ilovetati 15,298 Posted August 30, 2019 We have the 4/5 from Slant and the 4/5 from the Independent that count for MC so far:https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-lana-del-rey-norman-fucking-rockwell-eulogizes-the-american-dream/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lana-del-rey-review-norman-fucking-rockwell-album-tracklist-venice-beach-mariners-apartment-complex-a9083666.htmlAlso several raves (Stereogum, Interns, Ringer, Soundblab) that don’t count. --- Eligible Magazines (strikethrough ones already added to MC) The 405 AllMusic American Songwriter Austin Chronicle Blurt Boston Globe Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot) Clash Music Classic Rock* Consequence of Sound Delusions of Adequacy DIY Magazine Drowned In Sound Dusted Magazine Entertainment Weekly Exclaim Glide Magazine The Guardian HipHopDX The Independent (UK) Kerrang!* The Line of Best Fit Los Angeles Times Mojo* musicOMH.com New Musical Express The New York Times No Ripcord NOW Magazine (Toronto) The Observer The Onion (A.V. Club) Paste Magazine Pitchfork Pop Matters Pretty Much Amazing Punk News.org Q Magazine* The Quietus Record Collector Resident Advisor Revolver* Rock Sound Rolling Stone The Skinny (UK) Slant Magazine Spin* Sputnikmusic The Telegraph (UK) Tiny Mix Tapes Uncut* Under The Radar Variety The Wire* XLR8 XXL 16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YUNGATA 14,955 Posted August 30, 2019 I know they're not official reviews but RYM has it at 4.2/5 with 500~ ratings 13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluVelvUnderground 1,754 Posted August 30, 2019 I know they're not official reviews but RYM has it at 4.2/5 with 500~ ratings For perspective, if it keeps at this pace, it'll be in that sites top 100 albums of all time. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewby 9,246 Posted August 30, 2019 Pitchfork has been so complimentary this era and they also love Jack so I'm honestly expecting Best New Music. Come through corporate shills! 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jared 3,131 Posted August 30, 2019 Everyone go check out Stereogum's review! What a great read. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilovetati 15,298 Posted August 30, 2019 Also, AllMusic used to have UV highlighted blue as the “choice” album with the highest rating of 4/5, but the blue has been removed. I think/hope that means NFR will be made the “choice” with a 4 or 4.5 score. Edit: Nvm, I think it was because I was on mobile. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunoner 5,726 Posted August 30, 2019 90 on metacritic I don't care 3 Quote It's only my dark city, only my new man... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilovetati 15,298 Posted August 30, 2019 Full-on rave from LA Times (and they're heavily-weighted). They call it "dazzling," "stirring," and "emotionally-risky." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-08-29/lana-del-rey-norman-rockwell-album-review Reads like a 100. 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtimeman 8,918 Posted August 30, 2019 I don't think it counts for anything but Brooklyn Vegan has given it a very positive, unscored review: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/review-lana-del-reys-norman-fucking-rockwell-is-her-most-uncompromising-yet/ 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailertrash 75 Posted August 30, 2019 I just want to say before the flood of positive acclaim for this album comes out... Don't forget that these are the same publications who publicly crucified her at the start of her career. She was so discouraged after Paradise that she vowed to never make music again. The acclaim is well deserved and long overdue. 32 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurac na Biciklu 2,359 Posted August 30, 2019 es 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YUNGATA 14,955 Posted August 30, 2019 3/5 from The Guardian Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell! review – an artist you can depend on 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtimeman 8,918 Posted August 30, 2019 3/5 from The Guardian Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell! review – an artist you can depend on By the same turkey who wrote a positive, but massively condescending review of Ultraviolence https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/12/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence-review 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Stacy 11,996 Posted August 30, 2019 He didn't even bring up Hope... or what it means to the context of the album. Awful review. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YUNGATA 14,955 Posted August 30, 2019 By the same turkey who wrote a positive, but massively condescending review of Ultraviolence https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/12/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence-review I think a lot of critics have had to eat their words since BtD. It's delicious 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AphroditeBaby 912 Posted August 30, 2019 That review is another generic "All of Lana's music sounds the same, no matter how different it sounds" review. She gets one or two every album she releases, still plagued by this idea that creating a world and inhabiting a character is reductive rather than expansive... To me it screams a lack of critical thinking and understanding... And a total disregard for the way the culture has changed in the last 7-8 years and how that has impacted her lyrics, singing, aesthetics, etc... Even listening to the music alone, the production, melodies, lyrics, and themes have marked departures from older "Lanaisms" if he stopped to actually listen/think about things... The "lead" single, MAC is literally her reclaiming this narrative that she's perpetually depressed, tortured femme fatale... Hope is her clarifying her journey in a way that she's never done before... Let me stop 19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Stacy 11,996 Posted August 30, 2019 This is very frustrating. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lanadel-rey-norman-f-rockwell-review-one-trick-pony-beautiful/ 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodBlessMe 2,141 Posted August 30, 2019 So far her score is at 77. :/ They added the LA Times review as an 80, but doesn't it read like much more positive than that? 1 Quote I AM MY ONLY GOD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sirensXsilence 462 Posted August 30, 2019 This is very frustrating. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lanadel-rey-norman-f-rockwell-review-one-trick-pony-beautiful/ Of course most of the review is behind a paywall. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweetHenny 14,579 Posted August 30, 2019 The Guardian and Telegraph can go FUCK THEMSELVES. They did her so bad and fucked up her Metacritic score, I cannot fucking believe 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
