Chemtrails Over The Country Club

I'm not sure how any album released less than 10 months ago can make it onto any list of albums you must hear before you die. One dimensional and bland

Ah, Lana. I feel like I should like her. I enjoy a lot of artists that get consistently compared to her, such as Lorde. I go in with an open and hopeful heart every time. And I am disappointed, every time. It’s like she knows how to make a melody anti-catchy. If she wanted an ear worm, it sounds like the early bird already up and got hers. It is so overproduced, glistening until slimy as if it were slathered in Vaseline. For an album that seems to want to craft some sense of intimacy, it does more to distance itself. Her voice always sounds so drab, so bored. I get that’s part of her style, but her flavor of lazy singing and affected style is grating. It’s like an insecure teenager that puts every effort they can into not looking like they put effort into their appearance. I’m not saying every moment here was dreadful. Dark But Just a Game was a consistently okay song, the bridge to Dance Til We Day gave some desperately needed energy to the album, and For Free had some dazzling harmonies. This album did have good moments. But man, I ain’t gonna dig through shit for a couple of corn kernels, you know?

It's obvious that she's a good songwriter, and there's not a bad song here, but literally no one wants to listen to 11 crooning ballads in a row. Just set up some drums and hit the snare on 2 & 4 sometimes!

Just bland. Is this mumblecore? Are all the children of wealthy parents so bored-sounding?

Alright. I was totally wrong about Lana Del Ray. This album is great. I look forward to revisiting everything she's ever done. 5 stars for changing my mind about something.

Very good album. Probably my favorite of Lana's to date; however I don't think it should be here yet. I think a 5 year wait minimum to see if it passes the test of time. Just my 2 cents.

This was a hard album to rate. Each song–on its own–was quite good. But Lana seems to be a bit of a one-trick pony and her sleepy croon is delightful only in small doses. Every song sounds so very similar to the last that the album quickly starts to blur into a long, underwater sleepwalking session. There are moments when her voice echoes the effortless charm of Billie Eilish but she never manages to summon the emotional intensity that makes Eilish so compelling. Lana seems to be content to sit back and take the easy route. Consequently, she never quite hits the greatness that seems to lurk in the wings, just behind the curtain of her sleepy vocals.

Wasn't expecting to like this very much but it was surprisingly good. Very hypnotic voice. Sort of a one-trick pony, but it's a very good trick. Can't really listen for too long though - doesn't take too long before the trick becomes very repetitive.

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I know it's a total fabrication but I like her 50's LA sad girl charade, probably because I associate Lana with a shortt lived relationship in 2012. Let's call her Lana. Lana introduced me to Lana. The relationship was fun because Lana was slightly too cool for me, so I never got complacent. Now Lana is an entrepreneur and a mom and sings "downatah-menamusic-BIZ-ness conference". The vibe doesn't work as well. This album feels post-coital. I nodded off while driving on I5. C+

An odd selection unless there are multiple Lana Del Rey selections. I believe Norman Fucking Rockwell!! is a far better release. This is a decidedly smaller album, with a somewhat Americana feel that puts a focus on her formidable singer-songwriter skills. She is all over the place here, meaning she touches upon various parts of the country in pursuing her vision. Her evolution as a songwriter is consistently impressive. In many ways she shares a similar trajectory as Taylor Swift (albeit from different starting points). And, both have Jack Antonoff in their work group, which is an enormous asset.

I assume this is something of a diversity pick - the curator wanted something from 2021, so they picked something. Now, the obvious solution is - if there aren't any good CDs from 2021, then don't pick any. My personal opinion is that no strong rock CDs have been released since 2019 (I'm writing this in 2022) but I'm not monitoring every genre. Let's start with Lana's voice. It's extremely weak. If you're an apologist you could say breathy, thin, range-bound and timid is the aesthetic she's going for. I'm not - compare her vocals with Grace Potter or (even closer) Emily Haines from Metric. Haines can do Lana's style better than she can but then can also open up and just belt it, and I think she probably has more range on the high end too (low end is a foregone conclusion). I don't know if Lana can't really sing, but the fact of the matter is that on this CD, she doesn't. She starts to open it up a bit on "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" and "Wild at Heart" but doesn't keep it up. Then there's the pace. This CD is extremely slow and down-beat, and never gets above about a 3-out-of-10 on the excitement scale. The easiest way to put together a good pop CD is to have a great lead singer. Failing that, be fast, fun, and loud. If you don't do either of those things, you're in a really tough position - the last recourse is to have genius composition and production. This CD ain't it. It's pretty basic singer-songwriter stuff. Half the songs sound like demos. Easily the most sophisticated composition is the Joni Mitchell cover (also probably the best song overall), and that adds basically nothing on the production side relative to Mitchell's version, it's pretty much a by-the-books cover.

A surprisingly good and interesting album. I’d never listened to Lana before this but knew she was popular. I will be listening again!

D White Dress - 1 Chemtrails Over the Country Club - 2 Tulsa Jesus Freak - 2 Let Me Love You Like a Woman - 2 Wild at Heart - 2 Dark But Just a Game - 3 Not All Who Wander Are Lost - 2 Yosemite - 1, I hate how 2021 this sounds Breaking Up Slowly - 2 Dance Till We Die - 2 For Free - 2 Mathematically, this should be a 2. I really thought I was going to give this a 2. However, I'm laying here listening to this sh** over and over again and the only feeling I feel is anger. This album is the least distinct we've gotten yet. Basic genre, basic country of origin, basic musical style, and it came out in 2021. This doesn't even hold up against 2021 albums, and I barely like any current music. Lana treats it like her own personal ASMR, while leaving her genuinely good singing voice on the cutting room floor. The opening track is laughably bad. I was LOL'ing harder than a mental patient on nitrous oxide when she said, "downatthemeninmusicbusinessconference." Seriously? I know Stargirl is popular, but why tf are you so famous?! F*** this album, f*** Lana Del Rey and f*** her fans more than anything.

My buddies, let's have a look at the state of secretary rock in 2021. For those who don't know, secretary rock is music made for secretaries: tasteful, acoustic, worthy, romantic, unerotic, shallow, dull. My review of Tracy Chapman's Tracy Chapman goes more into the definition, so look that up if you're curious. A glance at the influences section on Lana Del Rey's Wikipedia page should cause a wariness to build. Her stated tastes as all presentable, all predictable, all mainstream, nothing even fleetingly left-field: Billie Holliday, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, Eminem, Amy Winehouse. Only Courtney Love provokes a quizzical huh, and that's scarcely for the audacity of the choice. And that respectability represents one of the main faults of the album: it's scared to draw or even stir blood. At one point she proclaims to be "wild at heart," which leads the listener what her devilish streak is capable of. Making a coffee with milk that's on its use-by date? Writing the word butt in her diary (which definitely has a pony on the cover)? Sleeping until 9 a.m. on a Sunday? Her parents must be so disappointed. Another issue is the uniformity. Almost every song sounds identical, with the same plucked guitar, the same tapped piano, the same overprocessed voice (the vocal affectations may seriously aggravate). This ties in to the album's tastefulness: it refuses to gamble, so every song gravitates to the same humdrum model. Also, it's impossible not to notice how often the lyrics don't scan, with compressed lines and laboured metres. The second half almost redeems the album, where Lana takes a stroll towards Americana, and she finds one or two good songs (or in some cases, snippets of songs). But I can't decipher the grand message of this album. It seems to comprise a series of vignettes which don't convey anything deep and just describe everyday scenes in Lana's life. Is Lana so interesting that her meeting her friends for a beer deserves poetic commemoration? I'd say no.

This is a complete knee jerk inclusion that does not merit being anywhere near this list.

Trophy: Lana Unlocked Lana has always been difficult for me to listen to, but tonight changed everything. I had always heard from her fans that she was such a soulful and melancholy singer, but I always just heard a bored drone. Then it hit me: that is exactly correct. She is droning and she is not energized. But plenty of instruments make that sound. So as I listened to this, I let her fade into the mix like an instrument, and what emerged was a sorrowful and melancholy masterpiece.

i love lana. i have nothing bad to say for this album. i haven’t listened to the full album in so long but i’m glad i got to sit down and go through it again. this is definitely one of my favorites from her

This record has zero cultural relevance, does nothing new, is not good. Not sure how this made it to the list the year it came out. I'm sure it'll get pulled at some point. It's total crap. The songs to have definition, but the breathy mumbling and word sluring isn't getting high marks.

Objectively 4.5

So Lana Del Rey is actually pretty good now?

Thursday, tech at work, get some stuff done, quesadillas and lana and more sad albums, people over to chill, mr jellybean, back porch, 11:11, awk invited, oh good day: alvvays tixs cheap, boots, invites

Sad boi music

It's been way too long since I listened to Lana Del Rey, although I really like her and used to listen to her quite a bit. I hadn't heard this album or the previous one yet actually, so I was excited to dive in. It turned out to be the treat I hoped it would be! This album feels musically much more mature than her previous ones which can be both a good thing and a bad thing. Overall, the quality of this album is high throughout. Ethereal, light and beautiful compositions set the background for Lana's iconic as well as laconic voice. On the flip side, there are no immediately catchy potential hits along the lines of Young And Beautiful. This is an album to listen to as an album instead of picking out a couple of greats for playlists and ignoring the chaff. I can't say for sure if I prefer mature or developing Lana Del Rey more. But this was a great listening and I'll go ahead and enjoy her 2019 album next.

Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over the Country Club Rating: ★★★★☆ Lana Del Rey has always lived in that liminal space between dream and memory, and Chemtrails Over the Country Club might be her most weightless drift through that world. This isn’t an album that grabs you by the collar. It’s more like someone opening a window on a warm evening and letting the curtains breathe—soft, slow, unhurried. And somehow, the melodies stick anyway. What struck me most is how beautiful this record is without trying to be monumental. These songs don’t go for the jugular; they don’t even pretend to. Instead they shimmer at the edges, setting a mood that sneaks under your skin only after you’ve stopped paying attention. Her vocals sit like fog over a quiet landscape, and the whole thing floats in this hazy, late-afternoon light. It’s perfect for focused work or a calm walk when you need your brain to downshift. Is it a deep, soul-stirring, life-reorienting album? No. And that’s fine. Not every record needs to be a revelation to earn its keep. This one excels at atmosphere: calming, cohesive, borderline hypnotic. It’s an album I’ll keep close for the times when I need something steady and beautiful in the background—when I want the world to feel just a little softer. A four feels exactly right: lovely, absorbing, memorable in its own quiet way… but not quite a five, which is reserved for the rare records that shake something loose inside you. This one doesn’t shake. It glides. And it glides beautifully.

This was totally new to me. I liked it a lot. Breathy, high, floaty, but then the odd whiff of Joan Baez.

Surprised to see such a recent album in the list - and not entirely sure why. Not great, not terrible.

Meh... kind of dull and boring. Not a whole lot of range here, everything was sonically the same. 2.5/5

I love female vocalists. I love the minimalist instrumentation. I love the breathy whispering but it should not have a hall reverb or doubled lead vocal. I enjoy Lana's voice when it's not over processed. I hate the canned beats and ambiance pads with an intimate song. The song "Dance Till We Die" is probably my favorite but it doesn't save this collection of tunes. This is a producer failure. Lana should get a do over and let Rick Nowels do the whole thing and keep herself and Jack Antonoff out of it.

Bland background music.

So not into this weepy whiny drivel.

I don't think I could possibly come up with a less interesting album if I tried

Lana is not my usual listening. But my kid has been listening to her for a long time. If he thinks she's great, then she's probably great. Solid album. Great vocals. I enjoyed this one.

Super !

This one finds me in a tough position-- I absolutely love Lana, like I'm the type of fan who will stay up until midnight for new releases and stuff like that. I've been following her trajectory for over 10 years! And I do personally like this album and have probably listened to it hundreds of times at this point, so for that I give it a 5 because I'm a stan. However, I don't really agree with the inclusion of this album on the list. If you're unfamiliar with Lana and this is your first foray into her work, I really recommend checking out more worthy choices for the list, like NFR (her magnum opus), Honeymoon or Ultraviolence. Even her first album, Born to Die, is very flawed but has also had a lot of impact on the last 10 years of pop. I love Chemtrails but I think most fans consider it a valley in her discography-- one that has plenty of worthy peaks for this list.

Modern day classic

Really like it

lovely lyrics, soothing rhythms. very enjoyable

Lana Del Rey feels like a foggy morning in LA. You feel depressed but in reality it’s just a super thin layer of overcast covering an otherwise pleasant day. Oh, and you’ve just spent $15 on a small smoothie.

I'm on board with Lana Del Rey. Though she absolutely has a beautiful voice, i can understand that her super soft lilty whispering siren delivery is not everyone's cup of tea. There's at least 4 of her albums I like more than this one, but there are still some wonderful songs here. Chemtrails and Let Me Love You stand out for me. Parts of it get a little samey by the end.

Don't like this much as the other Lana albums. The super high-pitched voice that enters into these songs is grating. I appreciate the range, but it's hard to listen to for an entire album and breaks up what are otherwise quite pleasing songs. All that said, I appreciate the melodic setting of Lana's albums - they are like floating on a cloud. Until you come crashing down because of the high-pitched squeal, of course.

Damn. Am I a Lana Del Rey fan now?

#277 Heard Before? I listened to all her albums as they came out. none of them really made an impact on me. Notes: - barely-there instrumentation and a mix that was filtered through pillows makes for an extremely vocal focused album. - she's a fine enough singer, and certainly makes the most of her limited expressive range. unfortunately a lot of the vocal melodies are very similar. - exciting to hear someone strain at the very top of their range. gutsy move to do that on the first track. - individual tracks would stand out better if i paid more attention to the lyrics. but do i really want to? - i dig "Wild at Heart", but that could just be because there was finally a tempo change and it was 6/8. Verdict: Lugubrious: The Album Listen Again? Why not? it's somehow both compelling and forgettable.

I don't hate it, I just don't really feel anything at all. How do you critically appraise something like this? It's at the nexus of teen pop idol, singer songwriter, and drone music. It's so self-consciously ethereal that I can't take it substantively seriously. I like it when she actually sings (like on Wild At Heart) rather than breathlessly asserts...something about Americana, but those moments seem to be mostly on the back half. Also, as I was finishing up, I realized that so many of these songs just don't go anywhere. That breathless, somnolent quality just holds all the way through, and despite not being particularly high energy, it's exhausting. I don't really know what to make of it.

The first half of this album is phenomenal, top-tier Lana. It’s a shame the second half is so bland and forgettable!

I'm surprised this album is here. As a Lana fan, this has always been my least favorite project of hers. Sure the album is great lyrically and there are some nice songs, but for the most part, the production takes any fun out of it. Jack Antonoff has a tendency to drain the melodic uniqueness out of artists and this album is just another casualty.

I like LDR. I bought the Born to Die album back 2012. I feel I was conned though. Lured in by the siren call. Thats probably massively sexist. Is it a bit style over substance? She's got hooks, the production is gorgeous. Its all a bit breathy, sad, 50s pastiche with edgy lyrics. This is similar. (Also, this is 7 (seven) albums in! SEVEN.) Its also probably too soon too soon to claim its one of the top 1000 albums when its only 2 years old. Don't know really. 3.5 Norman Fucking Rockwell is better.

Absolutely astonished how much I loved this dreamy summer haze of an album. She nailed her vibe and I am here for it. I wish this experience would happen more often with this project, where I am served an artist I had not previously listened to, only to delight in their work.

Może 4.5

This is just a great album title. This is the type of album that you don't even realize you are listening to in a loop.

😍

If the album started off a little stronger this would been a five for me. Great heartfelt indie pop

This was much better then I thought it was going to be. Wasn't the typical pop sound of the Lana Del Ray I've heard before. This was a much more bluesy and folk style that just sounded so much better.

Sedating. Lana seems sweet.

It’s utterly bizarre that between the 2018 and 2021 editions of the 1001 book, this album was chosen to be part of the list and not the superior in every way, Norman Fucking Rockwell! Anyway, this album is still good. The delivery of the ‘down at the men in music business conference’ line from White Dress will never fail to make me laugh; it’s so weird, but I like it. The title track is beautiful, and finds Lana really dialing up the faux-vintage vibe she’s known for with the vinyl crackle and reverb-laden vocals. The rest of the album follows these same production cues and makes for a really solid and cohesive project. There aren’t any big out-there decisions like ten minutes of Venice Bitch, but it’s solid from beginning to end carrying on Lana’s incredibly strong run of albums.

Chemtrails Over the Country Club I don’t really know much about Lana Del Rey, only the name and the odd song on the telly and radio, but I really enjoyed this, bits of Kate Bush, Fiona Apple and Tori Amos but with a more conventional pop style with some lovely country accents, and nice polished, atmospheric sheen. The first 5 or so songs in particular are great, White Dress builds to a lovely chorus, the title track, like many of the songs, has a nice, sombre and subdued atmosphere. Tulsa Jesus Freak is very good in a breathy, percussive way with another nice build. Let Me Love You Like a Woman is my stand out, one of those great songs that sounds like it’s always existed. Dark But Just a Game is a lovely bit of pop music with a nicely minor key shimmer to it. I like Yosemite and Dark Till We Die in the back half, the folkiness of the former and jazziness of the latter are a nice break from the prevailing sound of the album. And the cover of For Free is very good, another downcast and subdued atmosphere. It doesn’t always to vary much from the piano with country-ish guitar licks template, but it works well, it doesn’t seem to get out of 2nd gear, but it never feels like it needs to, there are enough little pop hooks and moments that stop it feeling dirge-like and it’s a very enjoyable album. Despite a bit of a tail off after the first half, there’s more than enough good stuff on it to tip it to a 4 ✈️✈️✈️✈️ Playlist submission: Let Me Love You Like a Woman

Really great album for today. Will listen to this again...

Second listen. I enjoyed the album much more the second time around and it will definitely grow from there. Very smooth, has an old-school sound yet modern, quite beautiful. Glad to see a recent album on here. Fav tracks: White Dress, Chemtrails, Dark, Yosemite

She's a favourite artist of my daughter's but I hadn't listened to her before. Beautiful, I enjoyed this (and Norman Fucking Rockwell, which my daughter said was better)

Much better than I expected.

I liked it more than I thought I would. Surprised that a 2021 album is on the list though.

I'm a casual Lana Del Rey fan, only this year gone through her whole discography. I enjoyed this album, and have gone through it all a couple of times. I feel like there were songs I liked more than others e.g. White Dress, and so I revisit these songs more often. All in all a good album though.

this was more fun than i'd expected. i wasn't familiar at all, and i was honestly expecting some kinda lame pop-bubblegum whatever, but that's not what this album is.

So I found yesterday that the list has been updated and it actually is a bit longer than 1001, cool, we’ll be here for a bit longer! Now the album: Lana keeps on pushing forward with her music if not her themes, her singing is more variable even if this album in particular is a bit monotonous. It is a beautiful recording although my favorite one by her is the more vivid Lust For Life. Now how can an album that was published only 6 months ago be on the list? Don’t get me wrong I loved the record but it has to make an impact! I could argue that Ultraviolence or NFR! Are better, or even Lust for Life just because it is my favorite. This album is here because the impact of Lana in modern music and could easily leave the list in future editions, I wished the curation of the list would be less reactive and more thoughtful, this is not the (only) Lana album you have to listen before dying. Hope the list now includes albums that have been left out since previous editions and not only new ones from 2018 to now (for example: Like Clokcwork by QotSA)

This album reinforced how much Taylor Swift has been inspired by Lana. Those vocal inflections, the runny deliveries, the artsy lyrics. It's a very soothing album, less intense but more cohesive than "NFR!".

If you like Lana you're going to like this one

как-то скучно совсем показалось - 3

Favorite track(s): White Dress, Dark but Just a Game, Dance Till We Die You can tell that this edition of the list was published in 2021 because it's the only possible year that this quite boring album could be chosen to represent Lana's output. But this list has made me appreciate what we have, so she escapes 2 stars.

Guys, Lana is actually better than this. Why this album??????

I don't know, man. I seem to take some issue with her which I can't tell is justified or I'm overreacting. The word "fake" keeps coming to mind. That's not necessarily the voice of some older dude who would rather listen to some rock or punk album and who has a general distate for modern pop music. No. It's more like something about this or her that just feels off. Like she's stringing us along. And maybe the inclusion of this particular album could be a peculiar choice and she has much better things elsewhere. Still, I would probably rather listen to Elizabeth Grant right now than say, Kacey Musgraves or Taylor Swift. A reluctant 3.

It's very serene, but it all kind of blends with the next. Basically nice background music.

Interesting album. A very talented song writer. I think this is one whose star will rise in my listening.

I'm having trouble falling in love with this. It seems like a discount version of Tori Amos and I find the whisper-singing a grating.

I love lana, but her in alt country mode is not what put butts in the seats

Familiar with Lana's early stuff and then stopped listening cause it all seemed the same. This album didn't change that thought. Same sounds as before, nothing stuck the way some older ones did. Didn't dislike it, just not sure the album itself was meant to be listened to. Maybe any of her albums could've been ticked off, as in she's an artist worth listening to once before you die, but any album will do

Baffled why this is on the list when Lana has many better albums (NFR????? Born to Die!???) but fine. I gave it a proper listen which I don’t think I did when it came out. The vocal performance on White Dress, a reminder that the voice is an instrument and there are always choices apart from “sing as pretty as possible”. I still ride for the meninmusicBUSINEssconference. Probably a 3.5

Look I love Lana but why is this one on the list and not Born to Die?

Slow, very pretty. This was my first time listening to Lana Del Rey intentionally and I can say I enjoyed it. I think the album was a bit too long, but her voice was very pretty and I like the harmonies and country twang going on.

This is a perfectly fine album, and it creates a consistent, dreamy mood from start to finish. That said, a lot of it tends to run together, making it hard for individual tracks to really stand out. A little more variety could’ve gone a long way here, but it’s still an easy listen if you’re in the right headspace.

A truly lovely voice, but no high or low registers, and it stays right smack in the safe mid- range. As a result the music, if not actively listened to, fads quickly into the background and before you know the album is over and you’re left wondering just how good or bad it was. I was surprised to see the album notes listing her as “one of this generations best sing writers”. Well, if that’s truly the case maybe she should write songs and give them to others to sing because her voice inspires wandering not listening.

Sad girl indie pop/folk. Lana's lyrics and singing are certainly teeming with emotion and trauma, but the barebones production and her sleepy singing style -- while interesting at first, especially on the title track -- really dragged the whole listening experience down for me, especially throughout the back half. The fact that almost every song sounds super same-y doesn't help either. Give me more drums, damnit! I kept thinking to myself that this album must have been Taylor Swift's inspiration for Tortured Poets Department. Big surprise, Jack Antonoff co-produced both albums... note to self, steer clear of his production work from now on.

This is fine but it sounds like every other Jack Antonoff produced album

I find jack antonoff’s production incredibly dull, although it’s admittedly fitting for or Lana’s style. Lana’s cadence, songwriting, and always-interesting inflections and vocal delivery are as good as ever, but the bland production makes this far from her best album. Breaking Up Slowly is a standout because its complex sound layering stands in contrast with the rest of the songs. Favorite tracks: Wild at Heart, Yosemite, Breaking Up Slowly

First listen: I don’t get why people dislike Lana Del Rey so much. This is a pretty good record. Second listen: Ok, I can get why people might not like this.

It's amazing what a carefully constructed persona and a daddy with a record label can do. I liked the original version of Stoned at the nail salon.

Look, I didn't exactly hate it, but Chemtrails over the Country Club just wasn't for me. There are some good songs, which surprised me as I never really rated Lana Del Rey before. The most notable song being White Dress. Unfortunately the rest of the album mostly sticks to a flat tone which gets boring fast. I guess the monotone, low husky vocals are Lana Del Rey's raison d'etre and she does a great job of it but it isn't for me. I do find Lana Del Rey alarmingly pretentious and this album with the exception of White Dress that is very much on display. Jack Anton as producer off gets a special mention. This album does sound pretty good but I can't work out if he is a genius bringing artists to new heights or a scourge, banding out what could have been fun and interesting. I posit this because in the gaps between Lana's voice I could've been listening to Taylor Swift or Lorde. Whatever works for them, I guess

Meh. Apparently I’m not enough of a depressed Gen Zer for this to appeal to me.

I have not heard this before. I’ve only heard a few Lana del Ray songs and I barely remember what they sound like. The first thing I have to say is this mix is terrible, and it makes me wonder if Lars Ulrich was at the soundboard working his jokes on everything except the vocals and drums. Her vocals have that breathy whisper style that comes out quiet, and they try to overcome that by dropping the instrumentation to the point that you have to strain to hear it on almost every song. You can get around this by listening to it in a completely quiet space but once you hear the piano or guitar or orchestra it’s so uninteresting you may as well not hear it. She’s got a nice voice and there are some decent melodies but it’s so somber and lifeless. I’ve said before that I have been overly dismissive of 2010s pop music but I’m waiting to hear something not worth dismissing.

the songwriting was definitely strong but musically this was quite unimpressive

One of those albums you have to admit that it wasn’t made for you and you are not the target audience one bit. So sure, out of ignorance it I just don’t get it. Look, i dont care what Wikipedia says, this is NOT Americana. This is overproduced acoustic pop with bad lyrics and no soul. Jack Antonoff should never try writing Americana ever again.

Jesus, Jack Antonoff is a one-trick pony. Lana's voice is distinct enough, but the production is the same whether Taylor Swift or LDR. This is dull.

Del Rey is in fine vocal form on the album but co-producer Jack Antonoff torpedoes the proceedings here. He does his best to approximate the sound of previous LDR records but his songwriting contribtions fall grossly short of the mark. Nothing on this record approaches the sense of mystery or weirdness found on *Born to Die* or *Ultraviolence*.

Boring really, forgot it was playing

Do not dig this artist at all

Mmmm really don't know why this made the list...

Blehhhhhhh

Is pop not supposed to be catchy? 2/5

Far out this is a boring album. All songs sound the same

Too slow and quiet for me.

I remember seeing a YouTube video where a guy broke who hated Jack Antonoff listened to a Taylor Swift record and picked out the tracks Jack was responsible for in the first 5 seconds. I didn't understand the vitriol that guy inspired since I barely remember the band Fun, but I get it now after this album. Dull acoustic guitar and overly breathy vocals where it sounds like Lana Del Rey is about to run out of gas in the middle of a lyric. It's a dull blueprint for a performer proclaiming "This is my serious album, and I'm a serious artist now." Is this record terrible? No. But I think there's some recency bias going on here, and how will we evaluate the stack of breathy, maudlin records 10 years from now? I've noticed that the list has a tendency to drop relatively recent albums over subsequent editions that got too big too fast and not weeding out older albums. I wonder if this will be a casualty of that process in the next couple of years.