Not here yet, got in from work and not here

But YES number 1 everywhere! Wow!!! Very slick!

Cannot wait for this album to have in my hands and blast! I am on so much overload now i need it...hopefully tomorrow or Weds it will be here! Mine was despatched on Sat too.

Having my proper first listen through now. As predicted I see she removed the speaking from the beginning of Blue Jeans

The variety issue was obviously a very deliberate choice once you hear the demos of National Anthem and This Is What... with their more poppy,upbeat sound.

The only thing I can't understand is how they had the perfect song in the demo version of Diet Mtn Dew, and then put what sounds like a weird, speeded up remix version on the album

I'm loving Lolita, National Anthem, Without You and Dark Paradise the most but I like all of the tracks

"I want my cake and, I wanna eat it too"

Very interesting article with the founder of Lana's old record label.


Excerpt :



http://read.mtvhive.com/2012/01/30/l...rds-interview/

YES it is ehre! Looks beautiful, i love the vinyl/retro/B-Movie style of the album.

And on Off To The Races on blast....has to be one of my all time faves! So glad she didnt rearrange it for the album....WOOO!!!

Currently #1 and #2 on US iTunes. And just gone #1 on Mexico iTunes, bizarrely. That's 17 countries she's currently #1 in. Currently can't get enough of million Dollar Man

she is slaying it!! The album has a lovely gentle flow with it thus far! Cannot wait until the newer (ones i havent heard) start...on Video games now!

So happy she's #1 in the midweeks and out-selling the rest of the top 10! Haters have nothing

Album arrives
Glad she is selling well
I was a bit skeptical how well her album could do but I am glad she is doing so well

I predict a third single may be announced soon.

Yeah I love the vibe of the album...will relisten to it later and really grasp the songs....it is beautiful, very powerful definitely....it puts a lot into perspective for Pop today...the idea of "whats hot and whats not"....its just beautiful being absurd and cool

But i am very impressed

Personally I want National Anthem to be a single as well as Off To The Races

Yeah i mean Off To The Races is so instant and catchy i want it released....but National Anthem is something poetic and beautiful and can imagine it released

We will soon see

Also she has a massive lean way over the rest of the albums in the top 10...epic!

For National Anthem I could imagine an American Pie/Life type video after all the metaphors are patriotic

YES! Something absurdly patriotic and tongue in cheek would definitely work!

My idea for Off to the races is she is chasing some guy down on a horse in a race of course. The video makes you think she is chasing down the guy to confess her love and be his girl, or that she just wants to beat him to give it the girl power element.

Yeah I see what you mean there I just shame some of the songs are so similar it kind of takes away the uniqueness of them when some sound so similar.

I think they played it safe a little knowing that a more upbeat sound might no go over as well kind of a shame really.

I think I must have played 'Radio' 8264984 times!

If Radio, Off To The Races or National Anthem are released as a single I shall be happy

Adore her album. I hope when she tours she does smaller venues (like a Later with Jools Holland setup with relaxed tables and chairs.. she'd be divine in that type of atmosphere and I would pay 2/3x the price of an average ticket to see that!

50k sales for Monday alone in the UK! I said To myself I'd be happy with first week sales of around 80k so looks like she is definitely on course for that

Fantastic sales for the album already!

gonna play as i ease of to sleep...Born To Die is such a dreamscapy album....hypnotic, retro and beautiful!

Shes made quite a start as we can see, but I have not heard once ever on the radio, especially capital.

If I asked my friends who she is, they wouldn't know.

Well as you say, she is starting out...ask again in a few months time