Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023

[Ethel Cain 9,016]

5 minutes ago, LizzyGrantsPanda said:

Do we know if A&W is coming out Tuesday at midnight or midday?

11am EST

[lannisterpussy 1,885]

I wonder if Lana was inspired by Sharon Van Etten’s album Are We There as both their album titles have no punctuation in them. I don’t think it’s too far fetched to think that lana is aware of her music and i think it would be really cool if she made a song like your love is killing me like imagine the collapse

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

I took the day off from work tomorrow because I'm sick (but mostly because i just want to do nothing and sleep the day away to get to Tuesday so we have A&W~)

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

One of my life rules is "Never trust a Darryl". But for Lana I will trust this one. A&W 2/14!!!

[xxmissdaytonaxx 30,078]

17 minutes ago, Poor Stacy said:

I took the day off from work tomorrow because I'm sick (but mostly because i just want to do nothing and sleep the day away to get to Tuesday so we have A&W~)

i told my boss i'm working from home tomorrow due to an "appointment" at 11am. 

[Rock Candy 1,754]

I'm waiting for A&W to blow my mind from the first notes

Spoiler

or from the Jimmy Jimmy Coco Puff part!

 

I'm ready to raise my expectations!!!

[Churchome Rep 3,381]

lowkey glad Drew Erickson only has 3 tracks on this album. Ocean Blvd might have been his best with Lana. He’s a technically proficient producer but there’s something about his melodic arrangements that are lacking for me. Sort of the opposite of Jack (at his peak)

[one time beauty queen 18,411]

everyone getting out of work is so brave i’m scheduled from 3-7pm so when the single drops (4pm/5pm?) but i just had a weeks holiday so i’m scared to call in sick djxjdjsj  manifesting the store is empty so i can run to the back office n listen  

[Trrrrrr 1,157]

5 minutes ago, Churchome Rep said:

lowkey glad Drew Erickson only has 3 tracks on this album. Ocean Blvd might have been his best with Lana. He’s a technically proficient producer but there’s something about his melodic arrangements that are lacking for me. Sort of the opposite of Jack (at his peak)

I really expect fingertips which lana said Drew spent almost one year on and insiders describe how great its production is

[queenofsaigon89 900]

10 minutes ago, burthday kake said:

everyone getting out of work is so brave i’m scheduled from 3-7pm so when the single drops (4pm) but i just had a weeks holiday so i’m scared to call in sick djxjdjsj  manifesting the store is empty so i can run to the back office n listen  

 

you want me to pop over and pull the fire alarm at 3:45? 

[one time beauty queen 18,411]

2 hours ago, lannisterpussy said:

 

I wonder if Lana was inspired by Sharon Van Etten’s album Are We There as both their album titles have no punctuation in them

 

don’t a lot of/most  albums have no punctuation in their titles?   tbf i get you mean cause they’re questions without a “?” on the end but still seems like a major reach bc i know some other album titles that are like that, without the “?”- Its just a basic choice an artist makes with probably little to no background thought imo 

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15 minutes ago, Agnes Gia said:

 

you want me to pop over and pull the fire alarm at 3:45? 

please 

[plastiscguy 63,437]

Do you think she's announcing today? Will we finally get a post on @oceanblvd or will it happen when the album launches?

[Rust Dress 40,200]

i cannot believe that we’re getting a masterpiece in about 24 hours 

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

21 minutes ago, Churchome Rep said:

lowkey glad Drew Erickson only has 3 tracks on this album. Ocean Blvd might have been his best with Lana. He’s a technically proficient producer but there’s something about his melodic arrangements that are lacking for me. Sort of the opposite of Jack (at his peak)

 

OK so yes, I actually agree with this. I liked the deep dive discussion that was had about this a few days ago - I missed it, but I read it and was nodding the entire time.

 

I like him generally, but what excited me about Jack being on board for the new album is he makes everything *sound* good. Say what you want about Jack's production style - NFR and Chemtrails both *sound* excellent. BB was all over the place for me. Fortunately, that doesn't ruin the quality of the songs, but like... Some songs sounded muddy, some sounded too loud, some sounded just ... off? Idk what the deal was, and I need to study the credits, but I'm glad Ocean Blvd (song) sounds so much smoother and lush than anything on BB. 

 

I'm not shitting on BB, I love every Lana album, but the inconsistencies/slight roughness to some of the *sound quality* was not completely it for me. 

 

[wildflowerwildfire 6,727]

10 minutes ago, cinnamongirI said:

i cannot believe that we’re getting a masterpiece in about 24 hours 

when is it releasing 

[Rust Dress 40,200]

1 minute ago, wildflowerwildfire said:

when is it releasing 

11 AM EST

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

Just because I'm being a nerd about this:

 

Chemtrails

 

• Jack Antonoff – mixing (except 8)
• Laura Sisk – mixing (except 8)
• Kieron Menzies – engineering (8), mixing (8)
• Dean Reid – engineering (8), mixing (8)
• Trevor Yasuda – engineering (8)
• John Fee – engineering (8)
• John Rooney – engineering assistance (except 8)
• Jon Sher – engineering assistance (except 8)
• Chris Gehringer – mastering

 

Blue Banisters

 

• Adam Ayan – mastering engineer (1–10, 12–15)
• MIke Dean – mastering engineer, mixer (11)
• Dean Reid – mixer (1, 3–8, 10, 15), engineer (1, 4–8, 10, 15)
• Gabe Simon – mixer (2), engineer (1, 2)
• Drew Erickson – mixer (3, 6–8, 15)
• Michael Harris – mixer (3–8, 15), engineer (4–8, 15)
• Cian Riordan – mixer (5)
• Jason Wormer – mixer (9)
• Lana Del Rey – mixer (12–14), recording arranger (4)
• Barrie-James O'Neill – mixer (12–14)

No wonder people felt the mixing on Blue Banisters was a mess. There are 8 credited mixers across the album, some on the same tracks.

Chemtrails had the same mixers (Jack and Laura) except for Yosemite. 

 

I hope the credits for Ocean Blvd will be more streamlined mixing-wise. It's obvious Drew isn't super great at mixing yet (I know there were a lot of complaints with Arcadia + Beautiful initially), which makes sense since his main role is composer/producer. 

[one time beauty queen 18,411]

gotta milk it a few more times before a&w comes to steal it's spotlight...

[The Missing Shade of Blue 2,400]

20 minutes ago, Poor Stacy said:

Say what you want about Jack's production style - NFR and Chemtrails both *sound* excellent. BB was all over the place for me. Fortunately, that doesn't ruin the quality of the songs, but like... Some songs sounded muddy, some sounded too loud, some sounded just ... off?

 

This has always been my issue with BB unfortunately. Individually, the songs are gorgeous. But I just prefer a cohesive sound on one album.

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14 minutes ago, cinnamongirI said:

11 AM EST

sorry I missed. how do we know this?