Allusions to her previous records dot the lyrics the spacey, surprisingly touching “Heroin” is littered with references to Charles Manson and Mötley Crüe. It’s dense yet spacious, and there are surprising flourishes buried within: “When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing,” on which Del Rey worries about the fate of the country, buries bachata guitars in its anxious haze.įor much of the record, Del Rey sounds at her most contented when she’s indulging nostalgic impulses, whether her own or borrowed. Lust for Life recalls the gloomy pop laid down by the Walker Brothers in their mid-Sixties heyday, only with trap-era touches, allusions to modern problems and a penchant for songs that drag on just a little too long.
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