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

Mikal

Mikal

About half of Blue Banisters is very good, and the other half is career best. It's not quite a wall to wall experience like NFR! but there's so much good stuff on there and she's really never sounded better. Her vocals throughout are tender and exquisite.

Dealer is obviously a brilliant outlier (I hate her for not pushing this when it was doing its thing naturally!), and the title song is her best lead single/a new highpoint for her artistry in general (a case I've made too many times already ddd).

I also have a real soft spot for the back section, specifically Nectar of the Gods and Cherry Blossom which are both super underrated.

What you don't tell no one, you can tell me
Little ghost, blonde hair with lemonade tea
There's much to learn
And so much to see
I push you high, Angelina
On your sycamore tree...

Interesting how motherhood is touched on so many times across this record, from multiple perspectives. I think Cherry Blossom was an outtake from way back, but it seems like it's been a lyrical preoccupation for her forever. The Clementine line from Dance Till We Die is my favourite reference to her future motherhood.

If she or they'd cared enough to build a proper campaign around this album, Blue Banisters, Black Bathing Suit, Dealer and Sweet Caroline would be a brilliant run of singles.

Sorry to go off-piste though. Can't wait for Wednesday!
 
Jonathan27

Jonathan27

God yes, Nectar of the Gods and Cherry Blossom are two of my favorite album cuts from her full stop. The vocals are career best (maybe the greatest strength of their parent album?) and I would actually die for more of the understated acoustic production with layered harmonies that feature on Nectar of the Gods in particular.
 
rdp

rdp

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It's weird because while I do agree that Blue Banisters has some strong songwriting I also find the trio of ballads at the center of the album (If You Lie Down With Me/Beautiful/Violet for Roses) pretty dull and even a bit trite in a way her songs normally aren't. Chemtrails has clearer highlights too so I think I enjoy it more overall
 
DinahLee

DinahLee

Raichu said:
So far...it's a Lana album alright. Lovely sound (though definitely more minimalistic so far), lovely vocals, sometimes beautifully evocative lyrics, but then you get trite shit like this: "Do you think if I go blonde, we could get our love back?"
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I don’t really care for this song but I actually like this line specifically because of the reflection from her earlier/Lizzy Grant days with the almost platinum blonde. It’s such a special callback, then also the whole theme of “what if I could change everything, would that make you love me?” perspective.

I really like the “looking back” perspective of Blue Bannisters (which she also justified as a reason why filling it with old outtakes). If You Lie Down Next To Me or whatever it is called reminds me a lot of her Lizzy work. Beautiful looks like Lana emulating Lizzy (but that Vinyl/Final Version she took off the album, the one with strings and everything, that’s gorgeous).

I really hope there’s a single coming soon for this one, just for some perspective. Her leads are usually great standouts but indications of the whole album.
 
dodoriazarbon

dodoriazarbon

I ride for Blue Bannisters as an album but also haven't listened to it in full in...a long time. I keep feeling like I'm waiting for the right autumn day but now...it's winter nn. I'll come back to it eventually - but for now I just keep playing the first half then getting distracted.
 
borneoman

borneoman

Agree that Cherry Blossom is all kinds of amazing, you can really tell it's a Rick Nowels collab. Actually both Cherry Blossom and Nectar of the Gods were recorded for Ultraviolence but were in the end cut from the final tracklist.
Also mad at Lana/her label missing the chance to push Dealer when it got all the buzz on Tiktok.
 
DinahLee

DinahLee

... 85% sure that's a Blue Bannisters\Chemtrails outtake but ok. MusicMafia was selling it along another song called "Fingertips" and an "Arcadia" demo.
 
reputation.

reputation.

BlackoutZone said that there are no outtakes on this album though. All new material recorded in 2021-2022. And he hinted at her potentially covering this song.



Lana said Harry Nilsson would be an "important detail" for the future during a livestream last year and recently she called his song Coconut her favorite at the moment. It is never a coincidence with her.
 
Euphoria

Euphoria

Blue Banisters (song) and Arcadia have been on repeat all fall/winter for me. And Chemtrails (title track), but that's always in rotation.

Looking forward to Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Never change, Lana...
 
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xOJakeXo

xOJakeXo

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reputation. said:
BlackoutZone said that there are no outtakes on this album though. All new material recorded in 2021-2022. And he hinted at her potentially covering this song.



Lana said Harry Nilsson would be an "important detail" for the future during a livestream last year and recently she called his song Coconut her favorite at the moment. It is never a coincidence with her.
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Whoa, I really hope this is true. I was first introduced to this song via Neko Case's cover. Not sure if anything could top that, but I could hear Lana do it justice in her own way.

 
drewsky

drewsky

Everyone was hyping themselves up for an album announcement on 12/7 and it's probably just the promo single announcement. See y'all for the album this time next year dd.
 
SpaceDog

SpaceDog

I am so ready. Anyone else who adores the song Breaking up slowly? Chemtrails album is so beautiful... I will discover Blue Banisters inside out until the new one comes out... I can't wait
 
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