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And Venice Bitch, And Mariner's And Norman And Ocean Boulevard And Wild at Heart And White Dress. The list goes on and on. That being said, I do think she should mix it up with another producer, and I hope Luke L. will bring that breath of fresh air. Not a fan of Gabe Simon, Zach Davies, Drew Erickson and others from her Blue Banisters area. They've produced some of the weakest tracks in her career (Summertime Gershwin, Country Roads, etc.).

taylor makes such commercial music, even with jack, all the lana inspo, and titles like "the tortured poets dept." Fortnight and a few other tracks aren't bad, but all her songs are starting to sound the same or, at least, have the same predicable melody. heard a lyric on her record that goes "you fell asleep like a tattooed golden retriever." That doesn't even make sense. She wishes she could write like lana. That said, she works hard and she's a smart business woman, so i don't mind her. And i love that she's got lana's back. It's super cool that lana is so close with the most successful female singer on the planet.

I just hope it's not boring country. What Beyonce did with CC was reinvigorate the genre, mix it up, and successfully create both bangers and ballads that resonate and deserve radio play. If we get another Chemtrails - a slow, straight-up genre record with no hits and nothing new brought to the genre, then I would think of it as a disappointment.

I'd love it if there a few collabs (aside from the guaranteed one(s) with Nicky). Taylor, Orville Peck, Miley Father John Misty (again), and maybe even some rappers/RBN artists to spice it up (Quavo, ASAP Rocky, The Weeknd). I wouldn't mind an all-Lana record. I'm just worried we'll end up with Chemtrails 2 if it all ends up being slow country with no bops, collabs or big songs.

My dream tracklist: 1. Lasso - as an upbeat lush country opener ala Ride that's single worthy and her finest fucking album opener since, well, Ride 2. Country/hip hop BOP featuring the Weekend 3. Country/pop BOP featuring Taylor Swift 4. Country ballad ala Wild at Heart 5. Mid-tempo country duet feat. Father John Misty 6. Sad country ballad featuring Dolly Parton 7.Experimental country/electronica BOP featuring Billie Eilish 8. Experimental country/electronica trip-hop ballad ala Tulsa Jesus freak only better, with a Jimmy Jimmy style outro 9. Experimental country/electronica rap feautring Quavo 9. Mid-tempo country duet with synth elements feat. Orville Peck 10. Prettiest Girl in Country Music feat. NIcky Lane 11. Henry, Come on Bonus tracks 12. Hey Blue Baby 13. I must be stupid for being so happy 14. Stand by Your Man

weird. i'm sure the album will be cool, but girl, drop a single to create some real buzz and interest

fantano is onto something. "Tortured poets department" is SUCH a Lana idea. Who introduced poetry to pop music? Lana. typewriters, the chelsea hotel, the song titles, the expletives, patti smith reference, the take-downs of men. Taylor is clearly inspired by lana. dont get me wrong - i like taylor, and i kinda like the album. But billie and taylor are both ripping off lana this year majorly.

yeah, we will never flop as hard as that.

They sound hot. Also, why the hell isn't she dropping that first fire single? The album is less than a month away!

Not when Taylor just dropped a 30 track album, and Billie and Dua are about to drop singles and albums this month. Imo, Lana should wait till the end of May to drop the first single. That's 3 months before the album. So she can do one single per month before the release date to promote it actively.

i just need a bop guys. I dont care if it's a collab with Billie or the Weeknd. Or the 9th track on Lasso. Or a movie soundtrack. I need Off to the Races or Doin' Time part 2. Hell, i'd take Don't Call Me Angel part 2

So, "the Greatest" on Billie's new album is going to be a Lana cover? Wildflower too? I still can't get over how Lana the whole thing is. Must be very flattering for Lana. Also, I think it's pretty clear that Billie has a crush on Lana.

Top 5 for sure! BORN TO DIE RIDE SHADES OF COOL YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL CANDY NECKLACE Sth like that. I love it when she shoots on film and the videos look expensive AF. More examples: WEST COAST, NATIONAL ANTHEM, MUSIC TO WATCH BOYS TO, DON'T CALL ME ANGEL. I'd say those 9 are my favs. High by the Beach and Doin' Time next, but they still look a bit cheaper by comparison.

i didn't say that. I was talking about lyrical, melodical and sonical cohes. Also, genre. Songs like High By The Beach (a trap-infused pop song), a super jazzy Terrence Love You or Honeymoon, and a rock-infused post-breakup song like The Blackest Day are really not that cohesive. Let's get real here. If Blackest Day was on UV, you wouldn't have thought it doesn't belong there.

I agree that OB is the least cohesive. IfI was making a best-of LDR compilation, choosing three great songs that sound like they belong on the same album is easy for all. But you can't find three songs on OB that sound like they're from the same cloth. The closest to that is OB, The Grants and maybe Candy Necklace. But those are not the best songs on the record. And, generally speaking, shifting from OB to AW to Let the Light in and Margaret to Peppers and Taco Truck is always a bit of a mind-fuck. Some of these songs belong together (e.g., Sweet, Fingertips, Kintsugi, but in the end you have about four little EPs rolled into one. It's almost like these songs were scraps from different albums or unreleased songs clumped together. Even BB, which was literally that, sounded more cohesive. Still love the record though.