Chemtrails Over the Country Club - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[ShadesOfFool]

chemtrails, dark but just a game, not all who wander are lost, yosemite, and breaking up slowly are the hits

 

i feel like the vibe of chemtrails is definitely like...flannel jackets, beer in paper bags, roadtrips, running away from the city

[surfsup]

Idk what yall r on about this album barely has piano ballads. BB is really the only I would consider to be a mostly piano ballad album

[American Whore]

who the fuck taught whoever it is that said "school" as "skoo-el"??????? ugh

[Eugene]

Yosemite was destined for this album. 

[Eugene]

On 3/19/2021 at 12:13 AM, iconiclogan said:

breaking up slowly is THAT girl i knew she would be....

underrated 

[Let the Light In]

"It's beautiful how this deep

Normality settles down over me"

 

I would die if she ever performs this song live

[honeymoon is alive]

22 minutes ago, Let the Light In said:

"It's beautiful how this deep

Normality settles down over me"

 

I would die if she ever performs this song live

oh please she has to do it, it's one of her bests songs PERIOD 

[violentvioletsky]

The perfect album for road trips 

[That Venice Bitch]

 

22:36 is still the funniest thing everrrr

[Lavender Sunshine]

This song is still in my COCC holy trinity along with White Dress and the title track <3

 

 

Spoiler

also not me thinking I could find this thread by looking up "cocc post-release" 

 

[maysparkle]

On 4/25/2023 at 6:03 PM, American Whore said:

who the fuck taught whoever it is that said "school" as "skoo-el"??????? ugh

Marsha Brady? Lol

 

 

[American Whore]

1 hour ago, maysparkle said:

Marsha Brady? Lol

 

 

 

stop i forgot she said it that way too 

[Glitter Boy]

This album really has aged like fine wine to me - and it's just 2 years old. But it's beautiful and its essence is powerful. Even the ones I consider weaker songs (Let Me Love You Like a Woman, For Free) are cute, and I love everything else in it.

Also, the White Dress - Chemtrails over the Country Club - Tulsa Jesus Freak and the Wild at Heart - Dark but Just a Game - Not All Who Wander Are Lost - Yosemite - Breaking Up Slowly are two of her greatest songs run in my opinion. In my top 3 for sure  

[viktoria]

her best album to me 

[Crazy Husband Thief]

It’s a bit funny that the lead single ranks second to last in this poll. 

[Eugene]

This really was her Joni Mitchell moment. I absolutely love this album. 

[Lanaparadiserey]

I wish I liked Tulsa Jesus Freak the some do, I just don’t feel it the way others do?

[Make me your Dream Life]

As much as I love L…Woman, and even if it feels like a UV period song, Pink Champagne deserves some kind if official release. 
 

An outtakes compliation’d be lovely.

 

and this is me saying this as someone who usually just takes things as they are from a listener perspective. It’s just too good

[HeyBlueBaby]

wow well i saw this thread on the main page and i just thought i'd say the reception to this album was quite sad to witness i feel like lana has come a long way personally and artistically and this album pretty much sums all of that up (for me)

 

i dont know quite how to describe what i mean by that, i just think of chemtrails as an album where she was just living in the moment and was at peace. technical critiques aside and i almost never judge lana's work by any sort of technical standard either but i think chemtrails is a fine body of work as is though i think it could have benefitted from 2-4 more songs like an 11 track lana album just feels wrong but we're spoiled, and the shortness adds to its charm in a way so idk...

 

i go back to chemtrails quite a bit for wild at heart and dark but just a game, i adore both of those

and not all who wander are lust is a great track, very underrated, songs like this, tnc, ltli are all very similar to me and are some of her best work go stream

 

while the era was truly a huge letdown especially after nfr it was pandemic times and post-qftc so there were some factors working against it and shes already an artist who just puts it out there and moves on 

 

all in all i look back at this album fondly all the mess aside the music itself is good, beautiful, and extremely serene.

subsequently, blue banisters also gets harsh critiques....i think there are some points to be made for that and its less upsetting for me to see bb shade. its majority unreleased and the rest are very beautiful tracks but lacked excitement

 

songs like violets for roses are beautiful, but listening it the first time just felt a little predictable

and thats not a bad thing either just saying

 

she did say this album was where she was where shes going where she whatever, so i take that into account with the fresh material off bb

still, bb is very enjoyable with some excellent songs i mean the whole album is great i think the weakest is beautiful but still enjoyable.

more than anything i would like a further explanation of bb and what the intention or thought was behind some decisions made for the tracklist

 

theres my tangent 

 

[taco truck]

If this had a better cover I would’ve liked it a lot more immediately, and I know this because once I changed the cover on my Apple Music I liked the album 10x more