Album Rating: 5.0

I feel like what separates this from all her other breathy nonsense is the fact that she actually came through on the songwriting front here. Most of these tracks are outstandingly written, melodically memorable, and delivered with a sense of finality/urgency. All her stuff has had decent production and a handful of lyrical gems, but the reason it works so well here is because she created a completely engaging album for the first time instead of just a patchwork collection of 25% single-worthy material and 75% filler.

I also feel this way about Deftones

Album Rating: 5.0

Lana Del Rey and Chino are each other's spirit animals

Album Rating: 5.0

Well ok John



I agree sow, this album is very well crafted. The lyrics and vocals totally drive it.



And the music behind it is beautiful. And I do think that it lasts through the run time



It is a long album

Album Rating: 5.0

Lol sow I wish



Collab in the future???

Album Rating: 5.0

For sure. And there's still a few dips here (for example, I've never been big on the Sublime cover), but for the most part this is the full realization of LDR's skill set and I'm glad we got to witness it, because for the longest time I wasn't sure she'd ever be able to put it all together.

Album Rating: 5.0

The last two songs in particular are brilliant. Need to revisit this, it's been a while.

Album Rating: 5.0

Idk I think she does a really good job on the Doin time cover



I get it tho, it feels a bit out of place on the record, could have been stand alone single



On first few listens I thought that Love Song and Cinnamon Girl was the weak point



But now I love both those songs.

Album Rating: 3.5

"I feel like what separates this from all her other breathy nonsense is the fact that she actually came through on the songwriting front here."



Eh, I don't think I agree with that anymore. I used to think this was her best album, but now it just sounds like every other record she's done. These days, her entire catalog is a 3-3.5 for me, and I can't distinguish many differences between her albums... most of the discog sounds really languid, boring and monotonous



I wish I didn't still feel that way since I loved her first few albums growing up, but none of her records have held up exceptionally well for me over time

Album Rating: 5.0

I wish that you would stick around

Album Rating: 5.0

--- Eh, I don't think I agree with that anymore. I used to think this was her best album, but now it just sounds like every other record she's done. These days, her entire catalog is a 3-3.5 for me, and I can't distinguish many differences between her albums... most of the discog sounds really languid, boring and monotonous ---



This is exactly how I feel about her discography other than this album. It's all a dreamy collage of pleasant tepid pop. NFR! truly feels like it has something to say though.

Album Rating: 5.0

Interesting Kroris.



I have some friends who are huge fans of Lanas earlier material



But I will admit this is definitely what I think is her best album so far.

Album Rating: 5.0

Edit - need to read full comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Born to Die is still one of my favorite songs of hers. Video Games is decent but slightly overrated.



The closest she came to making an album this good before NFR was Ultraviolence.

Album Rating: 5.0

Cool thing about Lana is people love all her different albums. Signs

"NFR! truly feels like it has something to say though"
the state-of-the-nationisms on this and the shoehorning of political references is exactly why it was such an awkward misfire, especially over such bland lounge pop. the whole thing feels so stiflingly overthought and disconnected to me - i remember sona however many pages back describing the effect of this as being like the entire thing is under quotation marks, which i think catches the nub of it quite nicely
older lana didn't exactly feel more incisive/'real' for the most part, but the way she played with fantasy and fatalism was at least provocative and interesting for time to time. Blue Bannisters lana is finally expressing what feels like a genuine self over arrangements that aren't in an arms race to pander to tastemakers, and i'm starting to feel she's the only one we should be tuned into

Album Rating: 5.0

I mean dude if you will let this record offend you then that is on you.



There are barely nationalist themes in this but they are often in jest and sometimes in love



Most of this album is not even political. It's about being with people you haven't seen in a while and how you can have a party.

i don't find it offensive, i find it stuffy - the kind of thing far too eagerly presented as incisive and intelligent but an awkward distance short of either. The Greatest is the sound of someone pulling up everyone else's bygone conversation as a spur-of-the-moment hot take if ever i've heard it
"if you will let this record offend you then that is on you"
tbh if the album were the contentious kind of political, this is rarely a perspective worth indulging

johnny didnt even mention any nationalist themes?

Album Rating: 4.0

Hm I've long been rooting for a LDR+Tool collab. Surely Deftones is not in the same league.