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

[DCooper 37,181]

Just now, Vertimus said:

Crack. You're in for a real treat. And CN may leak at any moment. Personally, I'm not getting too hyped about CN alone, lest it be a bud. Everything we heard last night was a very pleasant surprise, and, in my opinion, a creative success sure to win her a lot of critical applause. 

 

I'm so excited!! Glad to see you enjoyed it!

[revadece 1,436]

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when you try to chill listening to the album, but the interludes almost bring you a heart attack 

 

[paris texas 180]

5 minutes ago, WhitehotOcean said:

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i listened to the first 40 seconds of paris texas and i’m pretty impressed omg, i can’t stop thinking about it, the best is yet to come? should i listen to it fully?😭😭

 

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girl just listen at this point, it's worth it, a masterpiece

 

[Sportscruiser 11,896]

I don’t regret listening to this without Candy Necklace because on release day we will all listen to it from start to finish and Candy will make everything fall into place 

[DCooper 37,181]

I hate that I have plans tonight 

[Vertimus 9,673]

Just now, DCooper said:

 

I'm so excited!! Glad to see you enjoyed it!

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Thank you kindly. I'm perplexed about some of it, and feel that, of the three singles, The Grants best reflects the rest of the album, without it being 'a piano album' or an album consisting largely of 'mellow ballads.' She's really doing something creative here, something outside the usual creative boxes. But the main thing is that it's touching and beautiful too. I don't know why BOZ or whomever it was didn't like 'Kintsugi,' it's really something. Enjoy!! 

 

[Sportscruiser 11,896]

7 minutes ago, WhitehotOcean said:

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i listened to the first 40 seconds of paris texas and i’m pretty impressed omg, i can’t stop thinking about it, the best is yet to come? should i listen to it fully?😭😭

 

 

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Paris Texas was the one I immediately went to after listening to the whole thing. It’s one of her best tracks ever I fear  it’s also a very Gemini song in my opinion, very much about finding a home in yourself while you’re traveling from place to place. Gorgeous, slightly spooky and ominous but ultimately super nostalgic. The lyricism is so simple yet so fucking effective. I’m obsessed.

 

[The Stargirl Pinky 72,201]

Although it wasn’t my favorite…

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Paris Texas is unlike anything she’s ever done. The melody is growing on me and it’s really interesting to hear her do something out of the box. I can see this song being used in a soundtrack for a drama/suspense TV production

 

[Three White Butterflies 27,492]

Paris, Texas 

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reminds me of something you’d hear in the movie Big Fish. It really sounds like a movie soundtrack and it’s so unique and beautiful. 

 

[venicebitch 14,553]

1 hour ago, summer bummer said:

you are NOT happy today lmao 😭😭

I’m super happy sun is out and I’m going to a park with my friend throwing an ocean blvd listening party!! Life is beautiful 

 

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even if this album isn’t

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jk 

 

 

[Diesel 57]

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let the light in is truly gorgeous. 

 

[imaginist 2,019]

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I feel like a lot of these songs are bringing back her cinematic vibe but in a different way. Like a lot of these instrumentals sound like movie scores. 

 

[fishtails 13,842]

1 hour ago, LifeOnMars said:

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I’ve been thinking about this too. Side A is definitely Sean. She name drops Jack in Kintsugi… Then Peppers, LTLI, and Taco Truck seem to be more about Mike since he co-wrote the songs. Also Mike seems like he would be a bigger RHCP fan than Jack  

 

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That's true, I had forgotten which ones Mike produced but that does make more sense that his influence would be on Side D lol 

 

1 hour ago, lizzyschemtrails said:

I haven't seen it but I think I may have to watch it now!

Its a pretty good movie! And knowing that Lana probably was influenced by it for the song makes it so much more interesting too 

[Candle in The Wind 65]

4 minutes ago, DCooper said:

I hate that I have plans tonight 

me too

 

[ultrabanisters 46,097]

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the echos on her laughs in pastor interlude omg it’s so unnerving it reminds of barefeet on linoleum or whatever it’s called

 

and the guitar? yupppp

 

 

[Sportscruiser 11,896]

Also can I just say that

 

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I just love that she gave us many moments of the more playful and catchy lyricism of the BTD/Lizzy eras? Fingertips, Kintsugi, etc are quite dense and complex but there are many moments in songs like Peppers, Fishtail and Taco Truck that just have all these really goofy and light hearted lyrics that are simultaneously so Lana and also disclose a true willingness from her to connect with her playful, outrageous side despite all the trauma and complex emotions she’s been ruminating in the past years.

 

It’s sort of the inverse process of Lust For Life where she was kind of abandoning some of her quirks to focus on her personal demons and growth and in this one she’s coming out of it scarred but ultimately determined to embrace the many sides of her, including the ones she used to be shamed for. What better sense of freedom and happiness do you get if not the one where you find yourself beaming at the end of the tunnel? I have no words for how much I’m adoring this album, in the same visceral way records like UV, HM and NFR did to me. What a fucking masterpiece.

 

[WhitehotOcean 1,073]

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paris, texas seems to be the masterpiece almost no one expected 

 

[bluechemtrails 27,330]

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Paris, Texas reminds me much of Agnes Obel

 

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2 minutes ago, WhitehotOcean said:

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Margaret seems to be the masterpiece almost no one expected 

 

 

[Cherry Blossom 21,670]

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paris texas  sorry this is top two lana for me and it’s not #2