual interview later. 

[Jared 3,132]

BEST NEW TRACK

• Lana Del Rey

 

“The Greatest”

 

The stakes have never been higher. In Lana Del Rey’s latest song “The Greatest,” an entire generation is burned out. The world is getting hotter. Hope is a dwindling resource. We don’t have much time left. Worst of all, the old highs aren’t hitting quite the same. “I want shit to feel just like it used to,” she sings with a quiver as a sad piano motif descends behind her. Lana’s songs have always sounded like lonely missives from the end of the world with a beachside view; the difference is now we’re watching the clock tick down alongside her. “If this is it,” she sings, “I had a ball.”

 

Like everything we’ve heard from upcoming album Norman Fucking Rockwell!, “The Greatest” is a kaleidoscope of classic-rock radio transmitted through Lana’s hushed, psychedelic lens. The drums roll in slow motion, the guitar solos are fuzzy, the piano is recorded so that you can feel the shag carpet beneath it. Instead of luxuriating in vintage textures, Lana is restless, eulogizing her listless youth while repeatedly incorporating the words “the culture is lit,” as if attempting to dance through the tears. Her new video pairs the ballad with “Fuck It I Love You,” an ode to California and self-destruction. The juxtaposition of the songs seems inevitable; her dreams of escape always lead to the same place.

 

Like a long, dramatic shot of a drifter leaving the scene, “The Greatest” fades with a list of rhyming epitaphs that build to a stunner of a coda: “L.A.’s in flames, it’s getting hot/Kanye West is blonde and gone/‘Life on Mars’ ain’t just a song,” she sings before snapping back to the current moment: “Oh, the live stream’s almost on.” It’s a playful, graceful way to voice a common feeling of helplessness and overstimulation. And if she sounds more at peace than the rest of us, it’s because she’s been here a while, waiting for us to catch up before it’s too late.

 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-greatest/

 

The acclaim is starting to pour in. And this is just the beginning,

 

 

 

[American Whore 51,685]

 

BEST NEW TRACK

• Lana Del Rey

 

 

“The Greatest”

 

The stakes have never been higher. In [/size]Lana Del Rey’s latest song “The Greatest,” an entire generation is burned out. The world is getting hotter. Hope is a dwindling resource. We don’t have much time left. Worst of all, the old highs aren’t hitting quite the same. “I want shit to feel just like it used to,” she sings with a quiver as a sad piano motif descends behind her. Lana’s songs have always sounded like lonely missives from the end of the world with a beachside view; the difference is now we’re watching the clock tick down alongside her. “If this is it,” she sings, “I had a ball.”[/size]

 

Like everything we’ve heard from upcoming album [/size]Norman Fucking Rockwell!, “The Greatest” is a kaleidoscope of classic-rock radio transmitted through Lana’s hushed, psychedelic lens. The drums roll in slow motion, the guitar solos are fuzzy, the piano is recorded so that you can feel the shag carpet beneath it. Instead of luxuriating in vintage textures, Lana is restless, eulogizing her listless youth while repeatedly incorporating the words “the culture is lit,” as if [/size]attempting to dance through the tears. Her new video pairs the ballad with “Fuck It I Love You,” an ode to California and self-destruction. The juxtaposition of the songs seems inevitable; her dreams of escape always lead to the same place.[/size]

 

Like a long, dramatic shot of a drifter leaving the scene, “The Greatest” fades with a list of rhyming epitaphs that build to a stunner of a coda: “L.A.’s in flames, it’s getting hot/Kanye West is blonde and gone/‘Life on Mars’ ain’t just a song,” she sings before snapping back to the current moment: “Oh, the live stream’s almost on.” It’s a playful, graceful way to voice a common feeling of helplessness and overstimulation. And if she sounds more at peace than the rest of us, it’s because she’s been here a while, waiting for us to catch up before it’s too late.[/size]

 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-greatest/

 

The acclaim is starting to pour in. And this is just the beginning,

 

Holy shit they’re right. They’re gonna finally love her all over the media and we’re gonna see our queen actually get recognized for her work. It’s about time

[Marius 12,856]

 

BEST NEW TRACK

• Lana Del Rey

 

“The Greatest”

 

The stakes have never been higher. In Lana Del Rey’s latest song “The Greatest,” an entire generation is burned out. The world is getting hotter. Hope is a dwindling resource. We don’t have much time left. Worst of all, the old highs aren’t hitting quite the same. “I want shit to feel just like it used to,” she sings with a quiver as a sad piano motif descends behind her. Lana’s songs have always sounded like lonely missives from the end of the world with a beachside view; the difference is now we’re watching the clock tick down alongside her. “If this is it,” she sings, “I had a ball.”

 

Like everything we’ve heard from upcoming album Norman Fucking Rockwell!, “The Greatest” is a kaleidoscope of classic-rock radio transmitted through Lana’s hushed, psychedelic lens. The drums roll in slow motion, the guitar solos are fuzzy, the piano is recorded so that you can feel the shag carpet beneath it. Instead of luxuriating in vintage textures, Lana is restless, eulogizing her listless youth while repeatedly incorporating the words “the culture is lit,” as if attempting to dance through the tears. Her new video pairs the ballad with “Fuck It I Love You,” an ode to California and self-destruction. The juxtaposition of the songs seems inevitable; her dreams of escape always lead to the same place.

 

Like a long, dramatic shot of a drifter leaving the scene, “The Greatest” fades with a list of rhyming epitaphs that build to a stunner of a coda: “L.A.’s in flames, it’s getting hot/Kanye West is blonde and gone/‘Life on Mars’ ain’t just a song,” she sings before snapping back to the current moment: “Oh, the live stream’s almost on.” It’s a playful, graceful way to voice a common feeling of helplessness and overstimulation. And if she sounds more at peace than the rest of us, it’s because she’s been here a while, waiting for us to catch up before it’s too late.

 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-greatest/

 

The acclaim is starting to pour in. And this is just the beginning,

 

 

 

It’s what she deserves tbh. 90 on Metacritic is coming.

[UltraHeroin 8,803]

Let's fucking manifest it guys

 

Grammy fucking winner

Grammy fucking winner 

Grammy fucking winner

Grammy fucking winner

 

90 on metacritic

90 on metacritic

90 on metacritic 

 

[mkultraviolence 5,832]

Okay but wtf are those Billboard photos? She seriously looks like Dolores Umbridge's American cousin in the first one. And then the one where she's imitating the painting like a fucking tourist at the Louvre except even most tourists would draw the line at wearing a lacy dress with sneakers. 

 

I can't. It's traumatic. 

 

I'll bitch about the actual interview later. 

 

she is so heavenly in those pictures what

[bored 7,938]

So I am in love with the new music video(s), I don't know if it's been mentioned but is The Greatest video a homage to Video Games? Like she's singing in an old bar, playing pool and wild darts? Also whilst she's playing pool they focus on the lucky 8 ball, it's been 8 years since she debuted with Video Games.

 

Also, since the new merch has been released does this confirm that poppies are the flower for this era? The majority of the merch has the red flower pattern and the headscarf refers to it as "poppies"?

[UltraHeroin 8,803]

So I am in love with the new music video(s), I don't know if it's been mentioned but is The Greatest video a homage to Video Games? Like she's singing in an old bar, playing pool and wild darts? Also whilst she's playing pool they focus on the lucky 8 ball, it's been 8 years since she debuted with Video Games.

 

Also, since the new merch has been released does this confirm that poppies are the flower for this era? The majority of the merch has the red flower pattern and the headscarf refers to it as "poppies"?

Honestly yeah. The most carefree flower there is to represent this era..perfect

 

Also, side note: why the fuck is her youtube channel still on that Doin' time branding lmao, change it with the album cover sis

[Barry 5,974]

 

This shot has me dead.

 

When you walk past a mirror at home

[American Whore 51,685]

Honestly yeah. The most carefree flower there is to represent this era..perfect

 

Also, side note: why the fuck is her youtube channel still on that Doin' time branding lmao, change it with the album cover sis

Which makes sense if she’s singing about heroin

[niandra lades 2,455]

[UltraHeroin 8,803]

Lana looks hot as a skater girl damn 

[FredRed 4,857]

Lana you know I love you but I think this is the first time you have showed any natural rhythm. You always have an awkward way of moving to the music which can be endearing. But I think you've finally gotten it! (From 1:52 on)

https://youtu.be/LrSX_OcpeJg?t=105

[house of balloons 12,795]

i love this woman so much and i'm so proud of her, she deserves all the recognition in the world, she worked so hard for this and even though sometimes i'd make fun of her for clowning us i've never been happier for her for finally releasing the music she always wanted to 

[Atomic Piggy 325]

So I am in love with the new music video(s), I don't know if it's been mentioned but is The Greatest video a homage to Video Games? Like she's singing in an old bar, playing pool and wild darts? Also whilst she's playing pool they focus on the lucky 8 ball, it's been 8 years since she debuted with Video Games.

 

Also, since the new merch has been released does this confirm that poppies are the flower for this era? The majority of the merch has the red flower pattern and the headscarf refers to it as "poppies"?

 

 

Honestly yeah. The most carefree flower there is to represent this era..perfect

 

Also, side note: why the fuck is her youtube channel still on that Doin' time branding lmao, change it with the album cover sis

Wait, what's up with the poppies? Her merch is not flower themed at all or am I wrong? I'm a little behind