May Jailer Appreciation Thread

[ultraviolenced 64]

I checked, and I don't think there's a thread for this, so this one's for the May Jailer era music.

 

Sirens and the other albums need more appreciation.

[Heaux 1,401]

I love Sirens. Its so soothing, i always listen to it when i feel sick or when i have a headache.

[Trash Magic 28,613]

umm, i just googled her. i think she's trying too hard to sound like lana 

[HEARTCORE 18,977]

the sirens era (even though it never really 'happened) was the most honesty and truthful imo. the lyrics are heartbreaking and Lana's voice is so tragic. I just wish Lana would properly acknowledge it in interviews like she does with LDR. I'm hoping that an interviewer will ask her about why the album(s) was/were dropped. and we need the real names for all the songs & official artwork for Sirens, goddamn it!

[Rafael 3,515]

i just find it fascinating how she started off her career singing about buying belts at the mall and now its just BAM fucked my way up~

[trayertrash 7,218]

Lana will never top her May Jailer music imo. I listen to it more than I do anything else her by.

[BlueJeans 2,608]

For some reason I've never been able to like a single song from that era... Maybe I'm not persistent enough.

[James Dean 950]

To me its like Lady Gaga and her 3/4 albuns. Artpop is another artist, Born This Way its an random pop shit, The Fame its good, and The Fame Monster its perfect...
Whats the point?
I dont think about the same person when i listen to May Jailer, maybe, when i listen to Lizzy i remember thats Lana DR, but MJ sound totaly different. I keep my tags correctly

[Trash Magic 28,613]

One of her best songs ever, Dear Elliot (Westbound, is such a better title   )

[PrettyBaby 2,222]

I adore Sirens. I don't know why I can't get into the "new" tracks on From the End or Young like Me.

[slang 1,539]

No May Jailer appreciation, specifically, but there's this:

http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/2084-sirens-discussion-thread/?p=57952

http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/1669-sirens-vs-lana-del-ray-aka-lizzy-grant/?p=43789

http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/21-sirens-what-are-your-favourite-songs/&do=findComment&comment=121

 

I do wish she'd do something with her Sirens songs. This one (a fan favorite, I think) could be a reference to that label exec she had a long term fling with, idk.

 

 

I've commented about Sirens before, but here I want to comment on possible Birds of a Feather artists to May Jailer.

 

May Jailer is usually compared to early Jewel (Pieces of You), and maybe this is more true of the most recent May Jailer leaks (From the End or Young like Me), which I still find beautiful. However, I think a case could be made for comparing her to this guy as well, at least on the music side. BTW Sting has covered him with a full album, including this song.

 

 

In darkness let me dwell; the ground shall sorrow be, 

The roof despair, to bar all cheerful light from me; 

The walls of marble black, that moist'ned still shall weep; 

My music, hellish jarring sounds, to banish friendly sleep. 

Thus, wedded to my woes, and bedded in my tomb, 

O let me dying live, till death doth come, till death doth come. 

 

In darkness let me dwell

 

And if you think that was dark, here's my new May Jailer-esque crush. I wonder what Dowland would of thought of her, as she's much much darker than him, and makes LDR look like Taylor Swift (or perhaps Carmen Miranda is a more appropriate reference). However, I think her penchant for dark themes doesn't reflect a general sadness in her life as Dowland's might have.

 

[LanaDeIRey 65]

I haven't really ever sat down to listen to her May Jailer songs all the way through, the only ones I listen to the most are Next to Me, Birds of a Feather, You Mister and Aviation. They don't really interest me tbh because they're all like one continuous song. The lyrics are genius though. 

[Just Cherry 3,842]

I really like the May Jailer era, honestly. Everything about the music was perfect, like how her voice sounds so fragile and full of honesty. You can really feel her pain in some of the songs too.

[Wilde_child 491]

I think it is heavenly, very folk rock, beautiful lyrics. Beautiful, beautiful soft singing.

[Guest Dot]

the sirens era (even though it never really 'happened) was the most honesty and truthful imo. the lyrics are heartbreaking and Lana's voice is so tragic. I just wish Lana would properly acknowledge it in interviews like she does with LDR. I'm hoping that an interviewer will ask her about why the album(s) was/were dropped. and we need the real names for all the songs & official artwork for Sirens, goddamn it!

We do have real names of most Siren tracks. The only non-confirmed titles are:

 

My Momma, Next to Me (most likely "River Road"), Pretty Baby (most likely "For K", you can tell me whatever you want...there are enough receipts I can serve you with that support this) and Birds of a Feather.

[LifeisBeautiful 152]

Im here for this. Reminds me of when I was 16 and this kind of female-oriented folky stuff was huge. Lilith Fair all three years, yassss! I wonder how big Lana as May Jailer would have been then, if she hadnt been a child...

[Bae 566]

i hadn't realized how great it was until I listened to it during a trip. My favourites are A Star For Nick, Bad Disease, Pretty Baby, Out With A Bang, and How Do You Know Me So Well. 

[HEARTCORE 18,977]

We do have real names of most Siren tracks. The only non-confirmed titles are:

 

My Momma, Next to Me (most likely "River Road"), Pretty Baby (most likely "For K", you can tell me whatever you want...there are enough receipts I can serve you with that support this) and Birds of a Feather.

that's what I mean lol, I wish we had the real titles for those tracks. I agree with you on Pretty Baby though, I'm pretty sure it's For K Part 1

[ultraviolenced 64]

umm, i just googled her. i think she's trying too hard to sound like lana 

The reason I think it really IS Lana is because of For K. On the AKA album, there's 'For K Part 2'...and K seems to have influenced a lot of Lana's songs.

[Mafiosa 1,090]

I love how natural and raw this period of Lana's music was. No elaborate production, just her pure talent and an acoustic guitar backing her up.