Lana del Rey (1 Viewer)

[7 - No tomorrow]

She is dreadful and her entire career is an attempt to rewrite Criminal by Fiona Apple.

But I'm gonna give the new album a whirl anyway.

ps bump

I read a deadly review of a new book about all these songwriters now being middle aged Scandinavian men. Max martin et al.
It was in Newsweek. Left it on the fucking plane. Any idea what it's called?

 

[Lili Marlene]

I read a deadly review of a new book about all these songwriters now being middle aged Scandinavian men. Max martin et al.
It was in Newsweek. Left it on the fucking plane. Any idea what it's called?

this yoke? It looks good alright. Lefsetz thinks there's nothing new in it but it sounds like it brings together a whole load of disparate ideas from recent years

Amazon product ASIN 0393241920
The lad who (co)wrote all the songs on the Lana album wrote Heaven is a Place on Earth and You Get What You Give BTW

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

this yoke? It looks good alright

Amazon product ASIN 0393241920
The lad who (co)wrote all the songs on the Lana album wrote Heaven is a Place on Earth and You Get What You Give BTW

I can't see Amazon links on Thumped :-(

 

[Lili Marlene]

I can't see Amazon links on Thumped :-(

sorry, The Song Machine by John Seabrook

He wrote what must have been a shorter version for the New Yorker a few years back:

The Song Machine - The New Yorker

maybe the book got commissioned based on it?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

sorry, The Song Machine by John Seabrook

He wrote what must have been a shorter version for the New Yorker a few years back:

The Song Machine - The New Yorker

maybe the book got commissioned based on it?

Shit. This is it. It was in the Atlantic. I bought a bunch of mags at the airport.
The Elaborate Charade to Obfuscate Who Writes Pop Music
Cracking read though.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

sorry, The Song Machine by John Seabrook

He wrote what must have been a shorter version for the New Yorker a few years back:

The Song Machine - The New Yorker

maybe the book got commissioned based on it?

Seabrook recounts an early collaboration between Max Martin and Dr. Luke. They are listening, reportedly, to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps”—an infectious love song, at least by indie-rock standards. Martin is being driven crazy by the song’s chorus, however, which drops in intensity from the verse. Dr. Luke says, “Why don’t we do that, but put a big chorus on it?” He reworks a guitar riff from the song and creates Kelly Clarkson’s breakout hit, “Since U Been Gone.”

This seems kinda mean.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Mean to who?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Mean to who?

I dunno. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Art?

Probably the kids most of all though.

 

[Lili Marlene]

That's the issue with the whole poptimism thing as I see it; yes it's empowering and a refreshing change from baby-boomer logic but you have to start doing some nifty tricks with your mind not to see the strings.

 

[rettucs]

Can't decide if the new Lana Del Rey album is album of the year, or whether its the new Miley Cyrus album.

 

[rettucs]

yeah yeah yeah

fuck the haters

lada gaga would never let you ring her

The Quietus | News | Lana Del Rey Launches Hotline

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I think I am finally ready to give in to Lana Del Rey

 

[therealjohnny]

If you think of her as an artist in the same way as Patti Smith Nancy Sinatra or then you'll probably think she's a big phoney

If you think of her a member of a team of collaborators who want to create this idea of an enigmatic star called Lana Del Ray then it's much easier

 

[Lili Marlene]

If you think of her as an artist in the same way as Patti Smith Nancy Sinatra or then you'll probably think she's a big phoney

If you think of her a member of a team of collaborators who want to create this idea of an enigmatic star called Lana Del Ray then it's much easier

That's a fair point, but there's the whole Kanye West meta thing going on as well. You know, where they do something really cringe-worthy and people go "oh they know it's dumb, that's why they did it, that's why they're a genius". Drives me mad, MAD

 

[therealjohnny]

Garreth Brookes did it best with the whole Chris Gaines thing anyway. The rest are just wannbes.

 

[rettucs]

Garreth Brookes did it best with the whole Chris Gaines thing anyway. The rest are just wannbes.

EH THEY WERE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PEOPLE I WILL HAVE YOU KNOW

 

[nooleen]

i luv lana

 

[GO]

Lana is sound alright

 

[GO]

Just listening to the latest lp now..3 mins into the first song ..fucking LOVING it.

SOunds great on the cans

Reminds me of Sandy Denny

 

[GO]

Second tune..MEGA