Lana Del Rey - Born to Die - The Paradise Edition
What makes The Paradise Edition relevant is that within its added chapters, the whole Lana Del Rey figure emerges more completely.
- Baptist Generals - Jackleg Devotional to the Heart
- "More bands should split up" - Brett Anderson opens up to DiS about the return of Suede
- Tribes - Wish to Scream
- CocoRosie - Tales of a GrassWidow
- Laurel Halo - Behind the Green Door
- Frankie & the Heartstrings - The Days Run Away
- Drowned in Manchester #15 – May 2013
- Animal Collective - Monkey Been to Burntown
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Awful artist. Good review though.
I prefer the new songs to Born To Die.
Ride (referred to in the review as Run), Cola, Yayo and the cover of Blue Velvet are good. Body Electric annoys me terribly and like you said, Gods And Monsters drags, Bel Air is a bit 'meh'.. But for all its downfalls, the 'Paradasise EP' section is a more interesting affair. I don't think I would say that it's better than her semi-released first album (which didn't have as much focus but had more diversity and felt more honest).
As for Lana as an artist, I think she's fine (as a person she seems bland). Not the most amazing or versatile one, but she's a decent songwriter.
Nice review
Love BtD, love this ep*.
*enough music that it could be considered a full length...which kinda negates the ker-ching-for-Xmas theory.
Also
You can actually buy Paradise on its own as an entirely separate EP to Born to Die, so the cash-in idea doesn't quite work - although it has been heavily promoted as a whole package, admittedly.