Norman Fucking Rockwell - Pre-Release Thread

[sparklrtrailrheaven 8,354]

I'm not gonna place this with her 'LDR' discography personally, i know it sounds a bit cheesy but it fits better looking at her Lizzy Grant section imho; of course her lifelong discography would be the two "lists" compiled together but I can't deny that the title, while bad sounding for a LDR record- is perfect for something we'd expect from her pre-BtD, pre-blowup, pre-pop altogether. Even the damn cover isn't her in glam with a headshot, like every other LDR record was; it's just her set to a slice of life setting that evokes emotion, much like her AKA cover

 

jus..idk hear me out n think about it

 

While I hope to god she doesn't fade her glamorous persona for good I sincerely wouldn't be surprised if "Lana Del Rey" was over; or I'm being a casual fag and reading into things way too much and she'll go back to a LfL/Paradise sounds with more formulaic and boppier beats for LDR7 and completely shatter this theory

 

GIRL i love this theory so fucking much i'm gonna shed real tears

 

Norman Fucking Rockwell era already making me feel like the drunk girl @ the party telling everyone she loves them.... i have so many feelings rn and they're all positive

[ultrababy 3,445]

Wow. Venice Bitch has really grown on me after listening to it with good headphones and high volume. But I’m still confused about the album title. Who is Norman? I didn’t catch it during the interview. Is he a man she dated?

[salvatore 21,763]

GIRL i love this theory so fucking much i'm gonna shed real tears

 

Norman Fucking Rockwell era already making me feel like the drunk girl @ the party telling everyone she loves them.... i have so many feelings rn and they're all positive

1/2 of me hopes I'm onto something cause it's a genuinely crazy n beautiful thing but fuck the other part of me

 

i just want more autotuned loons and whale noises it's been 6 fucking years Venice Bitch is easily top10 in her entire discography and i love it but FUCK me i want some more LOONS lana     

[salvatore 21,763]

Wow. Venice Bitch has really grown on me after listening to it with good headphones and high volume. But I’m still confused about the album title. Who is Norman? I didn’t catch it during the interview. Is he a man she dated?

Iirc he's a painter, one that painted Americana things n showed them in layered lights

 

the song itself is about a musician whose narcissistic in nature & is full of himself

 

i could be wrong on the first half but i'm more than right on the second

[Lustrouslines 5,188]

THIS IS SO LANA. fuck the glam, fuck the trap beats, fuck the generic "pop". this is HER in the rawest form. the guitars and the pianos are flowing from her heart and mind all together and it's so cohesive and pure sounding. i can't even DESCRIBE how natural the sound is. it's not forced at all, she really just let her inner mind and soul come to life. NFR <3

[sparklrtrailrheaven 8,354]

1/2 of me hopes I'm onto something cause it's a genuinely crazy n beautiful thing but fuck the other part of me

 

i just want more autotuned loons and whale noises it's been 6 fucking years Venice Bitch is easily top10 in her entire discography and i love it but FUCK me i want some more LOONS lana     

 

i already buried the loons they're dead to me like it feels like she's been stalled out but now she's taking a big, definitive step, and i don't think it's one she's gonna retreat from tbh 

 

i said it (-;

 

ofc you did! icon!!!!!!!!

[sparklrtrailrheaven 8,354]

norman rockwell was famous for his paintings of americana during wrtime. his work was often used as somewhat propaganda to encourage traditional american lifestyles

 

yeah some of his art presents this super-wholesome image of America and kind of helped shape that image we have today of the 40s and 50s being such clean-cut, warm years

 

i'm a huge fan but that's also why it's so funny and bold of lana to slap "fucking" right in the middle of his name

[TRENCH 15,350]

10 minute song.. Justin Timberlake//Timbaland are shaking

[True Romance 6,187]

Venice Bitch is one of her best songs what the fuck

[salvatore 21,763]

yeah some of his art presents this super-wholesome image of America and kind of helped shape that image we have today of the 40s and 50s being such clean-cut, warm years

 

i'm a huge fan but that's also why it's so funny and bold of lana to slap "fucking" right in the middle of his name

 

this is the face she makes when saying the title out loud 

[sparklrtrailrheaven 8,354]

i usually never even venture into the pre-release threads but i want to talk so much about this era, this concept, her mind, UGH

[LanaRayDelMar 2,695]

 

[sparklrtrailrheaven 8,354]

this is the face she makes when saying the title out loud 

 

 norman  

 FUCKING

 rockwell

[edgar allan heaux 521]

Lana has a talent for making long songs feel like a breeze. I still can’t believe Brooklyn Baby is 6 minutes long, it doesn’t feel like it at all.

[PARADIXO 31,606]

still can't believe it lolz

[LanaRayDelMar 2,695]

 

Just because it's a 10 minute acoustic song doesn't make it good, although the lyrics are cute 

[Peachycream 3,556]

So are we just gonna continue to pretend to like this

I don’t see anyone pretending. It really is a great song!

 

Lana is in her true element with music like this

[LanaRayDelMar 2,695]

 

[Mind Melt 10,090]

okay i'm finally home from work and i'm now listening to venice bitch

all i can say so far is i have been transported to another fucking atmosphere 

holy shit

 

ultraviolence is shaking....

[Barry 5,628]

 

Norman Rockwell painting "New Kids In The Neighbourhood" wonder if that played a part in the Venice Bitch lyrics?