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So the concept of the album is her bedroom, with which Lana tries to make the relationship with her listeners even more intimate.  She asks direct questions, is half naked, shows her breasts (even if only as a drawing). Many of her selfies from this year now make more sense. Even her private Honeymoon account established a more intimate relationship with her fans, so maybe that already served as preparation for the new album.

more TUOB visuals from Neil!!

Go and watch Charli xcx insta story 

Guys idk what’s happening, but something really strange is going on. A couple hours ago I shared in here that I found an update about the car crash I was stuck behind on Saturday night/Sunday morning (in which I bonded with an Uber driver over the title track and the “don’t forget me” line) where it was reported the driver in the crash had died, and I just now found out that one of my friends from the Lana community that I’ve been in touch with for 5 years passed on Wednesday. The same day that the record was announced and the title track was released. That “don’t forget me” line is reeeeaaaalllllllyyyyy hitting me hard right now.
To make things even more unsettling, on Saturday evening before that whole Uber moment happened, I had went to the mall for some holiday shopping and spontaneously stopped into Build-a-Bear and made myself a little pink fox. I was pondering over a name for awhile, but the name Candi popped in my head and I instantly decided to settle on that especially since they had a little cute candy cane dress I could put her in. It made me think of my friend named Candy and figured I should check in with her since I think it’s always a sign that when you think of someone, you should let them know. Now I’ve just found out my sweet Candy had passed earlier that week. I felt the need to share this with you all especially now that I’ve felt the “don’t forget me” line from the title track now twice in the past like ~24 hours, and now I come into this thread to see you all talking about the word “candy”??? I feel like I’m sort of just word vomiting rn but this is all really unsettling and I’m struggling with how to feel. I feel like her spirit was already reminding me not to forget her before I even knew she was gone.
Rest in peace, Candy. It’s always hard to know we’ve lost someone from the fandom, especially someone who was as golden-hearted as she was. I wish she would’ve been around to hear the new album as I know she was looking forward to it. I at least hope she heard the title track before her passing. Another person I absolutely will never be forgetting x

Not sure if anyone’s posted about this yet as I haven’t seen it, but I think it’s absolutely iconic that there’s a billboard for the new record up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. From announcing the album on Sean’s birthday to displaying this billboard in his city.. she really said “don’t forget me” x

I just wanted to share with you all a really formative & impactful moment I had tonight with the title track from this record.
My wifey and I went out to our favourite bar that we frequent tonight until it closed at 3am, but we were still trying to keep the night going, so we hit up a friend of ours who works security at clubs to see where he was at tonight to let us in. He ordered us an Uber to meet him at his club for the night, and about 10 minutes into the drive while we were on the highway, there was a terrible accident a few cars ahead of us. We were stuck sitting there behind it as police cars and ambulances piled through, so my girl & I started chatting with the Uber driver about random stuff to pass time. I brought up Lana somehow (as I tend to do in every conversation) and the driver was like “Lana Del Rey? She’s so cool!” So ofc I asked him if he had heard her latest single yet and he said he hadn’t, so naturally, I played it on his aux & sang along to every word. Afterwards he said, “she killed that!” so I played a couple more of my favourite meaningful Lana songs for him such as Hope, California, 13 Beaches, Heroin, etc. The minutes kept passing and we began to sober up, and all of Lana’s lyricism got us in the mood to have some really deep conversations. The three of us ended up being stuck in that same spot on the road for nearly two hours as the accident was being dealt with, and during that time the three of us all talked together about the most intimate details of ourselves - our beliefs in afterlives/reincarnation, hopes & plans for the future, hallucinatory experiences, insecurities, darkest moments in our lives, happiest times, inner passions, family history, etc etc. Finally after almost two hours of no movement on that road, they eventually opened the lanes to get everyone off the road so they could close the entire highway, but by that time it was 4:45am and we decided to just head home instead of going to the club that would be closing in 15 minutes anyway. As we were only a couple minutes from our residence, I was like, “you know what, this calls for a full circle moment” and I played Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd once again. As we drove home in the final moments after all that we had just spoken about together, the three of us all sang along, even our driver to the chorus, us all shouting “DON’T FORGET ME” like it was the most important sentence we would ever say, hands in the air full on gospel-style (with our driver still keeping one hand on the wheel of course), as we reflected and relished in the final moments of the special time the three of us as two lovers and a stranger had just shared together. As the song began to fade out, he pulled into the driveway. We all exchanged hugs, and I told him that I would never forget him - and I meant it. He said he’ll always think of us when he listens to that song now, and I absolutely will always think of him & this moment too.
Who knew that a two-hour traffic jam in the middle of the highway on the way to a club on a Saturday night would lead to one of the most meaningful and memorable experiences I had this year, perhaps even in all my years. I’ll never forget this moment - or our driver John, shout-out to him.
I can’t wait for other memorable moments that I’m yet to experience with other tracks from the record, as there’s so many songs across Lana’s discography that I have such special ties too. However, this one is marking near the top of my list.
Anyway, it’s 7:30am now so I’m getting ready to go off to sleep. See you all tomorrow. Love u xx

Yeah, I see this as being somewhat of a sister album to Norman. Norman's ocean aesthetic is much more influenced by Grease, Mazzy Star, all of these images of crowded beaches, happy days, and long drives down the coast. Ocean Blvd's imagery is much more like being by the ocean on a cloudy day, alone, contemplating about the weight of the world and your own familial baggage that made you who you are today. Much more oriented towards classic films, philosophy, poetry, memory, and listening to the crashes of the waves coming down as you think about your karmic lineage. Kind of like her poem, Patent Leather Do-Over, which I am devastated I won't be able to get to read from Behind the Iron Gates.

the parallel between
 
”i thrive because i say i do…”
&
”’come on baby, you can thrive’ but i cant…”
 

I want to say this track is an experience. Its so beautiful and is magical. The melancholy vibe, her stellar vocals (god i missed her lower register) feels like a return to her older albums. Her tone is absolutely gorgeous and the backup singers added so much to the already heavenly song.
It can be featured on any vintage sad gay movie.
 
The Neil comment suggested that the album feels like the sea? The DNC was a wave logo too.
Tbh the track does feel like you're walking into the ocean and voluntarily drowning yourself as the waves crash down.

"love me until i love myself" & "come on baby you can thrive but i can't" are the two lines in the new song that kill me the most. i feel those deep in my soul & i cannot get thru those lines without crying 

Someone said that Ocean Blvd sounds like If I Die Young by the band Perry   and I cant unhear it now 

if yall want “relatable” music go listen to olivia rodrigo or taylor swift… lana music goes far away from being “relatable” - while I still think it can be very meaningful for the listener - and at the same time it is the way how poetry is made, it doesn’t need to satisfy anyone more than who it is writing

idk bout u guys but i'm waiting for the album to form an opinion on the album  xxxx

so that settles it  never underestimate her

The new song is so fucking good it really just has something special that her recent music doesn’t have. I cannot stop listening 

I feel like we don't talk enough about the delivery of the line "Leanin' in my back, whisperin' in my ear, 'Come on baby you can thrive' but I can't"  INSTANT REPLAY

The fact that people are also discussing and re-discovering the actual tunnel thanks to Lana is so beautiful. She's given new life to a hidden treasure that we won't forget now. 

i just honestly felt the need to actually say, the talent, the art, the beauty and form the spirit of Lana Del Rey. THE ART, you propel the world and make it a much more beautiful place

sorry but this song its going to be some classic shit, that bridge and then the chorus and the outro 10/10 If it is not clicking for you I think that with the full album you will see the vision of the song

I feel like we don't talk enough about how iconic the single cover image is.
 
I mean - the bun, the mood, the grumpy face, the shirt ... It is what MAC cover should have been,
 

i think this is the first time the official album art has outserved the fan made ones  she truly knew what we wanted
 
and to think 5 hours ago we were all having a meltdown at the prospect of COCC cover v2 

not me not buying the vinyls because I have to be financially conscious, fuck being an adult with adult problemsssss
 
 
 I’ve already played the song like 50 times

the stars are really aligning today 
 
Speaking of Stars Aligning... stream lucky ones. It needs the most streams (It's at 70mil) to get the deluxe to 100million as well. 

Sorry but I fffffucking love the title. It’s so alluring and siren-esque…

Honestly I’m so living for this title. It’s giving me urban legend, 7wonders of twilight town, spirited away, creepy but in a way where something pulls you in. I can just picture a scene in a movie where a friend asks coyly “did you know there’s a tunnel under ocean boulevard” and it cuts to a shot of a dark tunnel entrance. Slowly the camera pans towards the dark tunnel. You can’t see what’s inside, and the movie isn’t going to show you yet, but you know that something’s in there and you gonna find out what. 
 
and it needs the “did you know…” part to give me these vibez