As a longtime Lana Del Rey fan, this album feels like one of her most personal and vulnerable records. Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd isn’t necessarily an album you throw on in the background—it asks you to actually sit with it and listen to what Lana is saying. Songs like “The Grants,” “Kintsugi,” “Fingertips,” and “A&W” feel incredibly intimate, while “Let the Light In” and “Margaret” are some of those beautiful moments that remind me why I’ve been a fan of her music for so long. What I really appreciate is how unfiltered Lana feels here. She isn’t trying to recreate Born to Die or Ultraviolence; she’s embracing where she is now as an artist and as a person. It’s dreamy, emotional, strange, beautiful, and sometimes messy in the best possible way. As someone who has followed her music for years, I love hearing her continue to grow while still keeping that unmistakable Lana atmosphere. This might not be the easiest Lana album to digest, but that’s honestly part of its beauty. It feels like reading someone’s diary while they’re still writing it and I think that’s what makes this album so special to me.