I'm so curious as to who the writing/production partner she's raved about connecting with is… I'm really hoping someone more like David Kosten or Jennifer Decilveo and less like Ant Jackinoff or Captain Cuts

38 minutes ago, JoeAg said:

I'm so curious as to who the writing/production partner she's raved about connecting with is… I'm really hoping someone more like David Kosten or Jennifer Decilveo and less like Ant Jackinoff or Captain Cuts

honestly id kinda want her to work with jack antonoff lmao

Please don't disappoint, Merna

1 hour ago, JoeAg said:

I'm so curious as to who the writing/production partner she's raved about connecting with is… I'm really hoping someone more like David Kosten or Jennifer Decilveo and less like Ant Jackinoff or Captain Cuts

It's apparently this guy from people finding clues from her studio IG stories last year.

 

CJ Baran - Wikipedia

 

Seems like a mixed bag of production credits, but he's been a part of some incredible Carly songs, so I'm staying optimistic. 

The producer sounds very promising considering he's worked on a bunch of songs I love. I'm perched. 

2 hours ago, Bubble Tea said:

This snippet kinds gave me a jump scare thinking of Love + Fear.

 

Reminded me of "the pagodas and the palaces..." 

what you all have against l+f???? 

2 hours ago, MidnightsAtPeace said:

To Be Human is lowkey one of the best songs even made so where's the drag?

I wanna feel human again  lost my direction 

17 minutes ago, Joaco95 said:

what you all have against l+f???? 

Other than the fact it's her blatantly worst album with her worst ever lead single and full of duds? There's obvi some cute tracks like "Orange Trees" and "Karma" but eek it's certainly no Froot now is it

Just now, Bubble Tea said:

Other than the fact it's her blatantly worst album with her worst ever lead single and full of duds? There's obvi some cute tracks like "Orange Trees" and "Karma" but eek it's certainly no Froot now is it

the fact that you said it's her worst album but picked one of the best songs on it (HH) as the worst and said ANYTHING positive about Orange Trees is beyond me.

 

Orange Trees is an abomination, Handmade Heaven is a beautiful song and the best song on L+F is non negotiably End of the World. Like....

29 minutes ago, Ewan Chaos said:

It's apparently this guy from people finding clues from her studio IG stories last year.

 

CJ Baran - Wikipedia

 

Seems like a mixed bag of production credits, but he's been a part of some incredible Carly songs, so I'm staying optimistic. 

OH WOW yes he worked on Everything He Needs! okay yeah i'm cautiously optimistic now 

1 hour ago, ksacher said:

honestly id kinda want her to work with jack antonoff lmao

i'd be curioussss but not for a whole ass album tbh

2 hours ago, Skestina said:

i know ur not saying this while one of your top albums is love + fear....

 

The Scoob jumpscare

3 minutes ago, Démodé said:

the fact that you said it's her worst album but picked one of the best songs on it (HH) as the worst and said ANYTHING positive about Orange Trees is beyond me.

 

Orange Trees is an abomination, Handmade Heaven is a beautiful song and the best song on L+F is non negotiably End of the World. Like....

"Orange Trees" is so cute and cheerful - a moment of levity and delight on an otherwise dreary mishmash of B-Sides.

32 minutes ago, Ewan Chaos said:

It's apparently this guy from people finding clues from her studio IG stories last year.

 

CJ Baran - Wikipedia

 

Seems like a mixed bag of production credits, but he's been a part of some incredible Carly songs, so I'm staying optimistic. 

 

2 minutes ago, JoeAg said:

OH WOW yes he worked on Everything He Needs! okay yeah i'm cautiously optimistic now 

Just know that he also worked on Portals by Melanie Martinez

4 minutes ago, Bubble Tea said:

Other than the fact it's her blatantly worst album with her worst ever lead single and full of duds? There's obvi some cute tracks like "Orange Trees" and "Karma" but eek it's certainly no Froot now is it

Karma and Orange Trees have to be the worst tracks on l+f. 

Even though I do believe that it is probably her weakest and least inspired album, it still has some great songs (I'm talking about Handmade Heaven, To Be Human, Believe In Love, Emotional Machine, End Of The Earth) 

2 minutes ago, Vixen Eyes said:

 

Just know that he also worked on Portals by Melanie Martinez

yeah I was trying to ignore that part  LOL I'm gonna pretend i didn't see his name on the credits of the "baby boy you know i'm on my period jä" "anthem" for my peace of mind atm

3 minutes ago, MidnightsAtPeace said:

Karma and Orange Trees have to be the worst tracks on l+f. 

Even though I do believe that it is probably her weakest and least inspired album, it still has some great songs (I'm talking about Handmade Heaven, To Be Human, Believe In Love, Emotional Machine, End Of The Earth) 

I could NOT agree more.

32 minutes ago, Vixen Eyes said:

 

Just know that he also worked on Portals by Melanie Martinez

That was mainly where the bad part of me saying "mixed bag" comes from  Worst album of 2023, let me hoping this is a case of Jack Antonoffitis where the producer can create greatness with musicians with direction & his bad stuff comes from artists that make bad music already

35 minutes ago, Vixen Eyes said:

 

Just know that he also worked on Portals by Melanie Martinez

tbh, production was the last problem that.... thing had

1 hour ago, Joaco95 said:

what you all have against l+f???? 

the career ender?

 

Won't keep my hopes up, but I'm perched 

32 minutes ago, Ewan Chaos said:

That was mainly where the bad part of me saying "mixed bag" comes from  Worst album of 2023, let me hoping this is a case of Jack Antonoffitis where the producer can create greatness with musicians with direction & his bad stuff comes from artists that make bad music already

i liked portals, in its infancy that is! (the leaked versions of Death, Void and the outtakes Needle & Thread, Dragon's Blood, etc)

all the KOL tracks (the leaks) were stellar. then we got.... that.

Tunnel Vision and Milk of the Siren ATE though

Edited February 4, 20251 yr by Vixen Eyes

3 hours ago, QueenMortuana said:

I hope we get some deep voice Marina on this album. I miss her.

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LET HER KNOW THIS IS WHAT WE WANT .

so do we think this is the same song as that "in a foreign city, doesn't even matter if you're pretty" snippet? that's the one I'm most excited for I think cause my god it's SO catchy 

1 hour ago, JoeAg said:

so do we think this is the same song as that "in a foreign city, doesn't even matter if you're pretty" snippet? that's the one I'm most excited for I think cause my god it's SO catchy 

No it's not (supposedly), this is the high pitched ironic snippet