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20ish more minutes til Ultraviolence right?? Where do I go to catch it? I haven't heard the live performance yet so I don't know what to expect, though I always play Lana Del Rey Bingo when I hear a new song of hers, she needs to have at least five of these words in there for it to be a legit Lana track

Daddy
Son
Cocaine
Queen of Saigon
America
Elvis
Beach/Water/River
Sad
Sweet
Coney Island
My heart/Your heart/Our hearts

 

[SaintZ]

20ish more minutes til Ultraviolence right?? Where do I go to catch it? I haven't heard the live performance yet so I don't know what to expect, though I always play Lana Del Rey Bingo when I hear a new song of hers, she needs to have at least five of these words in there for it to be a legit Lana track

Daddy
Son
Cocaine
Queen of Saigon
America
Elvis
Beach/Water/River
Sad
Sweet
Coney Island
My heart/Your heart/Our hearts

It's premiering in 3 minutes, supposedly. They are playing West Coast rn. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_one#

ITS OOOOOOON.

It reminds me of Born To Die.

 

[Soulscribe]

I only caught the second half... part of the chorus sounds exactly like West Coast. First impression though :/

 

[SaintZ]

Official Ultraviolence Audio

 

[Vazra]

Official Ultraviolence Audio

This shits. OMG

I only caught the second half... part of the chorus sounds exactly like West Coast. First impression though :/

Sound nothing like West Coast. Sounds from the same era but thats it. I can see myself having sex to this in a cabin at the beach with the 4th of July fireworks in the background.

 

[Booty Patrol]

Official Ultraviolence Audio

turned it off at the chorus

goodbye bitch

 

[Vazduh]

Official Ultraviolence Audio

He hit me and it felt like a kiss

Sucks to be a visual type sometimes.

As for the song, eh, it's exactly what I expected from her. It's solid, but I was hoping she'd take a bit more risks with this album, honestly. Aside from the questionable lyrics, of course.

btw, I'm aware that the lyric is probably a reference to this song.

 

[Yado]

Honestly, these songs are so boring. Even that one I liked.
Were all of her interesting songs on that stolen hard drive?

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

I don't know how I feel about Ultraviolence on a second listen. The production is nice and her vocals are solid, but it's so typical Lana that I found myself getting bored.

 

[Booty Patrol]

I don't think West Coast and Shades of Cool are boring, both of them have nice melodies and big sweeping choruses. How does she go from that to repeating Ultraviolence over and over again?

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

I don't think West Coast and Shades of Cool are boring, both of them have nice melodies and big sweeping choruses. How does she go from that to repeating Ultraviolence over and over again?

Yeah. I agree.

Two out of three isn't bad so far.

 

[Vazra]

I don't know how I feel about Ultraviolence on a second listen. The production is nice and her vocals are solid, but it's so typical Lana that I found myself getting bored.

Go back to Taylor Swift boRED.

 

[Yado]

I have certain standards set for Lana and none of these tracks have met them, Shades of Cool is ok but none of these tracks have what made Lana interesting in the first place.
Where's the charm? Where's the intrigue? Where's the darkness she promised?

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

Go back to Taylor Swift boRED.

Sis don't make me choose between two of my faves. ;_;

 

[Soulscribe]

What all three of her songs have in common is that her vocals are drowned out by these big sweeping productions that, while great, make the overall tone of the songs sound really really dreary. I feel like I can't really hear HER, and none of what she's saying in these songs hold much punch. It all kind of blends together, tender mid-octave for the verses, then kind of a swampy chorus and then a high-octave outro. I much prefer her delivering interesting one-liners with that gorgeous lower tone, like the first line in Ride, Born To Die or Back To The Races. I'm sure some other songs will showcase that in spades but I'm kind of bummed that all three UV songs we've heard come off as kind of inter-changeable thematically and in structure.

 

[Touchdown]

Official Ultraviolence Audio

Another souless lifeless mess. I'll pray for you SaintZ and Grave.

 

[Vazra]

ULTRAVIOLENCE SONG UP ON ITUNES.

 

[Partition]

The 90s Music video is amazing

 

[Vazra]

The 90s Music video is amazing

I know. The video I watched it like 20 times already.

 

[Touchdown]

Another number one R&B/hip-hop album, so deserved!!

 

[Majmun]

Another souless lifeless mess.

I agree, it needs more processed vocals and manipulated whistles

 

[SaintZ]

turned it off at the chorus

goodbye bitch

d, I knew you'd hate it. Like I said, this is her most Born To Die-esque track yet.

A damn mess :ahh:

I'll pray for you SaintZ and Grave.

You'd be better off praying for Mariah ha declining album sales tbh.

 

[Touchdown]

I agree, it needs more processed vocals and manipulated whistles

Which track did you feel the vocals were processed or had manipulated whistles?

 

[Vazra]

Which track did you feel the vocals were processed or had manipulated whistles?

Looking her lipsync the songs cause she can't really hit the notes anymore makes it obvious sis.

 

[Touchdown]

Looking her lip the songs cause she can't really hit em anymore makes it obvious sis.

I never said her voice is what it once was. Her vocals are still there though. I suggest listening to Cry., TAOLG, Camoflage, and YDKWTD.

 

[Majmun]

Which track did you feel the vocals were processed or had manipulated whistles?

“Cry.”
“Faded”
“Dedicated” (feat. Nas)
“#Beautiful” (feat. Miguel)
“Thirsty”
“Make It Look Good”
“You’re Mine (Eternal)”
“You Don’t Know What to Do” (feat. Wale)
“Supernatural”
“Meteorite”
“Camouflage”
“Money ($ * / …)” [feat. Fabolous]
“One More Try”
“Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can’t Give Up Now)”
“It’s a Wrap” (feat. Mary J. Blige)
“Betcha Gon’ Know” (feat. R. Kelly)
“The Art of Letting Go”

 

[Vazduh]

ddddd

 

[Vazra]

dddddddd

 

[Touchdown]

“Cry.”
“Faded”
“Dedicated” (feat. Nas)
“#Beautiful” (feat. Miguel)
“Thirsty”
“Make It Look Good”
“You’re Mine (Eternal)”
“You Don’t Know What to Do” (feat. Wale)
“Supernatural”
“Meteorite”
“Camouflage”
“Money ($ * / …)” [feat. Fabolous]
“One More Try”
“Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can’t Give Up Now)”
“It’s a Wrap” (feat. Mary J. Blige)
“Betcha Gon’ Know” (feat. R. Kelly)
“The Art of Letting Go”

It's interesting I haven't read any reviews yet that have mentioned these blatant vocal manipulations you mentioned.

 

[Majmun]

It's interesting I haven't read any reviews yet that have mentioned these blatant vocal manipulations you mentioned.

They don't mention it when they review Rihanna's albums either. But it's there.

 

[Vazra]

They don't mention it when they review Rihanna's albums either. But it's there.

 

[twobear]

I don't know how I feel about Ultraviolence on a second listen. The production is nice and her vocals are solid, but it's so typical Lana that I found myself getting bored.

West Coast aside, this is how I'm beginning to feel about Lana too.

Anyway, so Owen Pallett is still doing his musical analysis of pop music thing, and while I appreciate the attempt to show fans of Real Music™ that pop music is not the artistically bereft medium that they claim it is, at the same time, I kind of feel as though you maybe shouldn't even be looking to frame pop music in those terms, because it's not really what pop is about.

 

[Touchdown]

They don't mention it when they review Rihanna's albums either. But it's there.

Sis it's ok if you like Lana, but don't take it out on Mariah or Rih. This compression.

 

[Soulscribe]

They don't mention it when they review Rihanna's albums either. But it's there.

 

[You Know Nothing]

Only three years late good job

http://shadebutton.com/

I actually enjoyed most of it tbh.

 

[twobear]

http://shadebutton.com/

I actually enjoyed most of it tbh.

Well it is one of the best albums of recent years so congratulations.

 

[Mau ®]

Grimes wrote a song for Rihanna's new album.

Rih turned it down tho.

Ch...

 

[You Know Nothing]

Ultraviolence didn't do much for me after one listen.

Well it is one of the best albums of recent years so congratulations.

Thanks.

 

[twobear]

Grimes wrote a song for Rihanna's new album.

Rih turned it down tho.

Ch...

A damn flop basic

 

[Partition]

A damn flop basic

Right? This could've been Rih's chance to finally prove she can serve high art, but I guess she enjoys being a basic.

 

[Mau ®]

Social Networks begging Rih to join.

That's POWER.

 

[SaintZ]

Ultraviolence is #1 on US iTunes

 

[Vazduh]

A moment ago one of Dionne Bromfield's song came up on shuffle, and I had to see whether she's releasing anything soon. It seems that her third album should be out this year. For those who don't know, she's late Amy Winehouse's godchild, and more or less her soundalike and successor. Here are a few nice tunes from her previous release:

Dionne Bromfield - Good For The Soul

Dionne Bromfield - Sweetest Thing (Spotify link)

Dionne Bromfield - Ouch That Hurt (Spotify link)

Grimes wrote a song for Rihanna's new album.

Rih turned it down tho.

Ch...

That sucks, but at least Grimes kept it for herself. I'm curious as how she will sound in full-on pop mode.

 

[Vazra]

Ultraviolence is #1 on US iTunes

Where is Mariah?

 

[Aguila]

Where is Mariah?

Looking for her ELUSIVE career.

Probably tucked deep in one of her plastic boobs along with her voice.

 

[Vazra]

Looking for her ELUSIVE career.

Probably tucked deep in one of her plastic boobs along with her voice.

OUCH

 

[Yado]

Social Networks begging Rih to join.

That's POWER.

I'd follow her in a heartbeat. A blog displaying Rihanna's personal aesthetic would be amazing.

 

[Mau ®]

When did this Mariah vs. Lana thing came up?

Reminds me of my Coldplay vs. Kylie battle lol

Spoiler

Coldplay won.

 

[You Know Nothing]

When did this Mariah vs. Lana thing came up?

It started when Touchdown showed how eternally steam pressed he is over the Queen of Alternative.

 

[Aguila]

There's this long Lana interview with Fader Magazine and it is pretty damn good. One of her best yet:

On feminism:

Whenever people bring up feminism, I’m like, god. I’m just not really that interested.” Fortunately, her ambivalence about the political implications of her work doesn’t undo any subversiveness that may be embedded (though, nor does it excuse any ill it may cause). When pressed, she adds, more illuminatingly, “My idea of a true feminist is a woman who feels free enough to do whatever she wants.” I ask her why she’s always being choked in her videos, and she gives a fitting answer: “I like a little hardcore love.

She had a relationship with a label executive:

In a Lizzy Grant-era piece for the Huffington Post, she told a reporter, “Strangest performance: Alone in a basement for a handsome record executive. Strangest [song] ever written: Back at his office while I was making out with him.” When I ask her if she regrets joking like that, given how often people perceived her as a puppet of some executive team, she says, no, the story was true: “I had a seven-year relationship with the head of this label, and he was a huge inspiration to me. I’ll tell you later when more people know. He never signed me, but he was like my muse, the love of my life.” Rather than shying away from the snake pit that is sex and power, she walks right in. On Ultraviolence, there’s even a song called “Fucked My Way Up
to the Top.”

There's also a behind scenes of the photoshoot

Yas bitch, drag the mop of hair from new zealand.

The second quote sounds like something out of a movie. GET THAT D awrgnlawebf