Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

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Shortly after the album's announcement, Del Rey shared a typewritten letter where she thanked her friends who helped make the album, including Father John Misty and Antonoff. Played it again last night, dead quiet pressing other than a few pops, sounds vibrant enough and not a single skip. Angelina” has a summery and self-contained upbeat nature that it follows that same theme into “Peppers” and “Taco Truck x VB”. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse.

Along the way there are a handful of tracks that don't really catch my ear, but fortunately the album ends very nicely with "Taco Truck x VB" where parts of an early demo of "Venice Bitch" have been inserted.Del Rey ended her note by thanking her photographer Neil Krug "for these pictures that say 1,000 words. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Limited edition Indies exclusive includes alternative artwork and heavyweight light green colour vinyl also Standard heavyweight black double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

I’m so grateful to be present and feeling effervescent today,” Lana Del Rey wrote in a typewritten letter late last year after announcing her new album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. And, yes, I thank you even while at the same time I’m not too thrilled with some of the songs on this album. Kintsugi" or translated as "golden repair" is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum; the song features lyrics that reference just that – Lana has reaped the effects of repairing oneself and all the damage caused by trauma and harrowing nature of relationships. It suits the brooding reflection really nicely, but won't be for you if you prefer more bombast and energy.

It has also provided Del Rey’s strongest first week on the charts since 2014, when her second LP ‘Ultraviolence’ reached the peak position.

Lana Del Rey cites a wide range of musical artists as influences, including numerous pop, jazz, and blues performers from Andrew Lloyd Webber to Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Bobby Vinton, and Miles Davis. While there are always individual compositions that stand out as personal favourites, every one of the sixteen tracks on this album contributes to the overall story. Limited edition [D2C] exclusive includes alternative artwork and heavyweight solid white colour vinyl. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Songs to look forward to: Sweet, Candy Necklace, Grandfather, Let the Light In, Fishtail, and Pepper.

While it might feel very heavily niche in parts after ‘Blue Bannisters’ it does, however, feel more nourishing and uplifting-ly beautiful and haunting as ‘Norman F Rockwell’. I love the artwork definitely one of my favorites Lana has released along the alt cover of Ultraviolence which I’m waiting on. Beside the crackles and pops (even after proper cleaning), the grooves of my copy are not concentric with the hole.

Lana Del Ray (2010), Born to Die (2012), Ultraviolence (2014), Honeymoon (2015), Lust for Life (2017), Norman Fucking Rockwell! The song clocks in at nearly five minutes and features her sultry vocals seamlessly floating across dense instrumentation. A consequence of the extended playing time with including 16 songs it may take some time to form an overview of the whole. Curated by musicians and music lovers like Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Matt Sorum, Experience Vinyl is the vinyl club without the commitment. In particular, the record faces up to the queries and doubts that loom over even the most non-traditional of women as they journey through their thirties – ones society haunts you with until you have an answer.