Lana Del Rey

Video games is a good song

yes it is

video games is great but still strangely singular in her catalogue. she's mined similar vibes but never quite that same sound

listening to her early stuff again her singing really has improved so much

Agree UFO

Did she reference video games on lust for life? Lyrically

Also anyone seen her live

realising that Venice Bitch really reminds me of the show i saw on Sufjan's Carrie & Lowell tour - gorgeous folk songs stretched out with extended synth noodling

Venice is a great track. Good comparison ufo

I fucked my way to the top of this thread

Good mourning :)

"Venice Bitch" is not a second too long. It's a wonderful song ballad flowing gracefully that takes its time. There is indeed an early Mark Kozelek vibe in there.

Mariner's Apartment Complex reminds me of a specific song by another female alt. rock/pop singer/pianist and it's driving me crazy trying to think who it is.

it's something with much more vocal range than lana uses.

I don’t know about vocal range, but the melody reminds me of one of the Lady Gaga songs from her last album — maybe “Sinner’s Prayer”?

(The verse melody, not the chorus melody)

Venice Beach mood and guitars remind me of Les Fleurs by Minnie Ripperton rather than other indie folk things.

It’s oddly elegant.

have listened 2 venic bitch like a dozen times tday~

**VENICE

Venic Bitche

so mariners apt complex is fucking great

I think it’s the first song from her since « Videogames » don’t I really like.
It may be very long, it’s weirdly very satisfying to listen to it repeatedly.

So the first one you like? Yeah same here (but then again, I haven’t much paid attention since video games)

if y’all like “venice bitch” you should listen to ultraviolence

"Florida Kilos" is the best for mild hangovers on a Saturday morning.

Yes yes first since « VG ». And I haven’t been much interested too.

"Venice Bitch" is good. She continues to shuffle the deck of 60s/early 70s musical tropes and has finally turned up the "10-minute song with proggy synth solo" card. It'll fit well in the second half of the next album (I hope; she'd be insane to front-load it, but I think she's too smart for that.)

I'm not really a fan of any of the Lana Del Ray songs that I haven't listened to.

advance tracks/singles do tend to frontload her albums so don't be surprised when this ends up as track 2 or something. I found "Honeymoon"-as-opener pretty baffling

When you realize that Honeymoon is a total headphone album, "Honeymoon" the song is a perfect opener. It draws you very slowly and patiently into the album's world.

I revised this list. "Mariners Apartment Complex" is irresistible.

i think it speaks to her range as an artist that i consider this a great list even though it doesn't even have any of my top 5 on it

What’s your top 5, dd?

yeah, please!

ok i lied, your list has summertime sadness

1. the blackest day
2. terrence loves you
3. ride
4. summertime sadness
5. venice bitch

initial excitement for venice bitch pushed blue jeans out of the top 5

"Venice Bitch" is good. She continues to shuffle the deck of 60s/early 70s musical tropes and has finally turned up the "10-minute song with proggy synth solo" card.

― grawlix (unperson), Saturday, September 22, 2018 8:01 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Great comment for a great song. Had Venice Bitch and Mariner’s on repeat this week.

https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-escalates-feud-with-azealia-banks/

Dissonant times

is banks mentally ill or just an attention addict?

is banks mentally ill or just an attention addict?

Yes.

both

i love banks as a musician but god being a fan of hers has been pretty tough.

this is a sad feud tho, someone should take the coke away from banks

i haven't heard anything but "212" think i'll keep it that way

Lana Del Brazy

Venice Bitch is so great

can’t stop listening to Mariners Apartment Complex

same

rip hear

miss camaraderie

trust me

I got off the bandwagon after the Blue Jeans single but this new stuff sounds great, ready to get back!

what happened, why is this so different from the albums in between? it has a more acoustic, mellow vibe, if I'm not mistaken

new studio/producer/band?

new influences?

More like a new strain at the dispensary.

will this be her Revolver? :O