Music

Lana Del Rey

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20 think pieces
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NPR·essay·Ann Powers
Lana Del Rey Lives In America's Messy Subconscious : NPR

Lana Del Rey's *Norman F\*\*\*\*\*\* Rockwell!* is her best yet — a critic argues her messy, contradictory Americana is exactly the point.

Score: 82Read at npr.org
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Vulture·essay
Lana Del Rey’s 10-Year War With the Culture

Lana Del Rey's decade of cultural controversy — from "industry plant" accusations to race debates — consistently overshadowed her actual music.

Score: 76Read at vulture.com
Los Angeles Review of Books·essay·Quinn Roberts
The Radical Empathy of Lana Del Rey | Los Angeles Review of Books

Lana Del Rey's *Norman Fucking Rockwell!* reframes her as a radical empath, not a sad cliché. A personal, critically grounded case for her artistic legitimacy.

Score: 77Read at lareviewofbooks.org
Rolling Stone UK·essay
Lana Del Rey: she does it for the girls

After a decade of creative numbness, Lana Del Rey describes a quiet, unexpected shift — a random mall trip that somehow broke the spell.

Score: 76Read at rollingstone.co.uk
Los Angeles Review of Books·essay·Christine Capetola
Lana Del Rey, Fragile Feminism, and White Fragility in a Moment of Black Lives Matter | Los Angeles Review of Books

Lana Del Rey's racist Instagram post exposed her "fragile feminism." This piece traces her troubling pattern of white privilege dressed as victimhood.

Score: 76Read at lareviewofbooks.org
NPR·review·Ken Tucker
Lana Del Rey's ambitious new album is her riskiest to date : NPR

Lana Del Rey's ninth album goes deep—dense, sprawling compositions wrestling with family history and romance. Bold and risky, but is it too much?

Score: 75Read at npr.org
Pitchfork·interview
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Conversation With Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey opens her Santa Monica studio ahead of *Lust for Life*, revealing her creative process, her 111-producer search, and her Tammy Wynette chair.

Score: 73Read at pitchfork.com
Rolling Stone UK / Substack·interview·Hannah Ewens
'My Goal In Life Is To Have Met Myself' - A Q&A with Lana Del Rey

Journalist and self-confessed Lana fan goes behind the scenes of her Rolling Stone UK cover interview — anxiety, Hollywood, and rare candour included.

Score: 72Read at hannahewens.substack.com
Los Angeles Times·commentary·Christi Carras
Lana Del Rey hated NPR’s album review. Critic Ann Powers responds - Los Angeles Times

Lana Del Rey publicly blasted NPR critic Ann Powers' *Norman F— Rockwell* review on Twitter. Powers clapped back, defending her critique unapologetically.

Score: 72Read at latimes.com
The Knight News·review
Lana Del Rey is a Woman: A Review of Her Poetry – The Knight News

Lana Del Rey's poetry collection blends spoken word, femininity, and raw sincerity. Cringe moments included, but it's more rewarding than critics suggest.

Score: 72Read at theknightnews.com
The Guardian·review
Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence review – great songs about awful, boring people | Lana Del Rey | The Guardian

*Ultraviolence* sounds stunning, but Del Rey's lyrics recycle the same helpless-woman, bad-boyfriend caricature until the concept collapses under its own repetition.

Score: 72Read at theguardian.com
NME·interview·Mike Williams
Lana Del Rey: Music and witchcraft – read the exclusive NME interview

Lana Del Rey opens up about *Lust For Life*, witchcraft, and LA's pull on her creativity — her most ambitious album yet.

Score: 72Read at nme.com