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

[NikoGo 60,816]

I know Jack is the Grammy darling, but why did they only credit him when there’s like 3 other producers on the album 

[Bonita 12,535]

21 minutes ago, honeyslow said:

Though the title would go on to inspire many jokes about its lengthiness, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is a massive creative triumph for one Elizabeth Grant. She and superproducer Jack Antonoff hit their stride as partners on this Grammy AOTY-nominated project, with the alt-pop titan mustering some of her most vulnerable and thoughtful lyrics ever while somehow managing to maintain her trademark campiness throughout (see: that perplexing four-minute spoken interlude from pastor Judah Smith). While her earlier work gives way to more dramatic proclamations and aesthetics, Ocean Blvd takes a softer, more introspective approach to Lana’s longtime muse — Americana — that’s achingly feminine, full of yearning, and underscored by clever references to male figureheads such as Leonard Cohen, John Denver and Bob Dylan. 

 

What a weird review blurb this is from Billboard lmfao tell me you didn't understand the album at all without telling me you didn't understand the album at all... Judah Smith interlude being her trademark campiness like WHAT

 

yeah cuz like where is the bob dylan reference? (forgive me if i missed it lol)

[honeymooncd 3,747]

Tell me a more deserving album for AOTY....You can't!

[Eugene 26,669]

wtf those girls are back to #1. 

[NikoGo 60,816]

21 minutes ago, Bonita said:

 

yeah cuz like where is the bob dylan reference? (forgive me if i missed it lol)

Sweet, I’m assuming. He has a song called “girls of the north country” but it’s kind of a stretch. The other artists mentioned get a direct call out 

[honeyslow 5,932]

37 minutes ago, GaboSpaceCowboy said:

wtf those girls are back to #1. 

idk whether I'm more invested in Ocean Blvd winning or them losing atp

[PARADIXO 32,943]

I really really hope it ends up being No. 1 in AOTY. She needs to see that if it happens.

 

Not a hater at all, but I agree that The Record didn't bring anything new to the indie-alt scene.

[DCooper 36,916]

Imagine making a 'Best Songs of 2023' list and not putting A&W. How embarrassing  

[SalvaWHORE 34,006]

Lol i dont hate boygenius but they all are so manufactured & overhyped, there is no alternative act even REACHES Lana's impact this year - why cant yall be honest for ONCE?

Mitski deserves to be nominated more than boygenius, even Caroline.

[barttttender 4,981]

13 hours ago, Pink Flamingo said:

guts is so overhyped, I liked it but... Lana is #2 now

 

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/summary/2023/

 

 

Olivia Rodrigo is shit. I cannot believe that people are into her as much as they are.

 

Is everyone brainwashed? what is going on.

[never2heaven 6,763]

1 hour ago, barttttender said:

 

 

Olivia Rodrigo is shit. I cannot believe that people are into her as much as they are.

 

Is everyone brainwashed? what is going on.

i always thought her music was cute for like little girls in a one direction sort of sense, i am really baffled about her songs being loved to the extent that they are too?? i mean this in the nicest way possible too

[barttttender 4,981]

1 hour ago, twinkletoes7 said:

i always thought her music was cute for like little girls in a one direction sort of sense, i am really baffled about her songs being loved to the extent that they are too?? i mean this in the nicest way possible too

 

it's baffling. her music is cute. not even in the way taylor's music is cute. like, at least taylor has a sparkling melody.

 

rodrigo's songs are just bland filler music imo.

[Eugene 26,669]

I can't believe the title track came out a year ago... it's still that masterpiece. 

[ever 1,435]

https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/

 

ocean blvd at #1

[LifeOnMars 7,911]

12 minutes ago, ever said:

https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/

 

ocean blvd at #1

It’s crazy that they gave the album a 6/10 when it came out. 

[Evergreen 8,385]

Slant gave the album a 6/10 and now they're naming it album of the year. I don't know who reviews her albums initially, but this has to stop.

[Eugene 26,669]

album of the year

 

[Pink Flamingo 17,145]

IT'S BACK TO #1

[ionut 9,348]

hbd to the title track! i cried like 4 times when it dropped

[Eugene 26,669]

Come to think of it, Ocean Blvd was unfairly reviewed, these media that gave it low scores now put it at #1 on their lists and named it the best album of the year.