“Dark But Just A Game” also centers around the idea of returning to simplicity and innocence before life under the spotlight, highlighting some of the tragic stories of those who suffered the cost of fame. These illustrate the beauty of the mundane-a normalcy that is difficult to find when one achieves the fame Del Rey has.
She recalls doing the most simple tasks: washing her hair, doing laundry, watching late-night TV, and laying out watching the chemtrails in the sky in suburbia. Previously released in January, it’s a song that her listeners have felt a particular connection to because it is reminiscent of a childhood many may have experienced. “Chemtrails Over The Country Club” is equally nostalgic and idyllic. She admits she would go back to this time of innocence if she could do it all again. “I felt free ʼcause I was only 19,” she sings. She yearns for the time before she was famous, writing “It kinda makes me feel, like maybe I was better off.” There was a freedom to not always being in the public eye for Del Rey. The album opens with the nostalgic piano ballad “White Dress” where Del Rey recalls her job as a waitress prior to finding fame. It has a folksy spirit that encompasses a sense of classic Americana culture.ĭel Rey works again with Jack Antonoff, who produced Norman F-king Rockwell! He arranged the album with his familiar musical style including backing tracks featuring acoustic guitar and piano. With sensational storytelling, the album depicts her wandering through various locations across the country, from Los Angeles to rural Midwest America. She prefers to share her story and soul through her music rather than the Hollywood press.Ĭhemtrails Over the Country Club channels the 35-year-old at her most honest and reflective, as her heart aches over the troubles of fame and romance. She embodies the aesthetic of the ’60s and ’70s both in sound and style.ĭespite being one of the top artists in the music industry over the decade and receiving five Grammy nominations as well as a Golden Globe nomination, Del Rey has made it a point to maintain a relatively low profile. She has developed her unique identity as a contemporary songwriter-one might compare her to a modern-day Joan Baez. Her seventh album was released Friday by Interscope Records and Polydor Records.ĭel Rey is certainly an icon in the realm of tragic romance with her vintage sound and poetic lyrics. Lana Del Rey follows up her outstandingly successful Norman F-king Rockwell! with another luminous album, Chemtrails Over The Country Club.
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