"California" / "Lust for Life B-Sides" (Scrapped) Album Recording/Writing Timeline and Creative Process Discussion

[Divineness]

holy shit this long ass title

 

i guess this would've been her 6th studio album. So, Lindsay gave us the full tracklist, which was made in August 2017. It's crazy how we only have three tracks leaked, we seriously need those outtakes 

 

"CALIFORNIA"

1. California (2015 version)

2. Yosemite

3. The Next Best American Record ("Architecture" version)

4. Anyone Who Had A Heart

5. Love on the Golf Course / Good Vibrations

6. Good Intentions

7. Daffodils

8. LA Who Am I To Love You

9. Gucci on my Body

10. Silverlake

 

also, Shampoo123 has said that some of the songs' lyrics are mentioned in the Lust For Life trailer (i could only catch Good Intentions and possibly Sugary Sweet)

Spoiler

You know, in this town an artist really needs a lot of space when they're trying to create something special. A place to cultivate a world of their own, far away from the real world that's around them.

 

Luckily for me, I live right inside the middle of the 'H' of the Hollywood sign, and this is how I spent most of my nights: perched high above the chaos that swirls within the City of Angels below. Now don't get me wrong, I love to dip my toe into the muck and the mires of the city every now and then, especially on Tuesdays. But truthfully, when I'm in the middle of making a record - especially now, when the world is in the middle of such a tumultuous period - I find I really need to take the space for myself, far away from real life to consider what my contribution to the world should be in these dark times.

 

So each morning I have the luxury of asking myself, "What shall I cook up for the kids today? Something with a little spice? Something with a little bitterness but is ultimately sweet? Or shall I take the day off and turn down the fire, and just take a moment to send my love to them over the ether?" Because sometimes just being pure of heart, and having good intentions, and letting them be known is the most worthy contribution an artist can make.

 

So, even though these times can feel a little bit crazy, they're not so very different from what other generations have experienced at one time or another before. Amidst all the uncertainty, and as we transition out of one era into another one, there's no place I'd rather be than smack-dab in the middle of 'Hollyweird' making this record for you. Because you and the music, and this place are my love, my light, and my lust for life.

[Hunny]

Yessss this is much better than the previous thread we had for it, well done

To be fair Lindsay said he "thinks" California is the 2014 version and that TNBAR is the Architecture version so there's still a chance it was actually California 2017 (the unreleased version ofc) and TNBAR (NFR version) or maybe the alternate unleaked version

[Dominikx4]

i need silverlake and love on the golf course so bad...

especially golf course is such a chemtrails-esque title, she shouldve revisited it for cocc...

[vale acrylics]

i want silverlake so badddd

[Deer on Delay Blvd]

Our biggest loss 

[Creyk]

Leakers became so lazy in the past months. it is sad.

[spirit hunter]

i still think about this so often...  what we missed out on..

[elizaburgers]

we were robbed....

Spoiler

also California is a cute title but reusing TNBAR as an album/comp title wouldve been so cute

 

[Laurel Canyon]

On 6/30/2026 at 2:48 PM, Divineness said:

 

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You know, in this town an artist really needs a lot of space when they're trying to create something special. A place to cultivate a world of their own, far away from the real world that's around them.

 

Luckily for me, I live right inside the middle of the 'H' of the Hollywood sign, and this is how I spent most of my nights: perched high above the chaos that swirls within the City of Angels below. Now don't get me wrong, I love to dip my toe into the muck and the mires of the city every now and then, especially on Tuesdays. But truthfully, when I'm in the middle of making a record - especially now, when the world is in the middle of such a tumultuous period - I find I really need to take the space for myself, far away from real life to consider what my contribution to the world should be in these dark times.

 

So each morning I have the luxury of asking myself, "What shall I cook up for the kids today? Something with a little spice? Something with a little bitterness but is ultimately sweet? Or shall I take the day off and turn down the fire, and just take a moment to send my love to them over the ether?" Because sometimes just being pure of heart, and having good intentions, and letting them be known is the most worthy contribution an artist can make.

 

So, even though these times can feel a little bit crazy, they're not so very different from what other generations have experienced at one time or another before. Amidst all the uncertainty, and as we transition out of one era into another one, there's no place I'd rather be than smack-dab in the middle of 'Hollyweird' making this record for you. Because you and the music, and this place are my love, my light, and my lust for life.

I was only able to identify a few references and a few phrases that caught my attention

 

Direct Refferences:

The Next Best American Record 

When The World Was At War - We Just Kept Dancing / End Of An Era

Lust For Life 

 

(Possible) Titles:

Hollyweird

Dark Times

Good Intentions 

[Hunny]

Why is this thread cold?

[Embach]

1 minute ago, Hunny said:

Why is this thread cold?

We've got nothing to talk about because the insiders won't share any files or new worthy information

[Hunny]

1 minute ago, Embach said:

We've got nothing to talk about because the insiders won't share any files or new worthy information

Exactly my point, like why aren't they making it hot? 

[rancidgirl]

if lana isn’t releasing any of these songs then what’s the harm of dropping california.zip <3 im actually really surprised roses bloom for you isn’t in the tracklist for this