The 70 Best Albums of 2019
From forward-looking electronic and experimental to new approaches in the ever-evolving R&B scene, from hip-hop and punk to rock and pop, 2019 bestowed an embarrassment of musical riches upon us.
09 Dec 2019
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Lana Del Rey Brings SoCal Ennui to the Masses with the Astonishing 'Norman Fucking Rockwell'
Lana Del Rey's sixth studio album is a brazen, honest exercise in studied sophistication as well as the art of not giving a fuck.
04 Sep 2019
The 60 Best Songs of 2018
The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.
18 Dec 2018
Sziget Festival Days 3, 4, 5 - Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa Are Teenage Icons, Mumford and Sons Melt Hearts
The weekend sees some impressive crowds, wildly eclectic performances and much more of the Sziget Festivals's unique, trademark festive mood.
13 Aug 2018
Lana Del Rey: Lust for Life
Lust for Life postures itself above all as Lana Del Rey's most optimistic, political, and globally conscious record to date.
27 Jul 2017
Lana Del Rey's "Love" in the Era of Trump
"Love" makes me wonder if we've misheard Del Rey's use of nostalgia, mistaking it for the rose-colored (and heart-shaped) variety when instead it produces a fog.
02 Apr 2017
Lana Del Rey - "Love" (Singles Going Steady)
"Love" is another wistful chapter in Lana Del Rey’s songbook, nostalgic, bittersweet, and benefiting from Del Rey’s affinity for all things heartbreaking.
27 Feb 2017
Lana Del Rey - "Freak" (Singles Going Steady)
A molasses jam as sensual as it is sticky, but also one of the more directly pleasing tracks on Lana Del Rey's Honeymoon.
25 Feb 2016
Good Christian Bad Girls: Britney Spears and Lana Del Rey
Both Lana Del Rey and Britney Spears have walked the line between virgin coquette and sexual object, and the similarities between them suggest Del Rey has taken up Spears’ mantle of good girl gone bad.
Genna Rivieccio
Music
14 Oct 2015
The Ice King and Queen of Pop: Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye and Lana Del Rey
By design or simple proximity, America usually winds up with a first couple of pop.
Sasha Frere-Jones
Music
28 Sep 2015
The Best Albums of 2014
From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.
22 Dec 2014
A Tragedy Wanting to Happen: Death and Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey is both sculpted by pain and feels creatively defined by it. Her recent feud with the Guardian, however, reveals that she is not entirely lost.
Jonathan Crossley
Music
22 Jul 2014
Bubbling Under the Top 75: Lana Del Rey - 'Born to Die'
PopMatters spotlights a few additional 2012 albums that didn't quite crack the Best 75 list.
Enio Chiola
Music
09 Dec 2012
Bobby Womack: The Bravest Man in the Universe
Comeback by the inimitable soul singer, who gets a little help from Damon Albarn and, to a lesser degree, Lana Del Rey.
11 Jun 2012
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