Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023

[taco truck 33,421]

 The “automatic singing” she’s been talking about has already been 😬 for me, I don’t love how she’s just adding random trap beats to otherwise regular acoustic guitar/ piano songs and calling it “experimental” and i really hate “karmic lineage” the phrase itself and the way she uses it as a theme in her lyrics is very bland and annoying to me. However I hope I’m proved wrong and this truly is a great album because I love Lana and want to support her and love her music

[Fingertips 72,051]

I think most of the songs will have some sort of build up or change, so even if you don't like the track overall I think there will be something about each track someone will like 

[Evergreen 8,668]

Still a Kintsugi fan, I have faith in her! 

[Eugene 26,672]

1 minute ago, taco truck said:

 The “automatic singing” she’s been talking about has already been 😬 for me, I don’t love how she’s just adding random trap beats to otherwise regular acoustic guitar/ piano songs and calling it “experimental” and i really hate “karmic lineage” the phrase itself and the way she uses it as a theme in her lyrics is very bland and annoying to me. However I hope I’m proved wrong and this truly is a great album because I love Lana and want to support her and love her music

girl, just wait for the album to come out 

[lanasbottom 23,695]

6 minutes ago, taco truck said:

My hype has died down so much since the tracklist release idk I just feel like I will never be a “new Lana” fan even though my favorite album is NFR

you don’t like the tracklist but changed your @ to the possibly worst song title ever ? 

[Lasso 13,290]

4 hours ago, Kintsugi said:

 

 

iconic

[Fingertips 72,051]

2 minutes ago, taco truck said:

 The “automatic singing” she’s been talking about has already been 😬 for me, I don’t love how she’s just adding random trap beats to otherwise regular acoustic guitar/ piano songs and calling it “experimental” and i really hate “karmic lineage” the phrase itself and the way she uses it as a theme in her lyrics is very bland and annoying to me. However I hope I’m proved wrong and this truly is a great album because I love Lana and want to support her and love her music

I understand your criticism and I hope the album works for you 

[Nevermind 879]

1 minute ago, taco truck said:

 The “automatic singing” she’s been talking about has already been 😬 for me, I don’t love how she’s just adding random trap beats to otherwise regular acoustic guitar/ piano songs and calling it “experimental” and i really hate “karmic lineage” the phrase itself and the way she uses it as a theme in her lyrics is very bland and annoying to me. However I hope I’m proved wrong and this truly is a great album because I love Lana and want to support her and love her music

 

1 minute ago, taco truck said:

We already have another @tacotruck

That’s fine. Keep it. I guess it’s ironic since you hate “new Lana” whatever that means.

I’ll keep BoDaToe. It’s camp and iconic. Unlike you and your taste

[PatentLeatherDoOver 25,783]

 

1 minute ago, taco truck said:

 The “automatic singing” she’s been talking about has already been 😬 for me, I don’t love how she’s just adding random trap beats to otherwise regular acoustic guitar/ piano songs and calling it “experimental” and i really hate “karmic lineage” the phrase itself and the way she uses it as a theme in her lyrics is very bland and annoying to me. However I hope I’m proved wrong and this truly is a great album because I love Lana and want to support her and love her music

I have a feeling that A&W isn’t just experimental for including trap beats—BoZ knows Lana’s used them before, so there’s likely something else that makes A&W “unprecedented” is her discography! 
 

Also, how do we know TUOB was one of the “automatic singing” tracks? I may have missed it if it was in an interview/post or something!

[Fingertips 72,051]

Ok, let's stop attacking people for no reason. @taco truck listed valid concerns about the upcoming record, they aren't blindly hating unlike that anime character who lives in his mother's basement.

[Jeanne Dielman 5,983]

26 minutes ago, lanasbottom said:

oh i love change don’t get me wrong but its a simple, gorgeous, slow piano ballad so another track being even sparser AND slower ? how ? 

 

I think it probably has to do with Lana's vocals on Kintsugi. She must be whispering and/or using her low voice during the entirety of the track. It kinda sounds like it could be experimental/not everyone's cup of tea, which is far more intriguing to me than expecting to get yet another "good but simple" ballad. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that it *is* the automatic singing/writing song that she and Antonoff wrote last April. 

 

What I really like is that, except for A&W and Grandfather which have been highlighted by both Kintsugi and BOZ, the insiders' takes on other tracks have been vastly different so far. For example, Kintsugi is definitely not a fan of the interludes, while BOZ really digs the Jon Batiste one and has started appreciating the weirdness of the Judah Smith one, too. On the other hand, Kintsugi thinks that Kintsugi is, like, the best thing Lana has ever done, while BOZ says it's too sparse/lullaby-esque/bare. And Kintsugi likes Margaret a lot, while BOZ kinda dismisses it (mostly because of Jack's vocals, lmao). This means that there truly *is* something for everyone on this album. And I definitely prefer this kind of reaction to the ones we usually get when everyone agrees on certain songs being the standouts, while the rest of them are shrugged off as "fillers"/not as good. The reactions on release day should be fun! 

[TrashMagiq 58,899]

The way the reliable insiders that have heard this album have all been like “it’s so good one of her best showstopping stunning masterpiece etc” yet so many people are only focusing on the few negative things they’re saying about it 

[blackestday x tough 5,354]

trap beats would be a serve. 

[Fingertips 72,051]

1 minute ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

 

I think it probably has to do with Lana's vocals on Kintsugi. She must be whispering and/or using her low voice during the entirety of the track. It kinda sounds experimental/not everyone's cup of tea, which is far more intriguing to me than expecting to get yet another "good but simple" ballad. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that it *is* the automatic singing/writing song that she and Antonoff wrote last April. 

 

What I really like is that, except for A&W and Grandfather which have been highlighted by both Kintsugi and BOZ, the insiders' takes on other tracks have been vastly different so far. For example, Kintsugi is definitely not a fan of the interludes, while BOZ really digs the Jon Batiste one and has started appreciating the weirdness of the Judah Smith one, too. On the other hand, Kintsugi thinks that Kintsugi is, like, the best thing Lana has ever done, while BOZ says it's too sparse/lullaby-esque/bare. And Kintsugi likes Margaret a lot, while BOZ kinda dismisses it (mostly because of Jack's vocals, lmao). This means that there truly *is* something for everyone on this album. And I definitely prefer this kind of reaction to the ones we usually get when everyone agrees on certain songs being the standouts, while the rest of them are shrugged off as "fillers"/not as good. The reactions on release day should be fun! 

Exactlyyyy. Everyone is going to have different reactions and rankings, unlike the last two albums where a majority of people agreed on what the best tracks were. That's the sign of a great, thoughtful record.

[Crimson and Clover 22,548]

Looking at the opinions of Kintsugi and BoZ (I know we're supposed to be independent thinkers but I'm bored right now), seems like A&W, Grandfather.., and Taco Truck will be the best songs on the album, just like I thought 

[Let the Light In 18,861]

QFTC: How is 77 minutes 1.5 hours?

[BartenderDeco 19,644]

what if kintsugi is a mumble rap song like uzi or carti! 

[taco truck 33,421]

9 minutes ago, lanasbottom said:

you don’t like the tracklist but changed your @ to the possibly worst song title ever ? 

I thought it was a funny title, and it’s one of the ones I like more weirdly

[IanadeIrey 62,138]

I hate to use released songs as comparison for ones we haven't heard, but the description of Kintsugi sounds like it's giving Summer Bummer minus the beat – murmuring vocals over a menacing piano. Contemplatively seductive.  

[Fingertips 72,051]

Until we hear more information, my revised prediction for my top 5, Kintsugi pushing out Paris, Texas

 

1. Fingertips

2. Grandfather

3. Kintsugi

4. Taco Truck x VB

5. A&W