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

[Venice Peach 54,376]

7 minutes ago, hotshot2am said:

The meltdowns yesterday after @sweetie said the cover has all collaborators on it, including her pastor 

Plsss I imagined them all standing like

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with Lana not even in the center of the picture 

[Three White Butterflies 27,492]

Manifesting that we move on past the old Lana vs new Lana debate today and actually talk about the album 

[yourolllikethunder 4,886]

15 minutes ago, Map of LA said:

"As her career goes Lana challenges herself as a songwriter more and that requires listener to adjust. Many of the new songs are gonna be very long, not bound to conventional structure, centered around lyricism, raw poetry. It takes letting go old Lana style to appreciate new one." - BoZ

 

VERY LONG SONGS? UNCONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES? 

 

Oh I WON and so many people on here are about to lose.

That’s what I love most about her, she is always trying to grow FOR HERSELF. It’s not about “reinvention” (an arbitrary and selfish demand the media places on artists so therefore the GP does too). Lana’s writing is the North Star of her art—it’s no longer the grand sound her label pushed for, it’s her imagery, her iconography, the geography, and her life story—which was all on even BTD, hidden underneath expensive and precise production. I think what she thinks about most is how she can evolve as a writer, which is a personal decision that often has nothing to do with a pre-set sound or even aesthetic. She’s made it clear she always follows her muse—the genuine inspiration that comes to her while she’s driving or drinking her coffee, or at some gardening store (God knows where)! That is such a gift and she always honors it and follows it.

 

I think a lot about the Interview Magazine interview where she said she knows where she needs to go as a writer, but it’s going to take a lot of work and isolation, maybe even classes. Who else out there is even talking about that?

 

She’s just on another plane to me, and it’s truly inspiring. For her to wade into AUTOMATIC SINGING (?!) and trust in herself enough to put those works on the album show a genuineness, vulnerability—even an imperfectness to her art (first takes, voice memos, voice breaks, etc.) that is extremely rare in manufactured music these days. Yet she still holds acclaim as one of the greatest artists of our generation. Literally her raw cuts and demos could outperform full studio records from most of the biggest artists today.

She’s in a league of her own!!!

[American Bottom 16,229]

3 hours ago, Writer In The Dark said:

this is her most cinematic song since Lust For Life, and this is how I imagined Lana would sound when she got older. Full of emotions, lyricism, and orchestras.

 

FINALLY some LFL title track praise. That song is stunning. The doowop background vocals. The drums, bells, synths and sound effects (yes, even the whale/wolf) all come together to make an amazing landscape of music. Her description of "retro futuristic" is SPOT ON. And I've never heard anyone else come even slightly close to what she accomplished there. One of my biggest wishes over the last few years is that she give us another accomplishment of sound like that. And I have to say, COCC title track, And now Ocean Boulevard have joined the ranks. The instruments twinkle and swirl around you like a mini tornado of emotions. Voices whispering to you. Thoughts, wishes, little prayers and manifestations. All guiding you towards the hope for a better tomorrow. One where you love yourself, and have those you love at your side to keep you afloat when it all seems too much to bear. 

[DCooper 37,180]

7 hours ago, Xenoblade 3 said:

I’m literally pointing out that she’s divorcing herself further and further into a small niche over having general appeal making this type music consistently.

 

This isn't true at all. Her numbers are bigger than ever and the buzz for her is consistently huge, and people for the most part have moved on from all her controversies. This album is going to be massive for her. If anything she's becoming less niche and widening her audience as she's also appealing to an older crowd that may have unfairly dismissed her as depressing or dark before. She's speaking to the soul so deeply lately and it is resonating with a lot of people as her themes are so universal and relatable.

[x VB 12,508]

I don’t know if it was posted before, but user @ToLExpressTour (on Reddit) found the artwork reference.

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so beautiful

[The Grants 13,562]

ok but where the numbers at

[Venice Peach 54,376]

I'm still curious about the other photoshoot (single cover and the other similar picture). It's giving me VB/HIAB MV so maybe they filmed a cute simple video? But I think she would have released it already...

 

I don't mind not getting big MVs (even though I'd love it) but I'd like at least some visuals even if it's just a bts of the shoot(s).

Maybe Mike filmed her on the swing again

[prettywhenimhigh 49,452]

are we already manifesting an album trailer???? let's gooo

[mrborntolose 9,992]

BOZ using the word ‘chaotic’ as one of the descriptions for this album has me hyped. i hope she gets weird

[For K 9,171]

Given how good the photoshoot was and the vinyl covers something tells me we can definitely expect visuals in some capacity during this rollout.  Maybe not MV's but maybe an album trailer and some other stuff 

[BartenderDeco 19,645]

2 minutes ago, mrborntolose said:

BOZ using the word ‘chaotic’ as one of the descriptions for this album has me hyped. i hope she gets weird

i can tell that american whore is gonna be chaotic

[Thunder Revenant 20,977]

Imagine a drawn music video in the style of the vinyl/cd art 

[BartenderDeco 19,645]

Just now, Thunder Revenant said:

Imagine a drawn music video in the style of the vinyl/cd art 

i can imagine a hope type mv where she's just running around

[honeymoon is alive 22,093]

20 minutes ago, TextBook said:

I don’t know if it was posted before, but user @ToLExpressTour (on Reddit) found the artwork reference.

http://

 

so beautiful

i love her references ugh

 

17 minutes ago, kaliuchis said:

ok but where the numbers at

it hasn't completed 24hrs yet

[Venice Peach 54,376]

So I assume that including Jon Batiste and Bleachers on the collaborators part means they are also singing on (some of) their tracks 

 

Jon has a lovely voice but I couldn't care less about Jack's (his voice is nice but it's just the basic indie rock singer voice that I'm not that excited about) so I hope he gets snowonthebeach-ed. Sorry Jack 

[Fingertips 72,051]

2 minutes ago, Venice Peach said:

So I assume that including Jon Batiste and Bleachers on the collaborators part means they are also singing on (some of) their tracks 

 

Jon has a lovely voice but I couldn't care less about Jack's (his voice is nice but it's just the basic indie rock singer voice that I'm not that excited about) so I hope he gets snowonthebeach-ed. Sorry Jack 

Not really a fan of Jack's vocals either - American Whore is probably the Bleachers collaboration 

[Florida Dark 1,222]

finally back on here but omg this song is beautiful im so happy and excited and hyped for the album and nejfndfbjhbsjhshjvdjfsw;fcewifsjdbfdfcs;dbd

[blackpalmtrees 2,458]

If the album’s gonna be anything like NFR or a more mature NFR, we WON

 

NFR had a pretty good variety too, but was pretty cohesive. Everyone can find a few songs they really love and other songs they don’t really use. That’s how i interpret the comment BOZO made regarding LDR9 having variety, but not in the sense of LFL which wasn’t really cohesive (regardless it was great)

 

[The Grants 13,562]

13 minutes ago, Thunder Revenant said:

Imagine a drawn music video in the style of the vinyl/cd art 

like shameika by fiona apple omg but instead of actual lips they are coochie lips