Everybody who has heard Lana Del Rey live knows that she is not the greatest vocalist out there. Yet here we are. She has gradually blossomed into a fine artist, plus she is already a pop legend. It was clear from the beginning that she knew how to sell her music, with her physical beauty and her sensual lyrics and her well-produced hits and her trademark sense of emotional candidness. Her debut LP, Born to Die, had four incredible hits—”Born to Die,” “Video Games,” “Blue Jeans,” and “Summertime Sadness”—while the others were disposable. But she has matured in that regard. Her last four albums are consummate achievements. Chemtrails Over the Country Club is no exception. Granted, Lana always showed flashes of brilliance early on. Now it’s very clear that she is an elite songwriter.
Lana boasts a sense of flair that transcends. It transcends expectation. It transcends in the way it makes you feel. And it transcends in the way that it extends to both her lyrics and the melodies within her music. She certainly knows what sounds she shines the most in. Props to Jack Antonoff (who made a name with his work for Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Kevin Abstract) for his ornate production. And speaking of Swift, Chemtrails Over the Country Club reminds me of Folklore in the way both albums signal a departure from indie pop in favor of a more chill, stripped-down, intimate vibe. The role of the acoustic guitar is greater in Chemtrails than Lana has ever used before, though Antonoff carefully tucks an array of neat sounds around the acoustic ones. My favorite songs so far are “Chemtrails Over the Country Club,” “Dark But Just a Game,” and “Yosemite.” I honestly wouldn’t consider this album among her top few best works. Still, it’s fairly impressive.
Rating: 6.5/10
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Will let you know what I think soon!
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This new album seems very good. I’m not really fond of her first record but this one could please me better. A quick look at her new video at the pool party confirmed. So did your excellent paper.
Glad to see that. Thanks for the compliments! And I’d strongly recommend her last album prior to this one (arguably her best work) if you like this one. It’s a bit different, as mentioned in this review, but it has something in store for everyone regardless of their tastes due to how dynamic it is. Cheers!
Links to some of my fav songs on the last album:
https://youtu.be/Qg3DxELVPj4
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No prob. Sorry for the spam!
P.S. Doing Time is a cover song, but the rest are originals. 👍
Cover from who?
The song was originally made by the band Sublime and released in 1996.
Hadn’t heard of them but apparently they made reggae / punk / trip hop music—definitely an interesting type of song for Lana to cover!
This first song is great
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https://youtu.be/1uFv9Ts7Sdw
https://youtu.be/Ndo8r_Hg_lg
https://youtu.be/qolmz4FlnZ0
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“Everybody who has heard Lana Del Rey-” and then I stopped reading.
Haha fair enough!
I’ve become a bit of a bug fan of Thai record. It’s sublime in places
good stuff
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lana is so beautiful like omg I just want to kiss her face hehe. The album is experimental, soft, jazzy, deconstructed. Completely unexpected and I loved it.
Love it. 😂
Lana overrated man. Can’t stand her voice. She cannot sing live. Idc what anybody else says. Idc what critics think. Idc what Lana stans do. Not my thing
Fair points! Hard for me to discern “overrated” or “underrated” because I’m not sure if we’re talking about the views of the general public, niche fans, or critics (or establishment critics like those from Rolling Stone vs. those from, say, Pitchfork). But I get where you’re coming from. As you prob saw in my post, I admitted very early on that she can’t sing live. Just feel like her songwriting abilities as a lyricist and the music itself for her stuff is always pretty high-quality, you know? To each his own though!
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Review Minari luke
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Good
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Just posted my Minari review. Link:
https://lukeatkins.com/2021/04/04/minari-2021/
Reading rn. Thx
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Lana makes my heart swell with joy,
Ha love it.
You do some reviews of old stuff it seems right. Maybe review the born to die album one day. I like where youre going with this blog…
True! If I were to review Born to Die era stuff, I’d probably do the Paradise Edition of the album since it includes Ride (such a masterpiece of a song, right?). If I were to pick any Lana album, I’d pick her most recent one before Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Would that be fine?
Yes – like ride sm. Would be fine. Norman Fucking Rockwell is the one I assume you’re referring to and not the spoken word stuff she did last year right. NFR is one for the ages <3 <3 It's 5 stars out of 5
Amazing indeed. I’d personally give it a 9, but I respect the 5 stars of 5 take!
I loved the album. It lacks the element of mischief and fun that Norman Rockwell had, stripping it back for a more melodic, poetic feel. I’d go with ‘Wild at Heart’ as my favourite after my first couple of listens.
Interestingly, I thought a lot of folklore and evermore was Taylor trying to be more like Lana. But I agree, the Antonoff influence here, specifically around the acoustics, is undeniable.
Thanks so much for sharing! Need to hear Wild at Heart again. And ha, very true as for Taylor trying to be more like Lana. I never thought of that. And yeah love Antonoff!
she is my hero
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