album Lana Del Rey - 'Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd'

[Tusk]

6 hours ago, Taylor fanboy said:

@Tusk you better check out the SOTY (and The Grants ROTY).

I’m floored to be honest 

[HotHeaven]

5 minutes ago, Azealia Banks said:

they probably will

I know Paris is already going semi viral  but then again it could just be my algorithm 

[Prince Tommy]

Just now, CottageHore said:

How people liken this to BB or COTCC is beyond me. Yes there’s piano here but the productions are far more full and lush 

BB felt like intro to her confessional wordy lyrics era, COCC has some of her first really folky-country vibes, so I see the comparisons.

 

BB is her worst album for me because i feel like half of it was trying to be this album (namely the 3 singles, arcadia, and like 2-3 new songs) then half was recycled and too timid lyrically to feel like an actual statement.

 

 

[WildAmerican]

trying to reckon with A&W and its spot on the album, it's so different from the rest of the it lyrically and melodically....

[Rider]

Paris Texas, Let The Light In and Taco Truck x VB the trinity 

[Azealia Banks]

1 minute ago, HotHeaven said:

I know Paris is already going semi viral  but then again it could just be my algorithm 

if it gets a lot of new videos then yes 

[CottageHore]

Just now, Prince Tommy said:

BB felt like intro to her confessional wordy lyrics era, COCC has some of her first really folky-country vibes, so I see the comparisons.

 

BB is her worst album for me because i feel like half of it was trying to be this album (namely the 3 singles, arcadia, and like 2-3 new songs) then half was recycled and too timid lyrically to feel like an actual statement.

 

 

Yea but the entire theme and all the albums experimental elements just elevate it so far beyond the previous two that the comparisons seem very surface level 

[CottageHore]

The piano on this album is how piano should be used. Each piano has its own melody.

 

Candy Necklace, Sweet, A&W, Paris, Grandfather so melodic

[Pendulum]

1. Margaret

2. Grandfather

3. Judah Smith Interlude

4. Peppers 

5. Paris, Texas

 

my top 5

Edited March 24, 2023 by Pendulum

[State of Grace.]

It takes me months to properly rank her new albums tbh, but it is safe to say it's a HOT SHOT DEBUT in her Top 3 for now. I still need to dive deeper into the songs and let them sink in.

 

[ontherocks]

15 minutes ago, HausOfGerard said:

More like Honeymoon during its lowest

Floppaj galore. Lettuce go back on hating it

[RideOrDie]

3 minutes ago, helpthomas said:

i’ve been saying this since yesterday and no one believed me and said my headphones were broken. and i’m an audio engineer like … 

 

it’s funny how the single version of The Grants doesn’t crackle, but the album version does. and they have the same ISRC code. i don’t understand what they did wrong? but yes someone need to get Ben on the line

anyone who says the mastering is fine is either deaf or fooling themselves. there are glaring issues with audio crackling on ALL the tracks which were not present on the og leaks. did they submit the wrong files to streaming? it's a nightmare  i'll try to get timestamps next time i listen through but they seem to happen when the db just goes a bit high and her vocals get a bit louder/higher. this is literally the stuff that gets checked and fixed during mastering while making everything sound the same across all formats, they put it through a mastering software which makes all the songs have the same amount of loudness which can introduce issues like glitches and crackling but these get quality checked and sorted out, it just tells me the guy didn't even bother having a listen through after putting everything thru a software.  this is the first time this guy is mastering her stuff, it has always been some guy named Chris who did a fine job but this new dude should be fired for this mess. 

[Blue Jeans]

Just went to Target and got my vinyl with the poster  Listening for the first time on vinyl 

[HausOfGerard]

2 minutes ago, ontherocks said:

Floppaj galore. Lettuce go back on hating it

no thank you

 

will the baby be alright? will i have one of mine?

[Pendulum]

15 minutes ago, helpthomas said:

i’ve been saying this since yesterday and no one believed me and said my headphones were broken. and i’m an audio engineer like … 

 

it’s funny how the single version of The Grants doesn’t crackle, but the album version does. and they have the same ISRC code. i don’t understand what they did wrong? but yes someone need to get Ben on the line

SDFGDHFJYKGLUHGKFJDHSG I kept pausing one track cause I was hearing some background noise, thinking it's my laptop overheating  

[brooklyndaddy]

1. UV

2. NFR

3. HM

4. BTD/P

5. Ocean

6. COCC

7. LFL

8. BB

 

Much less a fan of her piano balladry nor Jack’s phoned in trap-lite than the times when she really created a sonic world. That said, I enjoy this album and it’s more colorful than her last few offerings. 
 

In other words, I prefer cigarette Lana over baddie doing the laundry Lana 

[ontherocks]

1 minute ago, HausOfGerard said:

 

will the baby be alright? will i have one of mine?

But I'm a gay

[helpthomas]

Just now, RideOrDie said:

anyone who says the mastering is fine is either deaf or fooling themselves. there are glaring issues with audio crackling on ALL the tracks which were not present on the og leaks. did they submit the wrong files to streaming? it's a nightmare  i'll try to get timestamps next time i listen through but they seem to happen when the db just goes a bit high and her vocals get a bit louder/higher. this is literally the stuff that gets checked and fixed during mastering while making everything sound the same across all formats, they put it through a mastering software which makes all the songs have the same amount of loudness which can introduce issues like glitches and crackling but these get quality checked and sorted out, it just tells me the guy didn't even bother having a listen through after putting everything thru a software.  this is the first time this guy is mastering her stuff, it has always been some guy named Chris who did a fine job but this new dude should be fired for this mess. 

i did a long shot and dm’d ben, for the sake of it. the most apparent to me is fingertips throughout the entire song, and 2:22-2:32 in grandfather is a NIGHTMARE. i hope he sees my dm 

 

whoever this new guy is, it’s pretty embarassing. i master records at home with standard software and methods that sound radio ready like… i could’ve been paid $10 and hour and done it twice as good 

[suburbannature]

80 from AllMusic  

[WildAmerican]

candy necklace is so mesmerizing 

[Poete]

1 minute ago, suburbannature said:

80 from AllMusic  

Hopefully the score stays above 80 

[CottageHore]

Fishtail is a Top 3 album track and already in her Top 30 songs. But y’all aren’t ready to have that conversation! 

[CottageHore]

Peppers just smacked me in the buss 

 

Was a 6/10 last night, but she’s moving through me like an 8/10 this Friday morning. I fear she’s a grower! 

[Indie]

Got a knife in my jacket, honey on the vine

Baby I'll bring the coffee if you bring the wine

I'm in love, I'm in love

Cause I'm in looooooove

[Mariah's Glove]

I’m glad I’m stupid because I genuinely don’t hear the mastering stuff, but maybe I just don’t have good enough headphones or I don’t know what to listen to

 

One thing I do hear though, is do the candy necklace vocals sound…kind of weird? To anyone else. I don’t know how to describe it, but it almost just sounds like a live performance on a radio show or something.