As with a lot of Del Rey’s music, Ultraviolence is a lot more complex than people first gave it credit for. The singer’s new album makes teasing use of controversy but suffers from a determinedly slow tempo. “Money Power Glory” and “Fucked My Way Up To The Top” directly address the sexism Del Rey copped after the release of Born To Die, while “Ultraviolence” and “Cruel World” paint disturbing and unpleasant portraits of abusive, codependent relationships. Previously: In a late night Instagram post on Thursday, Lana Del Rey announced that she plans to release a new album on September 5. Lana Del Rey’s languorous style becomes a slog in Blue Banisters. Lana Del Rey has been a lightning rod for controversy for a full decade now, before she even put out her debut album Born to Die. Appearing on the cover of W Magazines latest music issue, Del Rey revealed that. It has been less than a year since Lana Del Rey released her pandemic PicsArt album, Blue Banisters, and it sounds like we may not have to wait as long as initially expected to hear its followup. A friend told me at the time that she wouldn’t listen to this record because she objected so strongly to that sentiment, which says a lot about that period of personal politics, considering how much Ultraviolence has to say about power and gender. Lana Del Rey Studied Carl Jung for Her New Album. And to make matters worse, it appeared unprompted, thought the singer insinuated that she'd received criticism over the cover's lack of diversity. A notable departure from her orchestral and Baroque sound. It’s the polar opposite of Beyonce’s self-titled manifesto of feminist liberation released mere months prior Del Rey writes about women largely subject to the whims of violent and nasty men, going as far as to interpolate The Crystals’ “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)” on the title track. After dropping the cover to the her highly anticipated 7th album Chemtrails Over The Country Club, Lana Del Rey reflexively took to Instagram to defend herself, in a somewhat meandering comment. Ultraviolence is Lana Del Rey’s second studio album following her highly publicized debut with Born To Die. After years of controversy the enigmatic singer-songwriter has left a trail of breadcrumbs leading to her most introspective album yet. Previously: In a late night Instagram post on Thursday, Lana Del Rey announced that she plans to release a new album on September 5. In 2014, releasing Ultraviolence was one of the greatest sins Del Rey could have committed. Lana Del Rey tweeted at the end of April this year: I’m writing my own story.
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