Jeanne Dielman

Isn't it weird that Let The Light In is an AllMusic Track Pick along with the three singles? https://www.allmusic.com/album/did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-mw0003879288

Just for comparison: DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A TUNNEL UNDER OCEAN BLVD Best New Track: "A&W" Pre-release singles added to Pitchfork Selects: "A&W", "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd", "The Grants" (3/3) There's a...very interesting pattern here, but I don't want to get my hopes up. Anyway, the fact that A&W was named BNT while all three (!) singles made the Pitchfork Selects playlist is an encouraging and promising sign. I think that the album will get a 8.0+ score. Hopefully it'll be named BNM as well.

If I remember correctly, BB debuted with a 72 and NFR with a 76. They haven't added the MOJO review yet. Btw, the Rolling Stone UK review won't count. Both Albumoftheyear and Metacritic only count the Rolling Stone US reviews. Hopefully the score won't be lower.

Thank you babes!

@hotshot2am For some bizarre reason the lengths of the album tracks haven't appeared on my Apple Music app yet. Are they different to the ones that were posted on this site? https://www.25music.de/11593369,4,lp,-,lana-del-rey,did-you-know-that-there-s-a-tunnel-under-oceanblvd,-,pop,602448591913,060244859191.html

Pitchfork just added The Grants to their Pitchfork Selects playlist. https://pitchfork.com/news/yves-tumor-taylor-swift-amaarae-this-week-pitchfork-selects/ 3/3 so far. All three singles have been added to their playlist (with A&W getting the Best New Track seal of approval as well). This is the first time that this has happened to a Lana record since the playlist's inception in 2020 (none of the COCC singles or album tracks made the playlist; Text Book was the only pre-release single to make the playlist, while both Black Bathing Suit and Sweet Carolina were added after the album's release). EDIT: @LifeOnMars Oops! I didn't see your post!

Yes. I am done with this. The negativity is just overbearing at this point.

Glitch pop is experimental electronica, and Albumoftheyear lists FKA Twigs' MAGDALENE and M3LL155X, as well as Björk's VESPERTINE, VULNICURA and UTOPIA as glitch pop. https://www.albumoftheyear.org/genre/191-glitch-pop/all/ Perhaps they've added creepy glitch pop sounds to Candy Necklace? I wouldn't pay much attention to that reviewer, to be honest. I mean, their description of the Jon Batiste interlude is completely ridiculous lol.

Does Metacritic count Gigwise's reviews? I couldn't find anything. Albumoftheyear definitely counts them, though!

Far Out Review: "Suddenly we’re being sucker-punched by ‘Candy Necklace’, an infectious slice of road-ready glitch-pop, which in turn gives way to the refreshingly experimental ‘Jon Batiste Interlude’, a solo piano track built on found sound from a broadway theatre performance, over which audience members’ comments and critiques are only just audible." lol what

The critical reception feels a little underwhelming given how acclaimed the three singles are. The record isn't nearly as agreeable as NFR, so I didn't expect it to top the latter's reviews. Anyway, this *is* getting very good reviews in general - at least by the trades and magazines that actually matter (MOJO, Rolling Stone UK, The Guardian, NME) -, but it'll be absolutely ridiculous if the album ends up with a Metascore similar to COCC or BB's. At least The Guardian gave Lana a good score for the first time in years.

+ Contrabass, violin, cello, and celesta. Strange.

Why are people having a meltdown over MOJO's 80/100 review?! It's a great score. They rarely give 100s to albums and when they do they usually give them to non-mainstream or rock records. MOJO's music critic loved the album; she just felt that a couple of audacious/risky choices didn't pan out the way they should have had (apparently the Judah Smith interlude is the only track that she truly didn't like). Had she been able to give this a 90/100, she probably would have (MOJO only gives 100s, 80s, 60s, 40s, and 20s). DYKTTATUOB doesn't have the overtly pleasant/accessible sound of NFR, so it won't be as unanimously loved as that album. But I will be (negatively) surprised if this gets a lower MC score than COTCC and BB which were both considered relatively safe/tepid/lukewarm follow-ups to NFR by most critics. All singles have been critically acclaimed so far. And given that Pitchfork gave BNT to A&W, then I'm pretty sure they're going to dig the unexpected direction of the album's overall sound. Of course The Guardian's A***** P******* has already written his 60/100 review for the record, wbk. I am gagged by the unexpected rise of the streaming numbers of The Grants, btw. It's featured on very few playlists, lol! How did that happen?

Not you trying to turn the "slightly overworked metaphor" into a pan, lmao.

Someone asked them if they like Candy Necklace, and they said "it's so good it's a fave of mine". @Evergreen @Fingertips

Has this been posted?

I need their detailed review on each track! Sadly, I think that this must be it. Have there ever been listening parties for a Lana record? It's something that will please the fans, so BOZ's comment kinda makes sense...

I’ve said it before but I really do think that Candy Necklace will be a serve. You don’t put a filler song between two creepy interludes. Besides, the piano sounds so deep and eerie in the short snippet, and the production credits are very intriguing. It has to be good.

Strong numbers for The Grants. The release gave a cute boost to A&W and DYKTTATUOB too. I wonder if they're going to add the song on various playlists or they're saving that for another track when the album is released next Friday.