Do You Know About The Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd? Lana Del Rey releases new album

“Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?” Lana Del Rey asks, debuting with 18.3 million streams on Spotify after a 2 year break from music. In her ninth album, Lana collabs with Mike Hermosa, Jack Antonoff, Drew Erickson, Zach Dawes, Benji, and features with Jon Batiste, Bleachers, Father John Misty, Tommy Genesis, SYML and Riopy. Work on the album started in 2021, shortly after the release of her eighth studio album, “Blue Banisters.”

Lana Del Rey’s new album, “Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?” features 16 tracks and is her 9th studio album. Fans were eagerly anticipating the release of the album, as it promises to be another masterpiece from the talented singer-songwriter. The album’s lead single, ‘A&W’, has already been released to critical acclaim, with fans praising the song’s dreamy sound and haunting lyrics. Lana Del Rey has described the album as a “return to her roots”, with a focus on the themes of love, loss, and nostalgia. Many fans can’t wait to see what the rest of the album has in store and have been counting down the days until its release as Lana Del Rey has been promoting “Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?” on her social media accounts, sharing snippets of the album’s songs and behind-the-scenes photos from the recording process. She has also released two singles from the album: “Peppers” featuring Tommy Genesis, and “Candy Necklace.” Fans have praised both songs for their alluding melodies and introspective lyrics.

Lana Del Rey’s new album has received many good reviews: Pitchfork’s rating being 8.3/10, Gigwise being 10/10 and even The Rolling Stone calling the album “Lana’s Most Soul-Searching Album Yet.” Variety stated, “LDR8 takes it to the next level with a 4:36 minute message from her preacher, songs about lake relatives, ruminations on life without kids, and the no-hold-barred therapy session that is “A&W”.” and GRAMMY stating her new album, “an Emotional Tour De Force” To which many, including I, agree with. With the way her song, “Did You Know There’s An Tunnel Under Ocean BLVD.” where she repeats the title and “don’t forget me” that states Lana Del Rey is trying to make, almost begging, for people to see that there’s more to her than what meets the eye. The whole album creates a creative game with the audience; an up for interpretation meaning and the whole idea of “art” itself. Especially, with the haunting, sending shivers down your spine and giving you goosebumps tunes in “Paris, Texas. Ft. SYML.” that gives off vibes from the 2009’s movie, Coraline.

Overall, it’s an exciting time to be a fan of Lana Del Rey! If you’ve been active on the social media app, TikTok, you may have noticed many teenagers like to base their whole style around an “aesthetic.” It’s suspected that Lana Del Ray must be busy with newfound popularity and fame as users on TikTok have queened Lana Del Rey as the ruler of the aspiring aesthetic ‘coquette’. A light-hearted angelic girly style that is often associated with love and romance. like pearls, ribbons, hearts, etc. For this aesthetic, many people have taken inspiration for this aesthetic and style “coquette” from one of Lana Del Rey’s songs that’s inspired by a 1955 classic book and 1997 film, “Lolita.” 

As a result, many teenagers are starting to revolve their aesthetic around Lana Del Rey, causing her to get more attention. A week after her new album had been released, she officially reached 1 billion streams, especially after being crowned “IT GIRL” of love all over social media. And her new album “DYKTATUOB” trending all over TikTok with new trends or showing off their outfits surrounding the addictive lyrics of, “Peppers” featuring Tommy Genesis.” and “Candy Necklace” featuring John Batiste.” 

After her 2 year hiatus, things are still looking up for Lana Del Ray. Interview Magazine had sold out an issue featuring Lana Del Rey as of March 2023, 43 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and more rising popularity as on March 14, 2023. The Weeknd released more versions of the song featuring Lana Del Rey, “Stargirl Interlude” on youtube.  In addition to this and her music; Lana Del Ray in Sep. 29, 2020 released a poetry book titled, “Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.” that eventually came to be a New York Times bestselling debut book of poetry. Fans have started to hype this book up once again, causing Lana to gain even more fans and the hearts of poets and readers. With interesting mystical melodies and relatable lyrics that not only illustrate stories but teach lessons, Lana Del Rey has risen up above the tunnel under Ocean BLVD.