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

[Ethel Cain 9,016]

I WANT MY CANDY NECKLACE  but i wont spoil myself 

[Fingertips 72,034]

Just now, Sportscruiser said:

 

Omg

 

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Even moreso than Fingertips?

 

Yup, but they're VERY close. I think this is my official ranking (sorry, I know you love PT, it's just not my cup of tea personally):

 

26 minutes ago, Fingertips said:

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1. Candy Necklace

2. Fingertips

3. Let the Light In

4. Kintsugi

5. Fishtail

6. Grandfather...

7. Taco Truck x VB

8. Ocean Blvd

9. A&W

10. Sweet

11. Peppers

12. The Grants

13. Paris Texas

14. Margaret

Masterpiece 

 

[caitlyn valliulina 4,425]

8 hours ago, Peppers said:

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The fact that she didn't credit Miles Kane on Dealer even tho he sang 60% of that song but Jon Batiste is credited for his 5 second vocals 

 

 

I still feel like Miles sounds better than her on that song 

[lizzyschemtrails 2,832]

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Candy necklacessss... candy necklacessssss.....

 

[brooklyn Babyy 991]

Candy Necklace makes mee Saad&Horny  !!!

[Vertimus 9,555]

14 minutes ago, DCooper said:

Candy Necklace HQ today please and thank you 

It seems very likely we'll get one before the album drops. 

[DLT 7,592]

8 minutes ago, hotshot2am said:

 

I find CN important to understand the A&W -> Jon Batiste Interlude track sequence.

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Same, it definitely was a missing piece as many had said. Everybody thought it was so weird to have two interludes in such quick succession but those 4 pieces-AW, JS interlude, CN, and JB interlude are all compliments of one another and provide a lot of insight. I feel like obv AW/JS go together and CN/JB go together but all four together really paint a picture and explain a lot. 

 

[Venice Jesus Whore 4,471]

5 minutes ago, brooklyn Babyy said:

Candy Necklace makes mee Saad&Horny  !!!

haven’t listened to it yet but this made me literally giggle lol

[caitlyn valliulina 4,425]

11 hours ago, Ultraviolencequeen said:

Is there anyone left that hasn’t listened yet to the leak with me 

 

not the whole thing

[DLT 7,592]

I've already listed to some of OB today but I am going to try and abstain from it until official release lol. The struggle!

[Furor Poeticus 16,352]

I'm manifesting a post release Best New Track on Pitchfork, and Best New Music for the album of course 

 

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Maybe for Fingertips or something from the D side 

 

[shadesofloveduthenandnow 20,610]

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DON’T YOU DARE SAY THAT I SHOULDN’T BRAID MY HAIR BABE

 

[Vertimus 9,555]

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One of my main takeaways from OC is how much broader the writing and arrangements are--we may love (or not) songs like 'White Mustang,' 'Cherry,' 'Love Song,' 'How To Disappear,' 'Wild At Heart,' and 'Beautiful,' but there's no doubt that these are not very challenging songs as compositions.

Had 'Let the Light In' been on COCC or BB, I think it would have been a lot more polished and key moments would have been stressed that would have commercialized it or made it more digestible to the general public. I'm glad the instinct here was not to do that, and not only on LTLI; I could see 'Fishtail' going that way too, among others. I can't see Lana backpedaling on the next album or two.  

 

[one time beauty queen 18,411]

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the dancing scene in Carlito's Way 

 

 

[JudahSmithInterlude 229]

My list as of now

 

1. Fingertips
2. Candy Necklace
3. Kintsugi
4. Let The Light In
5. DYKTTATUOB
6. Peppers
7. Paris, Texas
8. Taco Truck x Vb
9. Grandfather
10. A&W
11. Fishtail
12. The Grants
13. Sweet
14. Margaret

[rosemeadexclusivebbnewyorkcity 2,812]

My favorite song is whichever one I'm currently listening to.

[lanasozempicpen 3,486]

14 minutes ago, guns and roses said:

 

I still feel like Miles sounds better than her on that song 

i love her voice in that song it makes me want more rock from her

[barttttender 4,951]

 

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So, now that CN is out... here's my updated ranking and rating. Drum roll....

 

Song ranking: 

 

Great: 

 

1. Taco Truck x VB  

2. Did You Know that There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard 

3. Paris, Texas 

4. Grandfather, Please Stand on... 

5. AW  

6. Let the Light In 

7. Margaret 

 

Okay:

 

8. Sweeet 

9. Peppers 

10. Fishtail 

11. The Grants 

 

Meh/boring:

12. Candy Necklace (I'd love to know what's so "Big" about this song. Cuz it ain't no Ride or West Coast).

13. Kintsugi 

14. John Baptiste Interlude 

15. Judah Smith Interlude 

 

Bad:

16. Fingertips 

 

Album rating: 7/10

 

Album ranking:

 

1. Norman Fucking Rockwell!

2. Born to Die

3. Lust for Life

4. Chemtrails Over the Country Club 

5. Ultraviolence

6. Did You Know that There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard

7. Paradise

8. Honeymoon

9. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Country Club

10. Blue Banisters

 

Biggest surprise: that she can still pull off surprising tracks with gorgeous Lana Del Res-que lyrics, melodies and phrasing like those found in Taco Truck, Grandfather and Paris, Texas. What an improvement over Blue Banisters, where I thought we'd lost her genius completely.

 

Biggest disappointment: that there are no hits on it, like Ride, Summertime Sadness, Doin' Time, West Coast, etc. I thought Candy Necklace might be the one, but nope, it's yet another piano ballad... So, we're third album in without any cuts that could possibly chart on the Billboard 100. This makes me sad.

 

Thanks 

 

[lanasozempicpen 3,486]

grandfather should have been the opener

[George Parasol 642]

Just spent 40 mins making synced lyrics for Kintsugi and I don't regret it.

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Daddy I miss them, I'm in the mountains