Life imitates art: Lana del Rey's 3rd Thread
 

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NEW ALBUM NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST 2019


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British Fashion Awards 2018
 

The Fashion Awards - 2018


Lana del Rey made an appearance at the British Fashion Awards 2018 in London on December 10th. She was dressed in a gorgeous golden & black gown by Gucci. She also announched the winner of the Brand of the Year. The price was won by Alessandro Michele for Gucci (of course)


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Reminder: Lana has a collaborated campaign coming up in 2019 for Gucci Beauty.
She and Jared Leto will promote the new perfume Gucci Guilty, that will launch worldwide in January 2019

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New music 2019
 

Norman F***ing Rockwell Update - 2019

Lana Del Rey announched that her new album is finished. She has an album cover already, but her manager is having second thoughts about it, so she is doing a reshoot very soon for the cover.

She has been teasing her fans a lot on social media, also with new content. She posts and later on deletes on instagram, a video of her driving in a car, singing along to lyrics of a new song. Some people think it's the verses of the song Happiness is a Butterfly but she hasn't confirmed that yet. For now, people call it In Your Car

Also, Lana announced on social media that she would release a new song on January 9th.
It's called Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have, but I have it. The song that was played in the clip, was recognized as a snippet from Sylvia Plath. It's not clear if she changed the title, or is hinting to another song. She is writing on her poetry book in the clip.

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In Your Car


Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman to have, but I have it / Sylvia Plath

^ I really liked that preview of "In Your Car"! :heart

New single 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have, but I have it
 

January 9th: New single 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have, but I have it'

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have, but I have it is out.
(Sylvia Plath was its working title. So we know for sure the title of this song now)

Gucci Guilty perfume campaign trailer

Everything is so boring at the moment. I thought the album was going to be released in early 2019, and suspected to be in March but it turns out it was all a damn rumour.

Lana's manager said that he couldn't give any details about the actual release date of Norman F*ing Rockwell. Probably, because no date has been set, yet. So, it turns out we still need to be patient for... I don't know how long. Thought the album was done...

Anyway Lana Del Rey announced her poetry book is done and is ready for publishing. She asked online that if stores were interested in selling her books, they need to contact. Guess, that will happen soon.

Lana's covered Doin' Time, originally sung by Sublime.
It's for their documentairy and won't be included on NFR.

Hopefully, somebody is still interested haha... can't blame that it is kinda boring and lame to wait for whatever.

Lana Del Rey poses for three different covers for Vogue Italia, shot by Steven Klein:



In the caption, the songstress shared a snippet of her poem Never to Heaven.

‘May my eyes always stay level to the horizon may they never gaze as high as heaven to ask why may I never go where angels fear to tread so as to have to ask for answers in the sky,’ she wrote, continuing, 'Keep reading my poems on the pages of #VogueItalia.'

The June issue hits newsstands on June 4.
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Lana announce the album release date or the poetry book challenge

She did! On her birthdayconcert on June 21st, she announced the release date for Norman F***ing Rockwell in two months! We can ecpect it in August 2019. So damn wonderful!!!

I saw! I'm so excited. But also there is no *OFFICIAL* announcement yet which makes me a bit anxious.. lol

NORMAN F*CKING ROCKWELL out 30 Aug 2019!

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Tracklist
1. Norman Fucking Rockwell
2. Mariners Apartment Complex
3. Venice Bitch
4. Fuck It I Love You
5. Doin’ Time
6. Love Song
7. Cinnamon Girl
8. California
9. The Next Best American Record
10. The Greatest
11. Bartender
12. Happiness Is A Butterfly
13. Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have — But I Have It

Excited for it! Going through her discog for the first time in years. Makes me realize how hard she worked this decade. This will be her 7th album (if we include the Paradise EP) since she debuted in 2010. She's a powerhouse, albeit a low-key one compared to other big stars.

Also, I feel like I prefer the original cover that was released last year. This one's not bad, might take a while to get used to it. Maybe after I listen to the album it'll make sense.

This is the one 👇🏼, I thought this was the confirm album cover but apparently not.

Urban Outfitters exclusive cover
 

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Now all I see is Norman Fucking Rockwall

Lana Del Rey Cover Donovan’s ‘Season of the Witch’ in ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Trailer.





Season of the Witch (Audio)

Looking for America

Looking for America is absolutely beautiful. So short and simple, yet so powerful. :weep

I got a strong feeling that Lana will drop us the theme song of Maleficent 2: Mistress of Evil soon 😈

Hi guys! Sorry that I wasn't really around much. Due to work-stress and my vacation in Indonesia I really had no time to keep updating. Thank you everybody for keeping the thread alive! I certainly heard the news about the new album and will update the first post!

Also, Looking For America is beautiful! I am not so keen on Season of the Witch though, pretty boring imo. Andddd I found it funny that eventually she kept Doin' Time for the album. She said it was not gonna be on the album, and yet... there it is. I can't wait for the new album!

I am going to see her in Amsterdam in February. It's going to be my third time seeing her live, but I do anything to see her. Tickets were more expensive than last two times (around 70 euros. The last show was 45. Her first, I paid probably 30 euros). Also, it feels like a fanclub tour, because the tickets are printed on name. Meaning, can't sell it if I can't go. People in my country are a bit outraged by that. Anyone else seeing her in 2020?

^ Please allow me to say to you 📣 “I’m so envy you can see her!” 🥳😇

F**k It I Love You & The Greatest (Official video)

Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot



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Lana is back and she's cooler than ever.

I really really like Fuck It I Love You and the greatest.
One more week before release!

Lana Del Rey - Your Girl (Unreleased Song)

Doin’ Time

I found this while searching for LDR:

Tinderbox live in Odense, Denmark 27.06.2019

Lana Del Rey reveals new album White Hot Forever will be released in 2020
 

^ O god, that's great! She is spoiling us. NFR is so good :) I am loving every song

I love the Doin' Time video! It was fun to watch

^ the giant Lana 😍

I also found some news that she will be releasing a song for the movie Alice Adventures In Wonderland. The movie will be about the relationship between Lewis Carroll (writer) and the original Alice. Unfortunately, I have no idea when the movie will be out. But since she is also working on White Hot Forever, and is about to release the Charlies Angels' collab, I expect we could hear soon from the Alice song.

NFR is amazing. Every single Lana album has always taken close to a year or more to grow on me. This was an instant hit. So proud to hear that the critics are liking it as well.

NFR! her best album since Paradise!!!

Critics are calling it her "masterpiece" and her best album yet. That's awesome! It's definitely my favorite alongside Ultraviolence and Honeymoon. Bought my tickets to see her at Jones Beach in NY. It'll be my first time seeing her live!

I admit I didn’t hear much... maybe is Lana saying “we in it together, you can call me angel” at around 0:33

Doin’ Time (Sublime cover) in Live Lounge (BBC Radio1)
 

Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey, and Miley Cyrus’s Charlie’s Angels song is out this week
 

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Can't wait! The song sounds so cool, plus I really love Ariana Grande. I bet I am gonna like Miley Cyrus too after the collab. It's amazing! And they look so Victoria Secret in their black wings. Loving it. LOVING IT!

However, I am seeing so much angelic imagery in videos. For example, Billie Eilish did something likewise in all the good girls go to hell I know it is not an original theme, but... I noticed it somehow haha.

Oh, btw about Ariana Grande. So Lana is hitting a few radio stations to sing live and on one of them she covered break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored. I really like it and can't wait to hear their voices together in the Charlie Angels collab

One more day to the “Don’t Call Me Angel” 😇

^ I like Lana’s phone cover, very Cherry 🍒

Don’t Call Me Angel

It's more like Don't Call Me Angel by Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus featuring Lana Del Rey haha

I like it, it's pretty good. I had expected their voices would blend more together.
First time listen I found it quite messy, Lana's part coming out of nowhere. But I have listened to it 3 times now, and it is going straight to my dance playlist. Also, can we appreciate Miley Cyrus for a moment? Her part in the beginning was so strong.

Btw, what's up with the random duelists at 2:13 in the video?

(The bold section) Quite true 😆

I don’t know but I can’t bring myself to liking the song as a whole yet 🙈

The random duellists = “We are in it together...” 😆

Exactly :laugh

I didn't like it that much, I actually found it to be quite messy. They exaggerated Lana's style during her part so much that it almost sounds like a parody of her. :(

They all look gorgeous, though.

I liked it a lot I love Miley and Lana, not a big fan of Ariana but she has a great voice (her style is just not my cup of tea but I enjoy some songs from her) I think they mixed her styles pretty well and the video is really fun :yes

A dutch singer, now becoming famous internationally covered Don't Call Me Angel.
I really like how she sings Lana's past. The song comes more together in this cover.

Davina Michelle - Don't Call Me Angel (cover)

I went to Lana's show in New York on Saturday night. It was wonderful! After looking at her past tour setlists, I realized they're very similar to this tour's. Luckily this was my first Lana concert ever so that didn't bother me much. Some people expressed annoyance over her only singing about 5 songs off the new album, but the experience was so wonderful that it didn't bother me. The theatre was outside and surrounded by the beach. It was serene and surreal with the sky and stars overhead. And she sang a lot of her hits and some of my personal favorites that I thought were more obscure (like "Cherry" and other songs off of Lust for Life). Overall, it was a night to remember!

Lana has announced a new album on September 5th 2020

I think this is the only awesome news I can share about her. There is a ridiculous fight going on, between Lana, Doja Cat, Ariana Grande and some other artists Lana "called out." Basically she adressed her haters why it is ok for these artists to chart with sexual songs, and when she is doing it, she gets trashed for glamourizing submission and abuse or whatever. Of course this thing blew up, and certainly Lana has a point but I am not here for this. It is like when she called out Azalea Banks and threw a fit online. Social media is a damn curse and all of this made me so uninterested in her. At this moment she is posting more "middle-finger" posts and it is like we are entering celebrity high school right now. I unfollowed her, not that it would matter, however I really do not wish to witness this cringy mess she is in.

Imagine Ayu being like this with other J-Pop stars. Perhaps some of her fanbase is drawn to the drama, but I would be turned off so, so quickly. Such disgusting behaviour online. Just be mature, focus on good stuff, don't drag others in your point and be gentile. Or just take a break from social media.

yeah it was kind of immature and cheap though I know she has some point

I love this woman's music but I'm gonna need her to take a stadium full of seats after that nonsense she pulled the other day

not her dragging FKA twigs to that mess LOL.

the fact that she listed only women of color (and Ariana) to make her point... such a white feminist.

And she believes Ariana is a woman of color... Okay...

This has to be worse way to announce an album release.

She literally just digs herself into a deeper hole omg

I don't want to be that fan, however she mentioned the current most influential artists, who happen to be of color. I think she excludes Lady GaGa on purpose, because she has beef with her ever before they were famous. Anyway I believe her saying she did not have any means to "expose" these artists but only used their music as example. But I agree, it is a dumb move, immature and if she thinks that this wouldn't be such a big deal, then she is pretty naive.

she name dropped Kehlani tho on her first post and she never had a #1 nor is a mainstream influence in the industry.

I completely understand what point she's trying to make as a woman in the industry, but the name dropping and mostly of women of color at that, it made her look jealous and rather ignorant. she said she named those women because she knows them and is also friends with them, but none of them came to her defense as a friend would do. they are not obligated to do so, but for me, that only proves that they don't agree with her. Doja Cat even joked about her post, saying her fans warned her about Lana before.

and we keep saying that it's concerning that she only name dropped WOC (besides Ariana) because white women on pop music are using sex and sex metaphors as concepts for a long time too - Britney, Xtina, Madonna, Katy all had hits for years and years doing all the things she listed in the first paragraph of her post. it was very unfortunate that she name dropped the singers she did.

I'm not trying to "cancel" her or anything - she's still a hell of an artist and NFR! is one of my fave albums from last year, but like kaled said, this has to be the worst album announcement ever.

^I think she didn't name those white women you listed because they ot backlash for those too sexy concepts. She did not say that white women donÄt do it, she said WOC do it and its okay.

Still a very immature, stupid, unthoughtful and racist/privileged thing to say. Just jshut up and do your thing or speak from yourself.

I don't understand why she just doesn't apologize. She posted a 5 minutes video about the situation, and she keeps rambling about stuff, but doesn't say anything new (oh wait, she mentioned the album title, but I don't even remember the name) Worse: she evens end the video with; "if you don't like my post, freak off."

She clearly doesn't understand why people are mad. She compared her poledance-clip from Tropico with the Cellophane poledancing of FKA Twigs, wondering why hers was received as 'whoring' and Twigs' as 'art.' Again she drags WOC to the whole situation, and is repeating her mistake. When I check the commentary on both videos, I see lots and lots of praise. Of course there is always an hater, but why focus on that - when there is good stuff as well?; that's what keeps you going on! I really don't think FKA Twigs got better off, I even think she had to work harder and got much more backlash. But her video is so beautiful, really... You can see that she worked so damn, damn hard to get this amazing result.

I want Lana to focus, or get off social media. The vague poems she is posting, while you are looking at a palm tree or her feet for circa 6 minutes long, doesn't do it for me. BORING! But the fact that she gets lots of fans commenting on it, loving whatever she is saying, should be the reason to go on. Not to impress or overwhelm other artists... especially WOC. Leave everyone alone.

Ay!, the whole General Music Chat is dead AF. However, Lana Del Rey released Did you know there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvrd last Friday and it is such a masterpiece that I just had to revive this thread, and hopefully find somebody to share and compare thoughts with.

I am going to make a double post and share the info of her latest release(s). I see I haven't done that for Chemtrails and Blue Banisters as well - so I will share those in another post, but then I am planning to focus on the hype, which is the new album!

P.s. before this thread, our chat ended abruptly with a bitter end. I won't change my mind about how bad Lana handled the situation back then, but I am glad she is in a place where she makes music from the heart and stopped comparing herself or calling out others. It took a while, but I am back being Lana-fan ~yay!

Recap releases 2020 - 2022
 

New Album 2023
 

Did you know there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Release date: 24.03.2023

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Covers

Tracklist
1. The Grants
2. Did you know there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
3. Sweet
4. A&W
5. Judah Smith Interlude
6. Candy Necklace (featuring Jon Batiste)
7. Jon Batiste Interlude
8. Kintsugi
9. Fingertips
10. Paris, Texas (featuring SYML)
11. Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he's deep sea fishing (featuring RIOPY)
12. Let The Light In (featuring Father John Misty)
13. Margaret (featuring Bleachers)
14. Fishtail
15. Peppers (featuring Tommy Genesis)
16. Taco Truck x VB

Cool other info + links
1. Interview Magazine - Lana Del Rey interviewed by Billie Eiilish
2. Lana Del Rey Accepts 2023 Billboard Women in Music Visionary Award
3. Pitchfork Rates New Lana Del Rey Album With 8.3
4. Neil Krug Photoshoot and Outtakes
5. Lana Del Rey Poses for Rolling Stone and Interview

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Okay, okay... I'm done sharing all the info I know about the new album. So now, I'm gonna do what we all do on this forum: sharing (my) thoughts.

With her previous two albums (and some parts of NFR as well, Lana was already pushing this new image of her "going back to her roots, her memories, her family and friends, the simple domestic life". From being very (over) produced to more simple musical arrangements with only a guitar or piano supporting her beautiful vocals, it was something I had to learn to adjust to.

So when I heard the title track of the new album, it felt a bit generic. After NFR, she released two entire albums with the kind of vibe, so I was hoping for something more interesting.
A&W however, was instant love. I am quite contradicting myself, because the song has that same toned-down, only guitar & piano supporting vocals arrangement. It was like Hope is a dangerous thing found her lost, darker sister. Even though I never really much cared about "HIADTFAWTH", A&W was truely haunting before it suddenly transits to the sassy "Jimmy" part. I loved this part too for being a element of surprise.

I was looking forward to the album, checked Instagram daily for updates and really loved the different album covers and general vibe to it. It has been a while I have been looking forward to anything, so it was great to experience this again. But then The Grants as single release was quite lacklusting. It works as album leading track though, but... come on. I was already preparing myself for another simple album, and expected songs like Kintsugi & Fingerprints as some sort of poetry reading, a bit like Violet Bend Over The Grass type of stuff. (Glad she did not...)
But in the end, Lana delivered very beautiful songs. Her collaborators, mostly pianists, composed very beautiful, dreamy melodies. It felt like every song was so personal, but she is finally to let you, the listener, in her little bubble, her own world / wanderland.

I love in particular: A&W, Candy Necklace (holy cow, this song is good!), Fishtail, Grandfather (bit bummed that RIOPYs collaboration is a sample and not an original composed for Lana, but still... it blends so beautifully with her vocals) Taco Truck x VB, and especially, Paris, Texas

The music is beautiful, her lyrics are out of this world... and I never felt so closer to her as before. I think this album is truely a masterpiece.

So now I am finally done with spamming in this thread, but I woud love to know your thoughts!

heeeeey i feel ya!! lana fan here <3

i'm so happy about this new album and all the fuss around it, it's definetly one of her best works if not the best indeed, the whole thing just fits itself so neat. In my opinion, Tunnel (i like how J. Antonoff is referring to it like this, to summarize things u know ^^") is the conception of something that binds the entire "LDR universe" into lyricism and poetry, amazing voice, it's simple, yet personal ellaborated.

I'm in love with the artwork too!!! That photographer does an awesome job!! Thinking about purchasing a set of 3 limited cd album covers :love

As for the songs, my top picks are: Tunnel (title track) and everything from A&W on.

But ok: Let the light In, Taco Truck x VB, Fishtail

and hey, i'm going to her concert!! it'll be on june 3 in Sao Paulo, i'm really excited since it's going to be my second time watching her live, first time was back in 2018 at Lollapalooza Brazil.


ps: Thank you for the thread, i was really thinking about creating one haha