Lana Del Rey gave it to her detractors hard on thisUltraviolencetrack, in which she tells them what they want to hear. As usual, though, Del Rey is tongue firmly in cheek on this song; she’s not really copping to anything, she’s sneering at the naysayers — all while proving her ...
If “Born to Die” was forged from California dreams, “Ultraviolence” was conjured by L.A. nightmares. Songs like the hissing “West Coast” and jazzy “Shades of Cool” rank among her best, while “Pretty When You Cry” and, appropriately enough, “Sad Girl” are seminal emo-anthems....
She responds with a classically Lana Del Rey turn of phrase: “If he’s a serial killer, than what’s the worst/ That can happen to a girl who’s already hurt?” Her mindset calls back toUltraviolence— she’s so fatalistic that death might be an improvement… but does it even matter?
With someone as talented and insightful and artistic as Lana Del Rey, one would assume her first record deal would be in the six-figure range. But that wasn't the case for this "Ultraviolence" singer. She signed her first record deal with 5 Points Records for $50,000....
No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked Prior to Frances Bean’s tweets, Del Rey, who had conducted the interview in support of her recently releasedUltraviolencerecord, hadalready expressed regretover her comment, blaming theGuardianreporter who conducted the interview. In her own serie...
After two albums that found Del Rey doubling back to the hip-hop-inflected baroque pop of her 2012 breakthrough,Born to Die,Norman Fucking Rockwellpicks up where 2014’s sludgy, more roots-orientedUltraviolenceleft off. The singer has aptly described the new album as a “mood recor...
Venice Bitch Again, the songs on this list are not ranked. But if they were, you’d best believe this one would be number effing one. You may not like it, but this is what peak Lana Del Rey sex playlist material looks like. You could literally just play this on repeat the entire ...
Lana Del Rey has unveiled new song 'Shades of Cool'. The track is the latest to be taken from forthcoming album Ultraviolence, following previous single 'West Coast'. View full post on Youtube The song was produced by Rick Nowels, who also co-wrote 'Summertime Sadness' and 'Young and ...
On her latest album, “Lust for Life,” Lana Del Rey melds California pop and hip-hop aesthetics on songs about dangerous politics and broken love.
“Outside of her songs, Del Rey neither offers explanations as to what is real in them, nor explains how her real life birthed the doomed bombshell in her music,”wroteBillboardthis weekabout Lana Del Rey and her new album,Ultraviolence. But if you’re sticking just to the music, there...