Blue Banisters - Pre-Pre-Release Thread

[Super Movie 51,644]

4 minutes ago, recklessdaughter said:

All the singles have the same picture but edited differently for covers, which she hasn’t done before, so I could see the album cover being that picture again, but possibly another edit of it 

Honestly, if she just didn't edit it and put text on the regular selfie, I'd be totally fine with that 

[The Stargirl Pinky 71,658]

Not that I want things to necessarily be this way, but she already gave us what we needed to know: cover and date* (*date subject to change lmaooo)

 

 

[bel air rose 11,629]

here’s the deal 

 

we’re manifesting anything other than that selfie. the bar is low 

[Ultraviolencequeen 2,849]

Remeber when we all used to hate chucks visual content and want her to go back

to Niel.

 

Give me chuck back I won’t complain 

[IanadeIrey 61,991]

She’s owning the whole narrative that her artworks are “bad” by making that selfie the artwork. I don’t see how that’s different from Taylor Swift, for example, owning her reputation of being a “snake” and employing the snake as a symbol for her album. Yes, it’s not aesthetically pleasing compared to her other covers, but that is the whole point.

 

For anyone who’s struggling to reconcile the cover and her usual creative output, maybe frame it like this: Lana’s true genius is in her intent and artists provoke thought, even if it’s not conventionally appealing. She’s doing just that, which, to me, shows artistic growth/evolution (in a sense)! 

[clementines 9,890]

3 minutes ago, IanadeIrey said:

She’s owning the whole narrative that her artworks are “bad” by making that selfie the artwork. I don’t see how that’s different from Taylor Swift, for example, owning her reputation of being a “snake” and employing the snake as a symbol for her album. Yes, it’s not aesthetically pleasing compared to her other covers, but that is the whole point.

 

For anyone who’s struggling to reconcile the cover and her usual creative output, maybe frame it like this: Lana’s true genius is in her intent and artists provoke thought, even if it’s not conventionally appealing. She’s doing just that, which, to me, shows artistic growth/evolution (in a sense)! 

sure

 the cover art is just lazy and shitty

[DLT 7,592]

4 minutes ago, IanadeIrey said:

She’s owning the whole narrative that her artworks are “bad” by making that selfie the artwork. I don’t see how that’s different from Taylor Swift, for example, owning her reputation of being a “snake” and employing the snake as a symbol for her album. Yes, it’s not aesthetically pleasing compared to her other covers, but that is the whole point.

 

For anyone who’s struggling to reconcile the cover and her usual creative output, maybe frame it like this: Lana’s true genius is in her intent and artists provoke thought, even if it’s not conventionally appealing. She’s doing just that, which, to me, shows artistic growth/evolution (in a sense)! 

So eloquently said and totally agree! I may not love the cover but I do love the intent behind it and the fact that she is doubling down. I'm a bit of a stubborn ass myself so I relate lol!

[Make me your Dream Life 87,688]

18 minutes ago, 99centlips said:

 

it’s gonna be the selfie...

Then the vinyl should be dark bluuuuuuuuuuuueeeeee damn I really hoped for a gold vinyl

[IanadeIrey 61,991]

Just now, Peace said:

sure

 the cover art is just lazy and shitty

Well I’m sure there’s a reason for that, which would be what I said up there. I don’t think Lana would make an artwork bad just for the fun of it. It’s to make a statement (at least I think so)!

[DLT 7,592]

I honestly would be fine with the first BB selfie in the blue jean shirt, that or that screen still from the BB teaser with her and Clay looking up towards the sky.

[Rorman Nockwell 56,668]

33 minutes ago, IanadeIrey said:

She’s owning the whole narrative that her artworks are “bad” by making that selfie the artwork. I don’t see how that’s different from Taylor Swift, for example, owning her reputation of being a “snake” and employing the snake as a symbol for her album. Yes, it’s not aesthetically pleasing compared to her other covers, but that is the whole point.

 

For anyone who’s struggling to reconcile the cover and her usual creative output, maybe frame it like this: Lana’s true genius is in her intent and artists provoke thought, even if it’s not conventionally appealing. She’s doing just that, which, to me, shows artistic growth/evolution (in a sense)! 

I disagree - it's very obvious that she sees criticism as blanket hate and doesn't thoughtfully consider any of it (even if it's constructive). In HER mind, people's complaint about the COCC cover was the lack of inclusion (even though absolutely no one was complaining about that) so it doesn't make sense to make it a selphie of a blonde white woman (herself) as a "fuck you" in response (well, in a way it does ... but it'd be a very very cringe way to respond to such criticism). Also, she's used selphies long before now as well (MAC, DT, Hope, and VB was a picture of a house and some trees), so this isn't some new genius ploy of hers.

I don't think it's that deep; she's just lazy and likes to use selphies.

[bel air rose 11,629]

eclipse and boz keep saying “trust the process” so i’m hoping this obsession of her using the same car selfie will make sense to us soon and hopefully we’ll get a decent cover in the end

[Rorman Nockwell 56,668]

3 minutes ago, bel air rose said:

eclipse and boz keep saying “trust the process” so i’m hoping this obsession of her using the same car selfie will make sense to us soon and hopefully we’ll get a decent cover in the end

More likely one or both got in trouble so that's all they can say

[IanadeIrey 61,991]

8 minutes ago, Rorman Nockwell said:

I disagree - it's very obvious that she sees criticism as blanket hate and doesn't thoughtfully consider any of it (even if it's constructive). In HER mind, people's complaint about the COCC cover was the lack of inclusion (even though absolutely no one was complaining about that) so it doesn't make sense to make it a selphie of a blonde white woman (herself) as a "fuck you" in response. Also, she's used selphies long before now as well (MAC, DT, Hope, and VB was a picture of a house and some trees), so this isn't some new genius ploy of hers.

I don't think it's that deep; she's just lazy and likes to use selphies.

I think the selfies for the other singles you mentioned were a different case, though, because they weren’t edited to look this extreme (for example, some users have pointed out that there appears to be bruises edited onto her on only 2 out of the 3 single covers, and in those songs, she mentions her relationship with her parents).

 

 Maybe in the past, the use of a selfie was just out of convenience but given the lyrical density of the songs we heard, I personally think that the selfie has some sort of significance.
 

If she does come out and say there was no reason to use it, then I’d give you that    but I’m not so sure - maybe when the album comes out we’ll know! 

[Pink Flamingo 17,145]

49 minutes ago, The Stargirl Pinky said:

Not that I want things to necessarily be this way, but she already gave us what we needed to know: cover and date* (*date subject to change lmaooo)

 

 

At this point we should stop looking for excuses and accept that this is the cover, I'm not going to lie to myself, I hate that cover. It almost feels like revenge from Lana for criticizing the Chemtrails cover.

[Dark Angel 201,866]

very unpopular opinion but i really couldn't care less about the album cover if the music's good  personally i don't think it's a great cover... but if that's the album cover i'll accept it, it could be worse... which i know is saying a lot because it's a picsart edit 

[SalvaWHORE 33,986]

Guys. What's BOZ twitter?

[Dark Angel 201,866]

Just now, Tropico Angel said:

Guys. What's BOZ twitter?

 

he deactivated it after levitating didn't hit #1  

[Make me your Dream Life 87,688]

I think maybe the selfie was like the moment when she realized some things about herself, chuck's photos weren't so bad, she shot some great stuff before, but bc she brings out a kind of edginess to lana, i'd prefer someone else to shoot the voer. at least, from the music we've heard so far. her brother is strange af but her mojo shoot was actually unusual n his vibe might match the music when i think about it

[Anthony 3,348]

Guys, this is the vengeance album. Did you think we were going to escape unscathed? The cover will be that "selphie". It's her revenge on us.