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August 22, 2017
'Get Free' Lana Del Rey (Lust For Life, 2017)
Jesus but this album is well put together. Americana imagery and British wit: the craft smarts that were the first albums by Duffy and Macy Gray steered by someone with a (pop) personality and (pop) agenda. She's working with a songwriter / producer, in other words. Which is how everyone does it these days (and maybe always did, Ronnie) but still: with a sidestep Lana Del Rey moves from curio to hi-rotate. So many things to enjoy: the handclap chorus with insouciant girl singalongs, the 'Loser' riff that segues into one and then two superior refrains at precisely the moment Radiohead's lawyer is picking up the phone, the Chris Isaak twangs, the '60s happening harmonies ... it all fits.
Jesus but this album is well put together. Americana imagery and British wit: the craft smarts that were the first albums by Duffy and Macy Gray steered by someone with a (pop) personality and (pop) agenda. She's working with a songwriter / producer, in other words. Which is how everyone does it these days (and maybe always did, Ronnie) but still: with a sidestep Lana Del Rey moves from curio to hi-rotate. So many things to enjoy: the handclap chorus with insouciant girl singalongs, the 'Loser' riff that segues into one and then two superior refrains at precisely the moment Radiohead's lawyer is picking up the phone, the Chris Isaak twangs, the '60s happening harmonies ... it all fits.