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

[Let the Light In 18,865]

Let the Light In has just become the most streamed song from this album. Who would have thought? 

[brandon 13,342]

11 minutes ago, Let the Light In said:

Let the Light In has just become the most streamed song from this album. Who would have thought? 

your power… oh wow

[Mer 62,562]

18 minutes ago, Let the Light In said:

Let the Light In has just become the most streamed song from this album. Who would have thought? 

It’s cute but A&W is career defining and deserved it. 
 

Also she should’ve submitted LTLI for Grammy Pop Duo instead of CN imo 

[Lanaparadiserey 24,003]

1 hour ago, Mer said:

It’s cute but A&W is career defining and deserved it. 
 

Also she should’ve submitted LTLI for Grammy Pop Duo instead of CN imo 

But the Grammys love Jon Batiste 

[Rico25 7,961]

8 hours ago, Let the Light In said:

Let the Light In has just become the most streamed song from this album. Who would have thought? 

It has such a soothing, laid-back vibe kinda similar to some NFR tracks

it's not my favorite from the album but I can understand

[Venice Peach 54,376]

Both Fishtail and the Jon Interlude are suddenly nowhere to be seen (at least in my region) in the Instagram music feature... it probably means nothing but I find it a bit weird 

 

It would be so Lana to make a MV for those two and release them as singles as Grammy campaign 

 

It's probably a random bug in the platform but sometimes tracks disappear temporarily from there when there's some kind of distribution change (for example when labels make EPs/bundles with already released singles or when standalone tracks get added to an album)

[Eugene 26,672]

that wind/breathing sound at the beginning of the title track is one of my favorite things on the album.

[barttttender 5,250]

32 minutes ago, GaboSpaceCowboy said:

that wind/breathing sound at the beginning of the title track is one of my favorite things on the album.

 

same here, love it

[PARADIXO 33,123]

Let the Light In deserved to be a single, have a MV, acknowledged by Lana and nominated for Best Duo at the Grammys.

 

OHHHHH LET THE LIIIGHT IIIN

[Evergreen 8,685]

A great result for this album and Lana!

In comparison, it took 2 years (!) for Lust For Life to reach the same milestone, and it's a much more accessible album with big collabs.

 

[barttttender 5,250]

12 hours ago, Evergreen said:

A great result for this album and Lana!

In comparison, it took 2 years (!) for Lust For Life to reach the same milestone, and it's a much more accessible album with big collabs.

 

 

the album is a success! With the nominations for candy necklace, 5 grammy nominations, and good sales numbers, it's definitely one that will be remembered. 
 

i only wish it had a bonafide hit. That's why i'm saying that the next one has to have a more lighthearted bop on it. She's become too serious on her last three albums, which is why there were no billboard 100 hits

[Mer 62,562]

1 hour ago, barttttender said:

She's become too serious on her last three albums, which is why there were no billboard 100 hits

you had me until this sentence. I know it wasn’t your intention, but this read as “she needs to dumb it down” in all honesty, which she shouldn’t. Fuck the Billboard Hot 100 give us more melancholia. 

[barttttender 5,250]

4 hours ago, Mer said:

you had me until this sentence. I know it wasn’t your intention, but this read as “she needs to dumb it down” in all honesty, which she shouldn’t. Fuck the Billboard Hot 100 give us more melancholia. 

 

i disagree. She doesn't need to dumb it down. A song can be smart and deep whilst being uplifting or a bop / music you can dance to. Example: summetime sadness.

 

to say that she should stick to melancholy is a bit limiting to her talents. Even nfr, her greatest album by all account, had doin' time on it. Does that make it less of a record, less smart, and less melancholy? No.

 

all i'm saying is - three dark and melancholic albums back to back with no conventional hits is a bit of a bore. 

[Creyk 11,727]

I've been pondering this for months, but honestly: The first part of A&W >>>> the jimmy jimmy coco puff part.

[lanaismamom 11,553]

9 minutes ago, Creyk said:

I've been pondering this for months, but honestly: The first part of A&W >>>> the jimmy jimmy coco puff part.

been saying this since the day 1

[bluechemtrails 27,342]

On 11/26/2023 at 9:41 AM, Mer said:

you had me until this sentence. I know it wasn’t your intention, but this read as “she needs to dumb it down” in all honesty, which she shouldn’t. Fuck the Billboard Hot 100 give us more melancholia. 

I think what is meant here is that some of her songs have become "heavy fare", lacking lightness and humor. But there are enough counter-examples, such as 'Dealer', 'Peppers' or A&W part 2.

[The Sun Also Rises 5,866]

1 hour ago, bluechemtrails said:

I think what is meant here is that some of her songs have become "heavy fare", lacking lightness and humor. But there are enough counter-examples, such as 'Dealer', 'Peppers' or A&W part 2.

 

I think Dealer is extremely distressing and heavy, especially for anyone who has been experienced living with (and loving) an addict. It makes me cry at times. 

[SalvaWHORE 34,174]

On 11/26/2023 at 5:32 PM, barttttender said:

She's become too serious on her last three albums, which is why there were no billboard 100 hits

 

Actually, it's kinda so fucking extra for her to DONT HAVE TO HAVE A HOT 100 HIT ON BILLBOARD but still selling out arenas, even 2 fucking stadium nights this year, 5 Grammys for this album only... Iconic. She doesnt have to be a mainstream pleaser

[bluechemtrails 27,342]

having a Billboard 100 hit isn't bad, but isn't necessary either, many good musicians had some, many didn't

[PARADIXO 33,123]

3 hours ago, The Sun Also Rises said:

 

I think Dealer is extremely distressing and heavy, especially for anyone who has been experienced living with (and loving) an addict. It makes me cry at times. 

yeah I didn’t experience any of that but people tend to dumb down Dealer a lot, only because it’s “camp” due to the screaming