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

[Ultraviolencequeen 2,849]

Honestly I’m glad the reviews are as good as they are because this is not an easy digestible catchy album for a reviewer first listen 

 

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,284]

Just now, cominguplavender said:

ngl i have no idea who evan is please tell me 
i had thought she was dating mike like early in the making of the album and then they broke up and then she later started dating-ish jack

Evan Winiker, an old friend/bandmate of Jack (Antonoff). They've been photographed together recently and you can see him driving in the now deleted video of Lana looking at the rainbow

[Churchome Rep 3,381]

I spent part of my first listen wondering how Anthony Fantano would review this. I’m so fucking stupid 

[dyktatuob 1,233]

4 minutes ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

Fuck. 3/5 from The Telegraph. Flashes of brilliance, but Lana at her most self-indulgent. Lol. 
 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/depeche-mode-honour-dead-lana-del-rey-self-indulgent-weeks/

[lanasbottom 23,694]

47 minutes ago, evalionisameme said:

💀 well I’m sure a renaissance lover wouldn’t be able to appreciate lyrical genius anyway xoxo

your posts really are dumb take after dumb take  

ever tired of looking stupid ? it seems not

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,284]

5 minutes ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

Fuck. 3/5 from The Telegraph. Flashes of brilliance, but Lana at her most self-indulgent. Lol. 
 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/depeche-mode-honour-dead-lana-del-rey-self-indulgent-weeks/

a lot of this is put together rather rudely

[lanasozempicpen 3,486]

THAT'S ONE HECK OF A LIFE !

[DCooper 36,916]

5 minutes ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

Fuck. 3/5 from The Telegraph. Flashes of brilliance, but Lana at her most self-indulgent. Lol. 
 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/depeche-mode-honour-dead-lana-del-rey-self-indulgent-weeks/

 

Self-indulgent seems like such reductive criticism for an album like this. It's literally a twisted journey to the center of her heart and mind, like it should be "self-indugent." She's exploring her soul with no filter and it's a sight to behold.

[evalionisameme 13,889]

1 minute ago, lanasbottom said:

your posts really are dumb take after dumb take  

ever tired of looking stupid ? it seems not

Oh honey 🍯 it’s all love for you 😉

[barttttender 4,954]

2 hours ago, surfsup said:

Billboards ranking is HORRID...... https://www.billboard.com/lists/lana-del-rey-ocean-blvd-review-songs-ranked/

 

I mean they got the interludes right. 

[love deluxe 8,861]

Just now, DCooper said:

 

Self-indulgent seems like such reductive criticism for an album like this. It's literally a twisted journey to the center of her heart and mind, like it should be "self-indugent." She's exploring her soul with no filter and it's a sight to behold.

right? music as an art form often is self-indulgent. that’s kinda one of the things about being a singer songwriter. sticking to a vision and telling a story that only you can tell.

[littleredpartydress 49,871]

tbh spin, slant and telegraph's reviews read as MUCH worse than the 3/5 they gave so it could have been worse 

 

but honestly, "self-indulgent" is a critique is just so dumb just call it boring/bad or say something that you don't like about the songs and move on  

 

also a few of these reviews have just read very nastily and kinda personally which is really taking me back to pre 2019 lana reviews which im shocked about, i thought we left that behind  

[honeymoon is alive 21,165]

9 minutes ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

Fuck. 3/5 from The Telegraph. Flashes of brilliance, but Lana at her most self-indulgent. Lol. 
 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/depeche-mode-honour-dead-lana-del-rey-self-indulgent-weeks/

what's wrong with these guys 

[NikoGo 60,800]

The run from Paris to Taco is my favorite run ever minus Margret. She’s cute but I don’t love her

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,284]

2 minutes ago, DCooper said:

 

Self-indulgent seems like such reductive criticism for an album like this. It's literally a twisted journey to the center of her heart and mind, like it should be "self-indugent." She's exploring her soul with no filter and it's a sight to behold.

This line of criticism is why I feel that NFR! received such praise from mainstream critics and was universally heralded as her magnum opus. While it's certainly a spectacular album, it's the one in her discography (perhaps also Lust For Life) that, in my opinion, isn't made for herself first and foremost.

[turquoisejewel 2,014]

Grandparent is giving 90's vibessss, like lowkey Alanis Morissette! and how it transitions to LTLI  I'm in love

[honeymoon is alive 21,165]

well, somehow lana predicted this reception from the critics and didn't care 

[mlittle11 12,214]

i love the lyrics of fishtail but something about the sound isnt clicking with me. it sounds almost too “radio-friendly” for lana. 

[CinnamonGay 10,527]

Listening to Candy Necklace at midnight with no lights on...this is magical.

 

She really put Crack into this song.

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