The Official Lana Del Rey Thread

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The album is #2 on Worldwide iTunes based on Pre-orders alone

Album: Ultraviolence

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Poor Gaga, Katy and Beyonce

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[Unbreakable.]

I really like her.

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I really like her.

Nice! Are you just discovering her atm?

[Unbreakable.]

Nice! Are you just discovering her atm?

I've listened to the first album re-release and I really liked it. How many other albums does have?

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I've listened to the first album re-release and I really liked it. How many other albums does have?

- Born To Die

- The Paradise EP

- Her upcoming Ultraviolence

She has soo many unreleased songs though which slay.

[vaquero]

i still have a love/hate thing for her

well hate is a strong word

there are times when I can NOT stand her fucking voice

other times its the ONLY voice I want to hear sing

[Kishi]

My relationship with her music is 100% unconditional love...though I don't really care for Off To The Races and Million Dollar Man.

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At this rate she's going to release every song off the album individually before it even gets released bahaha.

[Kishi]

I. NEED. THIS. ALBUM. AHORA!!!!!!

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It comes out in Germany in a few days. I'll probably erm acquire it in another way and listen until my copy arrives

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Okay this album doesn't sound very promising, listening to it now for the first time :&

[Rock & Roll Hall of Game]

Okay this album doesn't sound very promising, listening to it now for the first time :&

what?!? Why

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what?!? Why

Not a lot of standout tracks, might be a grower.

[Kennita Jo.]

It's definitely a grower. I'll wind up liking it more than BTD.

[Utopia]

Okay this album doesn't sound very promising, listening to it now for the first time :&

Really? i love how it's slower than BTD. It's one of those moody type of albums like Likke Li's last one, I loved it as soon as i hit play

[Unbreakable.]

- Born To Die

- The Paradise EP

- Her upcoming Ultraviolence

She has soo many unreleased songs though which slay.

I listened to "Paradise" before. I'm going to try to listen to her new album today

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Definetely enjoying it more after re-listens

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Ultraviolence review: Slant Magazine

By Sal Cinquemani ON June 12, 2014

Leading up to the release of her glorified music video "Tropico" last December, Lana Del Rey declared that the 27-minute short film would be a "farewell." To what exactly was unclear at the time: Some speculated that the singer was leaving the business, a naïve suggestion given her preoccupation, however ironic, with the insatiable allure of "money, power, glory," or that she was simply retiring her stage moniker. Alas, it just marked the end of the Born to Die era, though returning to her birth name—Lizzie Grant, as she was credited in early releases—would have been an apt move, as Del Rey's third album, Ultraviolence, finds her stripping away much of the sonic, if not thematic, pretense...or at least substituting it with a new one.

The album jettisons the hip-hop-inflected baroque-pop of Born to Die and its follow-up EP, Paradise, though a few of the latter's songs, including the Rick Rubin-helmed "Ride," hinted at an impending evolution of this kind. There's still plenty of woozy atmospherics, and a synth line at the end of lead single "West Coast" sounds like it was lifted from an early Dr. Dre record, but these touches, courtesy of producer Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, are rootsier and less polished than the trip-hop-tinged flourishes of tracks like "National Anthem." Trip-hop is still a touchstone here, but only because of the mutual influence of jazz, blues, and film noir.

The ethereal chorus of the standout "Shades of Blue" is a decided contrast to both the song's bleak realizations ("You are unfixable") and expressive, deftly timed electric guitar solo, which more accurately captures the singer's angst, while the torchy title track puts an unexpected, and perhaps unintentional, twist on '60s girl group the Crystals' "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)." Co-penned by Carole King, the song was controversial at the time of its release for seemingly endorsing domestic abuse, the protagonist admitting to having been "untrue," suggesting that she got her just desserts—and liked it. It's an approach that's right in Del Rey's wheelhouse, but the ostensible offender in "Ultraviolence" could be read as not just justified, but a bona fide hero, striking Del Rey in order to save her from an apparent overdose: "I was filled with poison...I could have died right there...He hurt me, but it felt like true love."

Regardless of the interpretation, the song provides a revealing glimpse into the Del Rey Doctrine. Her disinterest in feminism—which she infamously declared in a recent interview—is, in effect, the ultimate act of post-feminism, or rather, humanism: Del Rey's lyrics present a woman who's unafraid of her feelings, no matter how politically incorrect they may be. And the LDR persona gives Grant creative license to do so without apology: She isn't condoning a situation, but simply describing one.

It makes the inclusion of "The Other Woman," a standard made popular by Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone, an odd choice for a cover song given Del Rey is more believably cast as femme fatale than woman scorned. She's nothing if not self-aware, as evidenced by "Brooklyn Baby," in which she mocks holier-than-thou hipsters, but also counts herself among them (her boyfriend is, as she sings, "in the band"). The hook of the bonus track "Florida Kilos," co-written by Harmony Korine, is marred by Del Rey's Britney-grade vocal infantilism, and while that might make it the perfect theme song for the planned Spring Breakers sequel, the song's pop bounce doesn't jibe with the rest of the album's earthier qualities, which complement the Americana imagery Del Rey's been peddling for years.

As on Born to Die, though, too much consistency can be a long player's Achilles' heel. Repeated listens reveal nuances, like the acoustic guitar bristling beneath the blues-rock verses of "Sad Girl" and the male backing vocals layering the final chorus of "Brooklyn Baby," but the album's steadfast narcotic tempo and Del Rey's languid delivery, doused in shoegaze-style reverb throughout, conjure a hazy picture of the singer swaying wearily in some sweltering sweat-lodge of a dive in the deep South. An appealing, cinematic image, no doubt, but one that, after 14 tracks, can prove to be enervating.

http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lana-del-rey-ultraviolence

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Lana Del Rey's 'Ultraviolence': album review

Comatose vocals and beautiful loser cliches abound.

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Thursday, June 12, 2014, 11:45 AM

Lana Del Rey sings in a voice of savored doom. Her nearly comatose vocals make it sound like she just slipped herself a roofie, saving whatever sicko she seeks the trouble.

She extends the persona to her lyrics, which never miss a beautiful loser cliché.

"I'm a mess/I'm crazy" she tells us in one track, while another finds her murmuring over and over "I'm a sad girl/bad girl." Elsewhere, Del Rey describes herself as "poison ivy," a girl "blessed with beauty and rage," as well as one who's "pretty when I cry."

It's standard-issue Del Rey, a woman whose broken baby-doll character helped her hawk over a million copies of her last album, "Born to Die." The Hollywood hard-sell of that persona made her a legit star. To wit: Kimye invited her sing at their wedding.

The new LP repeats both the decadent Del Rey persona and the murky sound of her breakthrough. But at least it varies the melodies some, and adds a bit more action. Then again, it's not like her sound could get more inert - or monotonal.

No doubt Del Rey owes the switches to producer Dan Auerbach (of Black Keys fame). He adds psychedelic guitar outbursts that give the album whatever tiny signs of life it has.

Auerbach does not, however, lift the last album's blinding fog of echo. He can't. They serve to camouflage Del Rey's singing and to simulate her chosen mood of mystery - but there's a consequence. His production makes it sound like someone sneezed into the mix, blowing green ooze and unmentionable chunks

The title of the album could refer to what will happen to listeners' ears, Jim Farber says.

It isn't even an original sound; it dumbs down one created by singer Julee Cruise and producer Angelo Badalamenti for the David Lynch soundtracks of the 1980s.

In Del Rey's case, the sound is so dense it threatens to asphyxiate the singer, which may just be the point. Everything about her work plays into fantasies of a potentially fatal manipulation.

No doubt Del Rey means her songs to send up dark female archetypes, including, in the new songs, a gold digger, an aging mistress, an underage girl in love with a drug addict and, finally, a betrayed woman out for revenge. But she's too enervated to bring those characters to life.

Her vocals make it sound like she just slipped herself a date-rape drug.

Proof lies in her cover of a classic, "The Other Woman," a song made epic by both Nina Simone and Jeff Buckley. While both those singers have the brilliance and nuance to embody characters. Del Rey can only exploit them.

Ultimately, she's milking classic male fantasies of the sad Marilyn Monroe, the babe in distress who can only be saved by you - and your dollars.

Read more: http://www.nydailyne...1#ixzz34ZCQuHum

[Utopia]

Im in love with this album

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The Album has a score of 81/100 on Metacritic, pretty good.

http://www.metacritic.com/music/ultraviolence/lana-del-rey

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Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence" leads the debut pack, with industry sources suggesting it could sell over 175,000 copies in the week ending June 22. It's Del Rey's second full-length album for Polydor/Interscope Records and is aiming to be her first chart-topper.

Smith might move over 150,000 with his debut album -- though forecasters caution that figure could go higher.

Linkin Park's early estimate stands at 100,000 to 125,000.

deadmau5's album is hitting digital retailers first, on June 17, and will see a physical release on June 24. Sources suggest "while(1<2)" might bow with 40,000.

Lopez's latest might sell 30,000, while Tiesto is aiming for around 15,000.

MENAGE A TROIS: What do Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence (Interscope), Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour (Capitol) and Linkin Park’s The Hunting Party (WB) have in common? They’re all coming out on 6/17 in the closest thing to a Super Tuesday we’re going to see at this time of year. At this point, industry forecasters are predicting a debut for Interscope’s Lana Del Rey in the 175-200k range, with Capitol’s Sam Smith in the 125-150k range and Warner Bros.’ Linkin Park around 100k. Sam currently leads in preorders with about 50k; Lana has about 30 or 40k. Linkin continues to trail the other two, in the vicinity of 20k. (6/12a)

[Kishi]

Yasss. I knew she would get the #1. And we finally have an exciting album release week this year.

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Album: Ultraviolence

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Yasss! Go Lana!