Lana Del Rey creates new sound, feel

Album Review

Lana Del Rey creates new sound, feel

Alex Maravillas, Arts Staff Writer


 

Lana Del Rey’s newest album, “Honeymoon,” was released in September and is worthy of high praise.

The cover art of “Honeymoon” features vintage-styled American songstress Lana Del Rey, formerly known by previous stage name Lizzy Grant, in a StarLine Tours convertible smiling behind sunglasses.

More tenebrous than the preceding album “Ultraviolence,” the Sept. 18 release of “Honeymoon” features “Terrence Loves You,” “Music to Watch Boys To,” “Freak” and lead single “High By The Beach.”

The 30 year-old entertainer surprises listeners with more vocal range than her previous releases, especially on the single “Honeymoon.” Her recherché voice creates a unique chorus within the first minute of a song, the highlight being the chamber-pop vibe mixed with trap beats.

Some critics discredit her by calling her lyricism naive with the stereotypical romanticization of bad boys. She disproves that with “High By The Beach” with the lyrics “Boy look at you looking at me I know you don’t understand / You could be a bad mother****** / But that don’t make you a man.” She is independent and does not rely on a man.

“Honeymoon” exhibits Del Rey as a distinguished, doleful artist on her way to becoming epic in the American music industry. Listening to her voice echoing with a cinematic guitar strum on this album pushes her legacy as an artist even further as she continues to create music.