Blue Banisters - Pre-Release Thread: OUT October 22nd, 2021

[maysparkle 2,419]

1 hour ago, FallingCherry said:

I don’t know if I’m the only one having this issue, but when I listen to Arcadia on Spotify, the volume of her voice when she belts seems too high, like the vocals are placed too forward in the mix, which sometimes creates a sort of distortion. When I listen to the exact same part on the song preview on Apple Music, the vocals seem perfectly placed in the mix and there’s no distortion at all.

I’ve noticed that but thought it was just me! I always have to turn down the volume on Arcadia when she belts in the chorus; way too high for my ears. It sounds MUCH better on Apple Music. I hate paying for both, but sometimes I feel things can also sound better on Spotify. For example, Lorde’s new album sounded a lot better to me on Spotify than on Apple Music. ?‍♀️ I guess it can be hit or miss.

[maysparkle 2,419]

58 minutes ago, honey dew said:

I think the remastered versions are basically just  more compressed so for example her voice in Arcadia doesn't get as piercingly loud in the chorus and you can hear more of the instrumentation particularly the violins. I noticed the same in TB and WFWF especially w the percussion which is cool because now the songs bang and slap that little bit more and just sound better

I apologize if this has been asked before, but did they get rid of the original un-remastered singles of Mariners Apartment Complex and Venice Bitch on Spotify? I thought I read they changed those standalone singles to sound like the album versions on NFR. I remember the singles sounding slightly different in an unpolished almost lo-fi way and kinda missed that sound when the album came out. 

[lanasgirl 3,800]

1 hour ago, FallingCherry said:

I don’t know if I’m the only one having this issue, but when I listen to Arcadia on Spotify, the volume of her voice when she belts seems too high, like the vocals are placed too forward in the mix, which sometimes creates a sort of distortion. When I listen to the exact same part on the song preview on Apple Music, the vocals seem perfectly placed in the mix and there’s no distortion at all.

I’ve been saying this since day one but didn’t know how to describe it perfectly! It’s so annoying and makes me enjoy the song less even tho I love it. They need to fix this wtf

[maysparkle 2,419]

3 minutes ago, lanasgirl said:

I’ve been saying this since day one but didn’t know how to describe it perfectly! It’s so annoying and makes me enjoy the song less even tho I love it. They need to fix this wtf

I hope they fixed it on Blue Banisters (the song) because when she belts about Santa Clarita fires, I have to turn it down. I wonder why the mixing is so inconsistent. I had similar volume problems with Chemtrails, but thought it was just Jack’s doing. Her older albums didn’t have this issue. Shrug again. Man, I should sleep. Night all.

[May 13,311]

2 hours ago, FallingCherry said:

I don’t know if I’m the only one having this issue, but when I listen to Arcadia on Spotify, the volume of her voice when she belts seems too high, like the vocals are placed too forward in the mix, which sometimes creates a sort of distortion. When I listen to the exact same part on the song preview on Apple Music, the vocals seem perfectly placed in the mix and there’s no distortion at all.

I actually have this issue on Apple Music . I haven’t listened to the Spotify version and I haven’t tried the YouTube version w headphones on so I’m only basing it on AM but damn her vocals in the chorus are earsplitting .at first I thought it was intentional but it just .. doesn’t sound good

[lanasgirl 3,800]

17 minutes ago, maysparkle said:

I hope they fixed it on Blue Banisters (the song) because when she belts about Santa Clarita fires, I have to turn it down. I wonder why the mixing is so inconsistent. I had similar volume problems with Chemtrails, but thought it was just Jack’s doing. Her older albums didn’t have this issue. Shrug again. Man, I should sleep. Night all.

It’s unacceptable that this is even an issue tbh. Lana is such a big artist and the chorus on her latest single sounds like shit. What a mess

[necessary sacrifice 8,865]

only men can hear such subtle differences in sound quality lol. just enjoy the song or go build something!! 

[lanasgirl 3,800]

9 minutes ago, scarlettohara said:

only men can hear such subtle differences in sound quality lol. just enjoy the song or go build something!! 

what kind of reply is this? i’m not a man and my gender doesn’t matter in this. i think it’s totally fair to be pissed about the chorus sounding shitty, it’s not subtle

[Venice Peach 54,293]

I personally love how in your face (in your eardrums (?) ) the chorus of Arcadia is. It's like she's screaming at me 

But I understand that some people could dislike that. I think it's because the song was probably recorded in only a few takes (maybe even one) and had little to none corrections done (like pitch, volume etc). You can really tell by the way the second verse sounds cause it's a bit flat when she comes from the first chorus and how it's not even the same as the first one. It's almost like it was a live recording and I honestly love the intimacy and vulnerability of it 

[Rust Dress 40,200]

41 minutes ago, scarlettohara said:

only men can hear such subtle differences in sound quality lol. just enjoy the song or go build something!! 

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[Future Jazz 9,194]

43 minutes ago, scarlettohara said:

only men can hear such subtle differences in sound quality lol. just enjoy the song or go build something!! 

excuse me? on top of being absolutely stupid and scientifically wrong, this is pure sexism

[Flowerbomb 65,593]

If Lana kept her Insta I wonder if she would have posted BB related stuff right now...

 

Spoiler

like the tracklist 

 

[Alison by Slowdive 26,146]

i feel like it's a smart decision that lana didn't post the tracklist, otherwise (more) people might have searched out leaked stuff like cherry blossom/living legend 

[LifeOnMars 7,911]

5 hours ago, FallingCherry said:

I don’t know if I’m the only one having this issue, but when I listen to Arcadia on Spotify, the volume of her voice when she belts seems too high, like the vocals are placed too forward in the mix, which sometimes creates a sort of distortion. When I listen to the exact same part on the song preview on Apple Music, the vocals seem perfectly placed in the mix and there’s no distortion at all.

This is called audio clipping, and I noticed it on Spotify as well. Just tried listening on Tidal and don’t have this issue though. Hopefully it gets fixed on Spotify. 

[GeminiLanaFan 49,030]

26 minutes ago, Alison by Slowdive said:

i feel like it's a smart decision that lana didn't post the tracklist, otherwise (more) people might have searched out leaked stuff like cherry blossom/living legend 

This! If I were her, I also would have been so pissed to have so many replies or comments in the vein of « Lazy Bich! Why didn’t you include **that song** on BB? » She seems to have had a lot of negative comments with the COCC cover and tracklist when, in fact, releasing an album is supposed to be a happy event for everyone. And BB is all about the music speaking for itself and a big FU to haters (critics or « fans »). 

29 minutes ago, Alison by Slowdive said:

i feel like it's a smart decision that lana didn't post the tracklist, otherwise (more) people might have searched out leaked stuff like cherry blossom/living legend 

We have so many versions of Cherry Blossom that I’m super curious about the final official one. It’s probably why I don’t go back to that track that often even if it’s gorgeous: I probably didn’t keep the best version 

[fantascination 1,308]

I think it's likely, if not probable, that she's re-worked the previously-unreleased songs to an extent - at least to update the vocals. Didn't Thunder and Cherry Blossom leak in like 2019?

 

Also good morning girls, hope we're all feeling young, dope, and wild this Friday 

[The Siren 30,521]

38 minutes ago, GeminiLanaFan said:

This! If I were her, I also would have been so pissed to have so many replies or comments in the vein of « Lazy Bich! Why didn’t you include **that song** on BB? » She seems to have had a lot of negative comments with the COCC cover and tracklist when, in fact, releasing an album is supposed to be a happy event for everyone. And BB is all about the music speaking for itself and a big FU to haters (critics or « fans »). 

We have so many versions of Cherry Blossom that I’m super curious about the final official one. It’s probably why I don’t go back to that track that often even if it’s gorgeous: I probably didn’t keep the best version 

The Cherry Blossom demos we have are really just three different takes. 

I'm certain that if she doesn't rerecord the song that they'd chop the different takes and piece them together and mix them seamlessly. 

[The Siren 30,521]

5 minutes ago, fantascination said:

I think it's likely, if not probable, that she's re-worked the previously-unreleased songs to an extent - at least to update the vocals. Didn't Thunder and Cherry Blossom leak in like 2019?

 

Also good morning girls, hope we're all feeling young, dope, and wild this Friday 

Thunder leaked June 2020

Cherry Blossom instrumental leaked may 19

It's Acapella November 2020

The first demo Feb 2020

[Jeanne Dielman 5,982]

I mean, with the recent mastering/alterations, I'm pretty sure all her leaked unreleased tracks which supposedly haven't been changed will sound different or at least richer/more enhanced when we listen to the album. Boz told us Arcadia was same-y and basically piano-only so he probably hadn't listened to the final studio version. I'm here for Niko and Topanga's random meow feature on Living Legend. 

[The Siren 30,521]

Just now, BlueGreenGray said:

I mean, with the recent mastering/alterations, I'm pretty sure all her leaked unreleased tracks which supposedly haven't been changed will sound different or at least richer/more enhanced when we listen to the album. Boz told us Arcadia was same-y and basically piano-only so he probably hadn't listened to the final studio version. I'm here for Niko and Topanga's random meow feature on Living Legend. 

Imagine if they used their meows as the instrumenal