the debut feels like ages ago though. nearly 7 years?
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 16:45 (five years ago) link
has ILM been so gaga for a single song since?
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 17:12 (five years ago) link
... video games!
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 19 September 2018 17:18 (five years ago) link
lots of people hated that song though
― akm, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
video games is what i was referring to
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
Fucking love Venice bitch. Video is nice, song is way more lo-fi, yeah it sorta reminds me of my favourite Lana song Brooklyn baby, but it’s a degraded fidelity version of that sound. Probably will be her masterpiece
― Ross, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
Video games is a good song
yes it is
― akm, Thursday, 20 September 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link
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
― ufo, Thursday, 20 September 2018 04:09 (five years ago) link
Agree UFO
Did she reference video games on lust for life? Lyrically
Also anyone seen her live
― Ross, Thursday, 20 September 2018 05:25 (five years ago) link
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
― ufo, Thursday, 20 September 2018 05:36 (five years ago) link
Venice is a great track. Good comparison ufo
― Ross, Thursday, 20 September 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
I fucked my way to the top of this thread
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 September 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
Good mourning :)
― Ross, Thursday, 20 September 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
"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.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 20 September 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
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.
― FRE SHA VAC ADO (jed_), Friday, 21 September 2018 00:29 (five years ago) link
it's something with much more vocal range than lana uses.
― FRE SHA VAC ADO (jed_), Friday, 21 September 2018 00:42 (five years ago) link
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”?
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Friday, 21 September 2018 03:49 (five years ago) link
(The verse melody, not the chorus melody)
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Friday, 21 September 2018 03:50 (five years ago) link
Venice Beach mood and guitars remind me of Les Fleurs by Minnie Ripperton rather than other indie folk things.
It’s oddly elegant.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 21 September 2018 19:41 (five years ago) link
have listened 2 venic bitch like a dozen times tday~
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 22 September 2018 01:00 (five years ago) link
**VENICE
Venic Bitche
― FRE SHA VAC ADO (jed_), Saturday, 22 September 2018 01:04 (five years ago) link
so mariners apt complex is fucking great
― that's not my post, Saturday, 22 September 2018 06:12 (five years ago) link
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.
― AlXTC from Paris, Saturday, 22 September 2018 12:27 (five years ago) link
So the first one you like? Yeah same here (but then again, I haven’t much paid attention since video games)
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 22 September 2018 12:49 (five years ago) link
if y’all like “venice bitch” you should listen to ultraviolence
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Saturday, 22 September 2018 13:13 (five years ago) link
"Florida Kilos" is the best for mild hangovers on a Saturday morning.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 September 2018 13:14 (five years ago) link
Yes yes first since « VG ». And I haven’t been much interested too.
― AlXTC from Paris, Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:17 (five years ago) link
"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.)
― grawlix (unperson), Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:01 (five years ago) link
I'm not really a fan of any of the Lana Del Ray songs that I haven't listened to.
― FRE SHA VAC ADO (jed_), Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
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
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
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.
― grawlix (unperson), Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
I revised this list. "Mariners Apartment Complex" is irresistible.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 29 September 2018 12:19 (five years ago) link
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
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Saturday, 29 September 2018 16:49 (five years ago) link
What’s your top 5, dd?
― FRE SHA VAC ADO (jed_), Saturday, 29 September 2018 17:31 (five years ago) link
yeah, please!
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 29 September 2018 17:31 (five years ago) link
ok i lied, your list has summertime sadness
1. the blackest day2. terrence loves you3. ride4. summertime sadness5. venice bitch
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Saturday, 29 September 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
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
― 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.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 29 September 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-escalates-feud-with-azealia-banks/
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 03:49 (five years ago) link
Dissonant times
― fgti is for (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 13:30 (five years ago) link
is banks mentally ill or just an attention addict?
― akm, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 13:32 (five years ago) link
Yes.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 13:58 (five years ago) link
both
― searching for Kelilah (Ross), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
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
― Ross, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 17:25 (five years ago) link
i haven't heard anything but "212" think i'll keep it that way
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 17:39 (five years ago) link
Lana Del Brazy
Venice Bitch is so great
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 17:39 (five years ago) link
can’t stop listening to Mariners Apartment Complex
― droit au butt (Euler), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
same
― FRE SHA VAC ADO (jed_), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 20:02 (five years ago) link