Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.
by Lana Del Rey
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9.4

Universal acclaim- based on 821 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 30 out of 821
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  1. kaaally
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    é um álbum maduro onde a Lana consegue fazer autorreferencias aos seus trabalhos anteriores sem ser prepotente ou brega, acontece de um jeito natural e empolgante pra quem é fã e reconhece as referências. as letras são, sem dúvida, as melhores dela, lírica profunda e intimista como todo o álbum. candy necklace, peppers, taco truck x VB, a&w, fingertips and kintsugi são, pra mim, os pontosé um álbum maduro onde a Lana consegue fazer autorreferencias aos seus trabalhos anteriores sem ser prepotente ou brega, acontece de um jeito natural e empolgante pra quem é fã e reconhece as referências. as letras são, sem dúvida, as melhores dela, lírica profunda e intimista como todo o álbum. candy necklace, peppers, taco truck x VB, a&w, fingertips and kintsugi são, pra mim, os pontos altos de um álbum que já nasceu clássico e ditando tendência.… Expand
  2. jonholr1
    Mar 29, 2023
    10
    Audacity, musicality and poetry. I rate Lana as highly as Joni Mitchell, Carol King, Kate Bush, Tori Amos. The album, like the last 3, leaves me gasping.
  3. peterkrow
    Mar 29, 2023
    10
    DYKTTATUOB is a magnificent work, with emotional songs and sounds and productions for every taste. Lana mentions other songs from this album and past works from her career. This album is an ethereal journey that elevates your spirit and really connects you to what she’s singing and playing. It’s one of her bests albums.
  4. Blueberrycry
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    Best album of her career, I can fell her in all the letters.
    Kisses Lana, I love you!
  5. Al3DelRey
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este álbum es la palabra arte, la estética y la producción de sonido, el sentimiento que te pueede llegar a transmitir, tanto así que puede relacionarse con cosas que nos nos pasado a todos, es arte.… Expand
  6. May_cfs
    Apr 1, 2023
    10
    Os arranjos de deus, é o que se pode falar desse álbum.
    Uma nova fórmula, mas com o potencial único que só Lana del Rey possui.
  7. flocolorado
    Apr 1, 2023
    10
    In this album we can see the persona of Lana Del Rey entering the tunnel of her painful memories and her affectionate memories. At the beginning, she will show her feelings in the experiences of the last years. After an epic, satirical A&W, we hear an interlude of a pastor preaching the 8th psalm with chilling fervor, as he realizes his preaching turns back to his own life and Lana isIn this album we can see the persona of Lana Del Rey entering the tunnel of her painful memories and her affectionate memories. At the beginning, she will show her feelings in the experiences of the last years. After an epic, satirical A&W, we hear an interlude of a pastor preaching the 8th psalm with chilling fervor, as he realizes his preaching turns back to his own life and Lana is amused to see the critics and realize that not even the Creator is perfect, but he can create perfect works. The interlude is an allegory for how critics have always seen Lana as flawed, which she's always admitted she is, and how they've seen her create a universal work: Norman **** Rockwell.
    After that, Lana introduces us little by little to her past, with her unstable romances in Candy Necklace, a beautiful ballad that makes us travel back in time. Coming to Jon Batiste's interlude, I feel that the feeling of reproducing a work can be worth as much as a verbose interpretation. Knowing this, we get to the deepest and most intimate of the person behind the Lana Del Rey persona: Elizabeth Grant. Kintsugi is the opening to Elizabeth's mind, through its cracks and how there is still such a light inside. Fingertips takes us even deeper into this, Elizabeth is stripped of her persona, in order to show us her most painful scars. Two tracks that cause enormous discomfort, as it is not at all pleasant to show the ugly side of humanity. In doing so, Lana takes her leave so that Elizabeth can continue through the tunnel despite everything. After half an album and an era are over, we arrive at the earthly paradise that Elizabeth always dreamed of - and sang about. Paris, Texas takes us to the most beautiful, innocent and sweet places on Earth, with a unique delicacy. The following track is the epitome of Elizabeth's spirituality. And with majestic singing, she reveals her love, hope and good intentions for the beautiful side of humanity. Let The Light In is an ode to Elizabeth's wild and heartfelt love. Margaret is a beautiful tribute to lovers. Fishtail is the moment when the lyrical self comes to its senses and can no longer bear the suffering or humiliation that its past sends it, ready to leave the tunnel. Peppers is the representation of The final sequence may seem out of place, but it is Elizabeth perceiving the movement that the new world awaits her when she comes out of the tunnel and how her achievements resonate through the new reality that she helped to build with her work.    … Expand
  8. lanito
    Apr 2, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É a primeira vez que vejo a Lana, "diferente" me parece algo intenso, uma montanha russa ao tempo todo, é o melhor album desde Honeymoon, e NFR! com toda certeza!… Expand
  9. Pascaldelrey
    Apr 16, 2023
    10
    Esse album está incrível, o melhor do ano ate agora. Os vocais de lana estão impecáveis, e as letras magníficas.
  10. Grantmech
    Apr 3, 2023
    10
    Another masterpiece by Lana. Stripped down piano and orchestral vibes with manic R&B moments. Listening on repeat
  11. xoscarlopez
    Apr 5, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me pareció un álbum bastante bueno, mantiene la escencia de Lana y nos cuenta cómo fue su relación con personas cercanas e hizo una muy buena referencia de ella misma al compararse con el túnel abandonado.… Expand
  12. Dykttatuob
    Apr 6, 2023
    10
    (trigger warning) One of the best albums if not the best one i have heard in my life. I was once at a point were i fell for the negative press about lana. But those critics were not critizing her art but her as a human. I think that there is a beauty to her art, something deeper. Romaticizing harsh topics. Lana her new album is an emotional rollercoaster carried by beautiful piano guitar(trigger warning) One of the best albums if not the best one i have heard in my life. I was once at a point were i fell for the negative press about lana. But those critics were not critizing her art but her as a human. I think that there is a beauty to her art, something deeper. Romaticizing harsh topics. Lana her new album is an emotional rollercoaster carried by beautiful piano guitar and drums. She also dips into some trip-hop-ish styles. It doesnt feel out of place its rather an award for the very emotional and heavy previous part of the album. The last three songs are just Lana having fun and doing what she wants to do and not giving a f*ck. The beginning of the album deals with lust, and death. In A&W she talks about how she can never enjoy casual s*xual without being called a wh*re and being told she enjoys it. Which brings it back to her older critics "she is romanticizing ab*se" which she was clearly not. In her song Kintsugi she details that you just need to lisent to what she is saying and not take it at face value. She also says that she isnt a made up a persona, she is lizzy and she is Lana. In this album she addressed all teh critiques and she basically said "Im gonna do what i want to do". What she also detailed in Fingertips "I just need two seconds to breath". Those two seconds is this album. An amazing 2 seconds. This is a pure masterpiece, album of the year and maybe even the best album in forever.… Expand
  13. JIANCARLO
    Apr 10, 2023
    10
    I love this new album of lana del rey so much TvT y'all should listen to this album >
  14. istgitsjay
    Apr 16, 2023
    10
    the best album of the year! There's no competition. If this doesn't win a Grammy, it'll be rigged
  15. maximivanov
    Apr 17, 2023
    10
    amazing album, my heart is broken. I don't know what i wanna say. but it's amazing man
  16. gstrb
    Apr 24, 2023
    10
    It’s as intimate as Ultraviolence and Blue Banisters but has more nuance and depth. A masterpiece that only gets a second place in her discography because Norman F**king Rockwell! is her magnum opus.
  17. slowpoke_tail
    May 12, 2023
    10
    Amazing album with three distinct sections that tell a broader story about Lana.
  18. pterodoxo1111
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O álbum mantém uma essência perfeita da nossa lanita, dando uma explosão de diferentes gêneros músicas, onde afinal, lana del rey expõe também seus sentimentos através da música e poesia, o álbum em questão tem muitas diversidade trazendo uma vontade infinita e incansável de escutar a voz de lana del rey… Expand
  19. user1983073
    Jun 27, 2023
    10
    ALBUM OF THE YEAR, beautiful lyrically, Lana Del Rey delivered with those vocals and production was great. 10/10 just like Norman F Rockwell!
  20. zoris
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Lana's latest production is her most outstanding work to date, delving into deeply personal topics that show her bravery in addressing them. 10/10
  21. supersmart
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    (Queen mother ) Lana del rey always is on point in delevring mounmental albums abd so far the album of 2023.She is the best writer of these genertion and the best artistry and she showed once again with ''Did you know there is a tunnel under ocean bulvd."'
  22. Antonella2707
    Jul 3, 2023
    10
    Amo este álbum me gusta lo poética que es lana del rey, una artista total. Las líricas son cautivadoras, las melodías están hermosas.
  23. Guilfl
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    One of lana del rey's best work, unattainable something incredible like all her albums, but something more mature and different from her older works, the poetry, the instrumentals, her vocals.
  24. New7York
    Aug 27, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best albums of 2023. The story telling is just amazing- how it's like a real tunnel, going from the start, to entering the tunnel, to being in the darkest part in the middle, and then exiting a new person. Kintsugi and Fingertips are such sad songs, I can barely get through them without crying. And then ending the album off with the iconic, "bang bang, kiss kiss" line from Venice **** just felt so heavenly. Rating this album a 10/10 does not even come close to describing how amazing this album truly is to me. This is one of Lana's best works and I am very excited for her next album.… Expand
  25. Raull_
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Such an underrated album, deserves a grammy. 10/10, album of the year, She nailed it !!
  26. RobbieCope
    Mar 30, 2023
    9
    A beautiful record, and perhaps Lana's first challenging listen. Despite some sweeping, gorgeous moments, the track list feels a bit messy. The songs at the end, especially Fishtail and Peppers, should have been worked in earlier in the album, to break up some of the soft/quiet monotony of ballad after ballad. The Judah Smith interlude serves this purpose now, but is superfluous; if it hadA beautiful record, and perhaps Lana's first challenging listen. Despite some sweeping, gorgeous moments, the track list feels a bit messy. The songs at the end, especially Fishtail and Peppers, should have been worked in earlier in the album, to break up some of the soft/quiet monotony of ballad after ballad. The Judah Smith interlude serves this purpose now, but is superfluous; if it had been 1 minute long, maybe it wouldn't feel so offensive, but at over 4 minutes it's a delete/skip for me; I don't need to be yelled at by a preacher. The songs surrounding it, however, are pretty amazing. A&W is one of her best songs, and Candy Necklace is a creeping, at times dissonant, grower of a song, needing a few listens to truly open up. Paris, Texas is cinematic and gorgeous, as is Grandfather, a track in which she (finally?) responds to accusations that she's a manufactured pop star (though I think it's safe to say those accusations ceased at some point in the last decade.) Other highlights include opener The Grants and Kintsugi. As Lana's ninth (or arguably TWELFTH) album, it's impressive that she's still creating these cultural touchstones and pushing into new directions, mining more deeply into her soul and sharing her melancholy without as much sugar-coating as before. And she's still having some fun, subverting expectations and making callbacks to her own past work. My hope is that her future work is a little less bloated and a little more cohesive than this, but still, this is a gorgeous achievement.… Expand
  27. matthewmirliani
    Mar 25, 2023
    9
    This is not an original thought - but it’s her most exciting work since NFR, perhaps one of her most confident records. “The Grants” and “Kintsugi” contain some of the most stunning work Del Rey has ever done. The album harkens back to each of her eras — the Lennonesque duets of Lust for Life, the jazziness of Honeymoon, the baroque Americana of NFR.
  28. silvestre_m
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    This is the truly essence of Lana Del Rey. A diary about her entire life, her family issues. She talks about it with open heart and animalzinho production. She is more mature than ever here.
  29. lukemrogers
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    Such a natural and beautiful progression for Lana. With Chemtrails and Blue Banisters, it felt as if Lana was a tad uninspired and maybe bored, but with this I think she’s back and confident as ever.
  30. davifontenelle
    Mar 26, 2023
    9
    I’m a huge Lana fan, and honestly i wasn’t so surprised by this album. It has great songs don’t get me wrong, but the tracklist didn’t get me so much, and the interludes… pushed me away, it broke the album rhythm. Still, in this album Lana managed to write AMAZING songs, and explored different sonorities in tracks like “A&W” and “Fishtail” and did her classic incredible stuff likeI’m a huge Lana fan, and honestly i wasn’t so surprised by this album. It has great songs don’t get me wrong, but the tracklist didn’t get me so much, and the interludes… pushed me away, it broke the album rhythm. Still, in this album Lana managed to write AMAZING songs, and explored different sonorities in tracks like “A&W” and “Fishtail” and did her classic incredible stuff like “Grandfather…”, “Kintsugi” has a beautiful production and heartbreaking lyric.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. PopMatters
    May 31, 2023
    70
    Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is a 16-track, 78-minute album, and some of it will lose even her most ardent fans. Track eight is where it regains itself through the extended metaphor of “Kintsugi”: a Japanese term for a pottery repair technique that calls attention to the crack rather than hides it. .... [After “Margaret”] There are three more tracks, though.
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  2. Uncut
    Apr 13, 2023
    70
    If you've not already bought into the LDR mythos, it's like joining a long-form TV show midway through its difficult fourth season. [Jun 2023, p.26]
  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 12, 2023
    85
    So while Del Rey is still the same sepia-tinted, sun-soaked American aesthete that she once was, there are real lifetime stamps all over Did you know that conjure a biographical sincerity, instigating a personal closeness.
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