No such thing as bad publicity? Ask the former Lizzy Grant. So much has been written about the Lana Del Rey phenomenon, much of it in disgust at her manufactured femme fatale persona, that there's no need to delve into that issue here.
But what's the music like? Haunting, beautiful,fun ... combining sultry crooning, hip-hop, trip-hop, pop, lush orchestration and more, coming across like Stevie Nicks and Florence leading the Go Team and Portishead in a Nancy Sinatra tribute.
Standout ballads like the title track and
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lounge between more upbeat sample-heavy songs like
The lyrics are dark and vivid, painting a picture of a film noir existence, a sugar-coated American dream, rotten at the core. Her vocals veer from deep and heavy to babydoll sweet. The beats are big and loud.
Turn it up and bliss out in her fascinating made-up world.
