Norman Fucking Rockwell - Pre-Release Thread

[realclosetojesus 1,383]

And did you notice she's wearing the same outfit in all the interviews since monday? lol Were all 10 interviews in one day?

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,263]

And did you notice she's wearing the same outfit in all the interviews since monday? lol Were all 10 interviews in one day?

honestly i hope so because otherwise that'd be...unfortunate

[Off To The Races 2010 demo pls 19,335]

The MV is close to hit 1,5M views and 300K likes tonight!

[Pink Champagne 9,083]

https://twitter.com/1027KIISFM/status/1167232487203848192

 

Another one. We should start counting how many interviews she did just this week 

Her legs make me feel things and I’m a straight woman

 

Maybe I’m not straight

[x VB 12,512]

Wow I can’t believe this is gonna be my last post on the pre-release thread, gays what a ride!

[Off To The Races 2010 demo pls 19,335]

EDIT: OMFG MY MODQUEUE IS GONE

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,263]

Wow I can’t believe this is gonna be my last post on the pre-release thread, gays what a ride!

see you on the flipside (california tease)

[honeycookie 1,032]

Looks like Courtney deleted her comments ... or Lanz did

 

Here they are for anyone who missed it:

 

wow i didn’t see these, which picture were they on/who is she referring to?

[Obduration 6,422]

wow i didn’t see these, which picture were they on/who is she referring to?

Omg sis needs to block her

[urgirl 5,645]

wow i didn’t see these, which picture were they on/who is she referring to?

 

lanas pic with her ice cream truck and posse.... i think courtney is talking about steve berman who works at interscope, and who's driving lanas truck

 

edit- btw the comments weren't deleted they're still under lanas post !

[pin up galore 18,009]

im gonna miss this thread

[Rorman Nockwell 54,527]

wow i didn’t see these, which picture were they on/who is she referring to?

 

On the ice cream truck one ... she seemed to be referring to the dude .. Steve someone? Who knows. Anyway, I hope she deleted them herself and called sis up to discuss, because as messy and entertaining as it is, it'd be a shame for them to have a falling out.

[poetic jess 2,323]

Alright. I’ve listened through it all once and I’m ready to write my thoughts down only to get lost in this cursed thread.

 

 

NFR - This was so beautiful. SO beautiful I felt like keeping my breath in in awe. It made me cry, something I did not expect to do. Those strings. The harp. Her voice. Her way of always finding a way to sing “blue” in the most beautiful way ever. Her fluttering higher notes. Hearing this, I knew it would be worth waiting eleven months and that this album would only mean excellence.

MAC - And then comes Mariners. Oh wow wow wow, perfect placement. I still love this song.

Venice - Eleven (what feels like hellish) months and I still love this song to pieces. I love everything about it. Everything. But I’m no longer certain if it’s the best song on the album anymore - it has some tough contestants. But three absolutely perfect songs after each other... I was weak.

FIILY - The harmonies?? Gave me Lizzy vibes?? And little did I know they would slightly be back later in the album for Bartender. I love the mumbling part layered between her high, breathy “fuck it, I love you”. Makes an otherwise mediocre song to something magical. Love the end.

Doin’ Time - Felt odd after fuck it, and the lyrics doesn’t really have to do anything with the rest of the album. Am I still grateful it’s on the album? Yes, I am. A bop is a bop and I love it.

Love Song - I was struck by how intimate the lyrics are for this song. And realized that this way of writing lyrics or her way of storytelling has changed for this album. Never has she sounded so honest. No dreams of Hollywood and fame, no dramatic sceneries, none of that - this feels new. And I’m here for it. Too beautiful.

Cinnamon - I’ve mentioned for months that I’ve been worried that this song would become what Cherry became to me - boring, aging after just a few months. I’m relieved to know it won’t. This song has way too many layers for it to not be interesting. The on-the-edge-to-scary harmonies right before the chorus. Just wow. The beats... how it blows up to something different at the end, like we hoped for... it’s another magnificent song.

HTD - Honestly, I can’t be mad at those beats. I agree, the live version with just a piano was perfect and may be better than this album version. But I just can’t dislike it. I can’t.

California - Next song which made me cry. It’s obviously about Barrie, like you’ve said. The chorus just went straight into my heart, oh my god. Her harmonies. The UV and Lizzy hints in them. I absolutely love second the pre-chorus too.

BAR - I thought I would be disappointed to hear the old instrumental on this track. Surprisingly, I’m not. But it will take me so time to warm up to the new lyric lines and memorize them and forget about the demo I’ve had in my mind for two years. Really grateful that the bridge stayed the same. Found a bit humorous that they kept “fame” echoing in the background when she’s not singing “good”. A bit sad it ended differently.

The greatest - She made me chuckle when I heard “the culture’s lit and I had a ball”. Love to hear a similar guitar to VB in this song. The last lines are everything, she summarizes our current times quite perfectly.

Bartender - This really sounds like it could be something she wrote back in her Lizzy days, lyrically! Sneaking out to be with a bartender. I love that, it’s a very cute and fun song.

Happiness - a kii that she kept “sing it for my babies on the tour life” but hey, somehow it kind of fits on this album with her pondering about her current and past life? I don’t mind it for now. And I really didn’t expect it to make me cry! What the heck. Lana, how are you able to make me cry again?

hope - I gotta day, it’s a great ender after have heard the two previous songs. Both are piano driven and now that’s all we have left.

 

All in all, I know it’s all new and I’ve been looking forward to this for almost a year but I think this might really be her best album so far. And that says a lot considering how much I LOVE the previous records (LFL a bit less tho lol). This feels like a new Lana, again. The lyrics in this album feel like the most honest ones so far. I think the older songs were true to her too, but maybe this time, this is like... the inner core of who she is? I don’t know to explain it.

I’ve almost heard the album twice while writing this. I know that the third and fourth and fifth and endless more times will only make it sound better.

Thank you Lana, and Jack.

 

You basically summarized how I feel about this album. Even with my “least” favorite tracks, I can’t dislike them... people will disagree when I say this, but I think every song on this album is so good.

[necessary sacrifice 8,864]

Looks like Courtney deleted her comments ... or Lanz did

 

Here they are for anyone who missed it:

 

I don’t think either of them deleted them yet. They’re still there (for now) in case anyone feels the need to reply to her.

[Doll Harlow 12,350]

Looks like Courtney deleted her comments ... or Lanz did

 

Here they are for anyone who missed it:

 

The fuck?

[house of balloons 12,770]

Listened to Venice Bitch yesterday while driving into the sunset and my car's starter motor caught fire in the middle of nowhere 

[Fingertips 72,117]

These next two hours feel like i'm being water boarded. Help.

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,263]

These next two hours feel like i'm being water boarded. Help.

fucking same

[Rorman Nockwell 54,527]

I don’t think either of them deleted them yet. They’re still there (for now) in case anyone feels the need to reply to her.

 

Oh maybe my insta is glitching again.

 

It's unfortunate that they're still there ...

[American Bottom 16,237]

Cause they dont yet know what car I drive

 

 

I'm just tryna keep my love alive

 

 

With my baaaaaaartender, hold me me all night

 

Baaaartender, our loves alive