Lana del Rey
Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd - Polydor 2023
Tracks:
1. The Grants / 2. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. / 3. Sweet / 4. AW / 5. Judah Smith Interlude / 6. Candy Necklace / 7. Jon Batiste Interlude / 8. Kintsugi / 9. Fingertips / 10. Paris, Texas / 11. Grandfather Please Stand on the Shoulders of My Father While He's Deep-Sea Fishing / 12. Let the Light In / 13. Margaret / 14. Fishtail / 15. Peppers / 16. Taco Truck x VB
Comments:
It's not just the title that's long on this album from Lana del Rey; the playing time is close to 80 minutes, which is usually the limit of what a single CD disc can hold. A consequence of the extended playing time with including 16 songs it may take some time to form an overview of the whole.
The three singles from the album,”The Grants”, ”A&W” and the title track are all very good and are probably the ones most people will stick to first – they are also among the first four. "The Grants" is a ballad with a gospel feel. The title track is a slow atmospheric number that sneaks up on the listener with thought-provoking lyrics. Much of the same can be said about "A&W", which is also the album's longest track.
Lana del Rey goes pretty far in genres and the list of musicians is really long. Among other favorite songs is "Let the Light in", which includes a rare acoustic guitar. It's a nice sad ballad.
"Margaret" is another nice quiet song and "Grandfather . .. ” with quiet piano accompaniment and whispering vocals are also favourites.
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.
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