GLOBAL GROOVE
Specialists in dance music and vinyl, over 60,000 in stock shipping worldwide daily.
DEL REY, LANA - LUST FOR LIFE
- NEW RELEASEARTIST:
TITLE:
Lust For Life
LABEL:
CATNO:
5758996
STYLE:
FORMAT:
Vinyl record
DESCRIPTION:
2x12" Alternative Rock / Downbeat Electronica - Lana Del Rey knows perfectly well her Lust for Life sounds sleepy in comparison to Iggy Pop's full-blooded roar, but that doesn't mean the title of her fourth album is ironic. Compared to her previous albums, especially its somnolent 2015 predecessor, Honeymoon, Lust for Life is positively ebullient in tone, if not in tempo. Lana Del Rey may sing about a "Summer Bummer" but the song isn't in sway to a narcotic undertow; it simmers, offering a cool bit of seduction for muggy August nights. LDR retains this delicate balance throughout the lengthy Lust for Life (at 71 minutes, this is an album as playlist, designed to be looped over and over as mood music), never quite succumbing to either despair or ecstasy but rather finding a place where there's no separation between the two emotions. That said, Lana Del Rey does lean toward pleasure on Lust for Life, luxuriating in her slow rhythms and shimmering surfaces. What once seemed icy -- the glassy gloss, the sighing melodies, her persistent murmur -- now exudes warmth, where even the Weeknd's spectral falsetto on the title track feels alluring. LDR manages to sustain this mood over the course of 16 songs, every one of which is a gentle variation of her supple signature. Sometimes, the tracks are graced by a guest -- in addition to the Weeknd, A$AP Rocky shows up on two songs, Sean Ono Lennon on another, while Stevie Nicks stops by for "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems" -- but usually what sticks is an escalating chorus or a hook that echoes in the distance. If Lust for Life starts to slow down toward its conclusion -- "Tomorrow Never Came" seems like the logical conclusion, but there's a three-track coda afterward -- it nevertheless delivers upon its promise of a sunnier Lana Del Rey, and the very fact that she can find so many textures in a deliberately limited palette is impressive.
PRICE:
£36.99
RELEASED YEAR:
SLEEVE:
Mint (M)
MEDIA:
Mint (M)
BUY:
LISTEN:
TRACK LISTING:
Click to listen - add to playlist or download mp3 sample.PLAY
CUE
MP3
Last FM Information on Lana Del Rey
Please note the information is done on a artist keyword match and data is provided by LastFM.
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music often explores themes of romance and nostalgia, with references to popular culture and mid-20th century Americana. She has received multiple awards, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, two Billboard Women in Music awards, and a Satellite Award, along with nominations for eleven Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 2023, Rolling Stone included her in the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time," and Rolling Stone UK recognized her as a significant contemporary American songwriter.
Del Rey was raised in upstate New York and moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. She gained widespread recognition in 2011 with the single "Video Games," leading to a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. Her second album, "Born to Die" (2012), combined a moody, hip hop-influenced sound and included the single "Summertime Sadness." The album charted internationally and, by 2023, had spent over 500 weeks on the US Billboard 200. She later achieved chart success with the albums "Ultraviolence" (2014) and "Lust for Life" (2017).
Del Rey's sixth album, "Norman Fucking Rockwell!" (2019), received critical acclaim and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. It was also included in Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." Her ninth studio album, "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" (2023), was supported by the single "A&W," which was recognized among the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and the Billboard Global 200 top-20 single "Say Yes to Heaven."
Del Rey has contributed to several soundtracks and visual projects. In 2013, she wrote and starred in the musical short film "Tropico" and recorded "Young and Beautiful" for the romantic drama "The Great Gatsby," which received Grammy and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In 2014, she recorded "Once Upon a Dream" for "Maleficent" and the theme song for "Big Eyes," which received a Golden Globe nomination. In 2019, she collaborated on "Don't Call Me Angel" for "Charlie's Angels." In 2020, Del Rey published a poetry and photography collection titled "Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass.
Studio albums
Lana Del Ray (2010)
Born to Die (2012)
Ultraviolence (2014)
Honeymoon (2015)
Lust for Life (2017)
Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
Chemtrails over the Country Club (2021)
Blue Banisters (2021)
Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023)
Stove (2026) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.