Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[rabbit 5,272]

I loved waking up with “Pick you up at home a quarter to three…” playing in my mind 

[Venice Jesus Whore 4,471]

This album sounds truly groundbreaking. 

[cherrytropico 11,082]

standout tracks for me are grandfather, let the light in, candy necklace, fingertips, and ofc a&w. there’s some things i would change (parts of peppers & taco truck) but besides that wow this is an album i fully liked, from beginning to end. no skips, i even liked the interludes. 

[Fireffie 3,721]

 

5 minutes ago, HT71 said:

 

I listen on streaming, but am far from being a casual listener.

Yeah I didn’t mean that anyone who listens on streaming is a casual listeners, but most of them who are won’t go under the surface to understand what she really meant (while if you are a fan of hers it’s pretty obvious that she’s talking about her mother).

 

 I think she censored it because it’s still pretty controversial in our society to say bad things about mothers, even if you have the worst mother on earth there a lot of people who will still say things like “well she gave birth to you, she gave you this, that etc” and won’t understand. So maybe the reason why she did that it’s because she didn’t want casual people to make assumptions about her life when they know nothing about her history.

 

idk maybe I’m over analysing it  but I don’t think it was random

[evalionisameme 13,889]

12 minutes ago, Yameena Khatri said:

Is it safe to say that this might be one of her most accessible album? 👀

What 💀 not even the mid tempos are accessible- peppers would never play on top 40 

[yyxy 1,292]

I just learned that Grandfather's instrumental is based on this piano instrumental track from RIOPY called 'Flo' and it's so beautiful but Jack Antonoff had the chance to ruin it towards the end just to have a climax with noise.  Lana PLEASE NEVER WORK WITH JACK ANTONOFF AGAIN 

 

[cherrytropico 11,082]

I THREW CAUTION TO THE WIND, GET ONTO THE BIKE

TAKE A MINUTE TO YOURSELF, SKINNY DIP IN MY MIND

IM IN LOVEEEE, IM IN LOVE

GOT A KNIFE IN MY JACKET, HONEY ON THE VINE

BABY I’LL BRING THE COFFEE IF YOU BRING THE WINE

IM IN LOVEEEE, IM IN LOVE

[GeminiLanaFan 49,238]

14 minutes ago, Yameena Khatri said:

Is it safe to say that this might be one of her most accessible album? 👀

 not sure I fully agree (and keep in monde that I’ve only begun listening to the album). At the moment, some parts are (the last stretch of the album has viral moments in store for sure),  but others need some adjusting to (Fingertips, Kintsugi, the interludes…) 

 

 

[LifeOnMars 7,930]

6/10 from The Arts Desk. 
https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-lana-del-rey-did-you-know-theres-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd

[longtimeman 9,001]

30 minutes ago, HT71 said:

 

Is it censored on the cds/vinyl copies as well as the streaming?

I can only speak for the Australian CD, but yes, it's censored on that.

[dyktatuob 1,233]

5 minutes ago, yyxy said:

I just learned that Grandfather's instrumental is based on this piano instrumental track from RIOPY called 'Flo' and it's so beautiful but Jack Antonoff had the chance to ruin it towards the end just to have a climax with noise.  Lana PLEASE NEVER WORK WITH JACK ANTONOFF AGAIN 

 

what...

[Venice Jesus Whore 4,471]

22 minutes ago, Yameena Khatri said:

Is it safe to say that this might be one of her most accessible album? 👀

I feel the complete opposite. Maybe her least accessible album. It’s her most experimental, complex, longest, and least pop. I can see a lot of people not having it click with them. 

[DLT 7,592]

every time she says Rockefeller my umbrella, chills! like that melody is just so beautiful. then to pair it with everything else in Candy Necklace. Legendddd!

[lanasbottom 23,694]

who mixed this album cause damn… this is even worse than the cracking at the end of WFWF 

 

the clicking throughout fingertips, the saturated moments throughout the album, grandfather’s second half borderline unlistenable due to the bottom barrel mix… laura sisk you bitch 

[caitonline 4,448]

someone said Paris, Texas is so Coraline coded and I literally haven't stopped thinking about how right they are since 

[BartenderDeco 19,643]

would someone be able to screen record fantano listening to ocean blvd for new music friday tmrw? 

[tulsa jesus freaks 9,370]

4 hours ago, fl0r1dakil0s said:

guys..  

 

 

this guy went all the way up to the mountains to experience ldr9 and live tweet his reaction and you can slowly see his battery dying and then he just stopped tweeting after fingertips.. i think his phone died so he only got to hear the slow and sad half of the album and now he's probably stuck on a mountain with no phone battery.. tragic ik but i can't stop laughing i'm imagining someone with headphones plugged in ready to experience the amazing new album from pop star lana del rey and halfway through.. BOOM 💥  STUCK ON A HUGE MOUNTAIN WITH NO ALBUM TO LISTEN TO AND NO PHONE  

omg he's so hot i want him real bad

[DLT 7,592]

I love this album and definitely think it is going to end up being a career defining one for her even if retroactively. Kind of how BTD was a bit ahead of its time. I can see this having a similar progression. Not necessarily to that extent because BTD was a complete overhaul of the music landscape. Just more so an album that isn't as appreciated upon initial release but will later be assessed as one of the staples in her catalog. I think from a fan perspective many get it but the critical standpoint is obv a little more divisive. 

[GeminiLanaFan 49,238]

5 minutes ago, DLT said:

every time she says Rockefeller my umbrella, chills! like that melody is just so beautiful. then to pair it with everything else in Candy Necklace. Legendddd!

It really is incredible in HQ. Although the part that haunts me, after each listen, is « You’ve been acting kinda restless… »

[surfsup 533]

9 minutes ago, LifeOnMars said:

6/10 from The Arts Desk. 
https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-lana-del-rey-did-you-know-theres-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd

does this count for metacritic