Lana del Ray (2010) - Lana del Ray (a.k.a. Lizzy Grant) - VBR-MP3 / 81 MB
Product Details :
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Release Date: January 4, 2010
Label: 5 POINTS RECORDS
Copyright: 2009 5 Points Records
Total Length: 47:23
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ASIN: B0030HGJKU
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
MP3-Download @VBR / 81 MB
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T R A C K L I S T :
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01. Kill Kill 3:57
02. Queen Of The Gas Station 3:04
03. Oh Say Can You See 3:40
04. Gramma (Blue R.Sparkler Trailer Heaven) 3:55
05. For K Part 2 3:24
06. Jump 2:51
07. Mermaid Motel 3:59
08. Raise Me Up (Mississippi South) 4:22
09. Pawn Shop Blues 3:26
10. Brite Lites 2:58
11. Put Me In A Movie 3:13
12. Smarty 2:49 Not
13. Yayo 5:45 Not
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R E V I E W :
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This album was a complete surprise: I knew nothing about Lana Del Ray (Lizzy Grant) when I checked out Gramma as the free track of the day, and that track and a spin through the samples sold me on the whole album.
Her voice is beautiful, and her vocal style is languid and deliberately breathy ("chantuese" fits her well); that might come off as affected for some folks, but I dig it -- and it's perfect for her overall vibe. The music itself is unique -- I've never heard anything quite like it before. If I had to pin it down, I'd go with a combination of Marilyn Monroe-style Hollywood glamor, lonely desert towns, an underlying sadness, and a sense of faded beauty -- which probably makes no sense, but it's hard to describe.
It's a mesmerizing album, and it sucks me in every time I listen to it: I listen to one track, and I have to hear the rest of the album. There isn't a single bad track, and there are several standouts (try Kill Kill, Queen of the Gas Station, and Gramma as good points of entry). The whole thing hangs together incredibly well -- give it a shot.
