Blue Banisters - Pre-Pre-Release Thread

[Glitter Boy 16,558]

4 hours ago, GeminiLanaFan said:

I like to wander on Lanapedia from time to time, and a couple of possible titles seem to be always returning to the tracklist : Took Me By Surprise, Sand Castles… and a new one just appeared recently (Oklahoma?!?)… I know that pretty much anyone can edit Lanapedia, but has anyone got any info on those songs?!? 

Nah I'm pretty sure they're just trolls. I think nobody (of the *reliable insiders* has ever hinted at Took Me By Surprise, Sand Castles and this new Oklahoma title before?

I think it's just another pre-COCC situation where anyone could add any song title they would like. Like the Acrylic Bible I saw once under "Unconfirmed songs" section lmao.

I won't be surprised if those three titles are added back again, along with Roses Bloom for You, Hey Blue Baby, I Must Be Stupid for Being So Happy, Grenadine Quarantine or If This Is the End... I Want a Boyfriend  they always add those at some point  

[Sugar Venom 9,658]

Spoiler

v1 plain n classic

v2 I like the colors lol

v3 glowy

I played around w the album cover to make my own version since I missed the HM/LFL round border, I hope she doesn't change it back to something DIY because I really like the one we have now  

[The Stargirl Pinky 71,658]

2 minutes ago, Sugar Venom said:

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v1 plain n classic

v2 I like the colors lol

v3 glowy

I played around w the album cover to make my own version since I missed the HM/LFL round border, I hope she doesn't change it back to something DIY because I really like the one we have now  

SCUSE ME MAAM you had NO business popping off like this. Honestly obsessed with version 2 the most, but they’re all fab 

[American Whore 51,334]

12 minutes ago, Sugar Venom said:

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v1 plain n classic

v2 I like the colors lol

v3 glowy

I played around w the album cover to make my own version since I missed the HM/LFL round border, I hope she doesn't change it back to something DIY because I really like the one we have now  

oooo could you do version 3 but with the version 2 text?

[Honeyyoung 17,096]

48 minutes ago, Glitter Boy said:

Took Me By Surprise

great song name btw

[lanascarlitos 828]

What do you think Lana means when she sings Tex and Mex are in the Bay?

I've heard that Tex and Mex are her dogs name..

Is it that they are literally in the bay?

 

[WaitForLife 5,238]

5 minutes ago, life is beautiful said:

What do you think Lana means when she sings Tex and Mex are in the Bay?

I've heard that Tex and Mex are her dogs name..

Is it that they are literally in the bay?

 

Isn't the bay a beach?

[PatentLeatherDoOver 25,782]

Maybe this is just me, but the three new singles from BB remind me so much of the last 3 tracks of LFL (Heroin, Change, Get Free). They all seem to share aspects of one another, but here are the main things I noticed: 
 

To me, WW has the darker, storytelling vibe of Heroin that slowly builds into almost shouting vocals—both are super confessional as well. As another user pointed out, Text Book’s chorus leans into a similar cadence as Get Free’s, and both songs taper off into mellow notes of ambient noise. 
 

Blue Banisters and Change have (mostly) minimal instrumentation and are lead by cushioned piano notes, but there is some filler “ambience” from the organs and mellotrons, respectively. 
 

If this makes no sense it’s because I had 4 weed edibles & it took me like 20 minutes to write thiswish i was kidding

[yayoop 4,601]

16 minutes ago, life is beautiful said:

What do you think Lana means when she sings Tex and Mex are in the Bay?

I've heard that Tex and Mex are her dogs name..

Is it that they are literally in the bay?

 

 

I assumed she was saying "Tex and Mex are in the backkkk" like that they're just hanging out in the backyard

[Make me your Dream Life 87,820]

14 minutes ago, PatentLeatherDoOver said:

Maybe this is just me, but the three new singles from BB remind me so much of the last 3 tracks of LFL (Heroin, Change, Get Free). They all seem to share aspects of one another, but here are the main things I noticed: 
 

To me, WW has the darker, storytelling vibe of Heroin that slowly builds into almost shouting vocals—both are super confessional as well. As another user pointed out, Text Book’s chorus leans into a similar cadence as Get Free’s, and both songs taper off into mellow notes of ambient noise. 
 

Blue Banisters and Change have (mostly) minimal instrumentation and are lead by cushioned piano notes, but there is some filler “ambience” from the organs and mellotrons, respectively. 
 

If this makes no sense it’s because I had 4 weed edibles & it took me like 20 minutes to write thiswish i was kidding

I mean it's a bit of a stretch, heroin'd be the equivalent of bb, with the easing of the melodies to more swooping choruses n pre-choruses. 
agree a bit w tb to get free 
ww reminds me of change w the tone of melody n similar more expressed uneasiness in their tone

what distinguishes this release is the literal bluntness in their composition n overall tone to even her just releasing them all at once n then dipping 

wrote this in a minute, not kidding 

[Alison by Slowdive 26,146]

8 hours ago, Redhydrangeas99 said:

Trust me we do not need riddles 

 

 

 

[PatentLeatherDoOver 25,782]

1 hour ago, Diamantes WILD said:

I mean it's a bit of a stretch, heroin'd be the equivalent of bb, with the easing of the melodies to more swooping choruses n pre-choruses. 
agree a bit w tb to get free 
ww reminds me of change w the tone of melody n similar more expressed uneasiness in their tone

what distinguishes this release is the literal bluntness in their composition n overall tone to even her just releasing them all at once n then dipping 

wrote this in a minute, not kidding 

I can definitely see these comparisons too! They all bear some semblance to one another, and I honestly went back and forth depending on what basis I was comparing them from—especially since the triple singles are all decently congruent instrumentally. 
 

Overall, I just think it’s neat how her past records (particularly LFL given its range of subgenres) unintentionally gave some insight into which soundscapes she would return to. Convos like these where I remember how versatile Lana is compared to many of her compeers

[Make me your Dream Life 87,820]

18 minutes ago, PatentLeatherDoOver said:

I can definitely see these comparisons too! They all bear some semblance to one another, and I honestly went back and forth depending on what basis I was comparing them from—especially since the triple singles are all decently congruent instrumentally. 
 

Overall, I just think it’s neat how her past records (particularly LFL given its range of subgenres) unintentionally gave some insight into which soundscapes she would return to. Convos like these where I remember how versatile Lana is compared to many of her compeers

i think ultimately that it just means that she's comfortable in her overall world of sound but still very much moves comfortably and grows from it from her past stuff. 

the dryness of the 3 tracks compared to the more lush kind of production gives me more btd vibes in that way but i hear when ya mention lfl too. i kinda hope she goes a bit more aka i think it's a blend of that with btd i can't explain why atm 

i'm kinda hoping she has more tracks in this overall tone too with the more languid and smoother lush sound that we know she's capable of doing 

she's consistent with her music identity but keeps growing too

[x VB 12,508]

Random thought.

Will Tex and Mex appear on the cassette? lol

[normanrockwhale 1,165]

anything new from BoZ or Eclipse?

[Venice Peach 54,293]

8 hours ago, Sugar Venom said:

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v1 plain n classic

v2 I like the colors lol

v3 glowy

I played around w the album cover to make my own version since I missed the HM/LFL round border, I hope she doesn't change it back to something DIY because I really like the one we have now  

The 3 covers are great but the v2 is stunning . I love the pink and purple/blue letters cause it looks like a neon sign

[Venice Peach 54,293]

24 minutes ago, normanrockwhale said:

anything new from BoZ or Eclipse?

The atrl thread is even more dead than this one .

And as some people said I don't think he's going to spill much more cause he either knows nothing ar this point or Lana changing everything all the time messes with his credibility. Maybe the week she releases the single we'll get the date early from him or something. 

[WaitForLife 5,238]

3 minutes ago, Venice Peach said:

The atrl thread is even more dead than this one .

And as some people said I don't think he's going to spill much more cause he either knows nothing ar this point or Lana changing everything all the time messes with his credibility. Maybe the week she releases the single we'll get the date early from him or something. 

I kind of love that Lana is unpredictable.

[LetTheLightln 1,486]

i'm so afraid that if she changes the title she will also change the cover and it's gonna be another picsart selfie or some disastrous iphone pic  current cover looks SO good i don't want to lose it

[FallingCherry 7,731]

I’ve been listening to Cherry Blossom quite a lot lately and I really want Lana to rework it with strings, re-record it and release it at some point… Whether it’s for BB or not, she cannot leave such a beautiful song unreleased