![]() That’s not to say that some critics couldn’t recognise her distinct star power. Maybe if some people her own age - Del Rey was then 27 years old - had reviewed and written about her, it might have been different, she thinks. Her ideas were before their time and heralded a new era of alt-pop where Lorde, Halsey, Sky Ferreira and the next generation’s biggest pop star, Billie Eilish, emerged young, moody and sad. “Having such a heavy critique makes it harder to progress in a cheerful way.” Ballads sound like pop bangers.’ For that reason, instead of being assessed as a more left, thought-based, diaristic or whatever artist, it was assessed on a regular level, which was challenging,” Del Rey recalls. “I was like: ‘This sounds really, really different now. Last-minute changes to the album’s production altered it drastically, which didn’t help in framing who she was. Her detractors said she was a hack, a fraud, a rich kid whose entire identity was a construct of a major label and her management. Despite its hit status with the public and immediate cult relevance to fans,the hip-hop-inspired orchestral pop album was initially mis-assessed by music journalists and bloggers. “You can pray and pray and pray to feel unburdened, but for no explanation for why and when, all of a sudden everything lifts.”ĭel Rey’s persistent lack of excitement began with the scathing critical reception of her 2012 debut album, Born to Die. ![]() “That’s the funniest thing about life,” she tells me in her breathy Old Hollywood voice, sitting on an outdoor sofa in a backyard in Los Angeles. There was no obvious logic to why this change occurred. ![]() U2 creative director Willie Williams talks stunning Sphere residencyĪnd Lana Del Rey took an emotional and metaphysical reading of her atmosphere and said, “That’s so funny.Gloria Gaynor responds to Madonna’s ‘I Will Survive’ cover on new tour.Styling: Joseph Kocharian) Lana wears jacket and top from Beyond Retro, shorts, stylist’s own, necklace and rings by Pawnshop London, earrings by Cece Jewellery (Picture: Chuck Grant. Styling: Joseph Kocharian) Lana wears knitwear by Alessandra Rich at MyTheresa, denim shorts by Ganni at Selfridges, necklace and rings by Pawnshop London, vintage Versace necklace at Susan Caplan, earrings by Swarovski, bracelets and boots, Lana’s own. Styling: Joseph Kocharian) Lana wears own dress, gemstone bracelet by Swarovski, bangles and rings stylist’s own (Picture: Chuck Grant. Styling: Joseph Kocharian) Lana wears denim shirt by Palace Skateboards, necklace by Pawnshop London (Picture: Chuck Grant. ![]() After they pulled out of the parking area in separate vehicles, Charles called her and said, “Do you feel like something’s different?” Lana wears own dress, shirt from Beyond Retro, necklace, vintage Swarovski at Susan Caplan, earrings by Swarovski (Picture: Chuck Grant. They breezed through the aisles with their face masks on, invisible to people. She and her younger brother Charles, with whom she is highly energetically in tune, went to a mall in the Valley with their sister Caroline’s baby. This went on for a terribly long time, she says, but it’s over now. Her career wasn’t animating her like it used to. Lana Del Rey had not felt enthusiastic for more than a decade. ![]()
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