Sunday, May 25, 2014

'Shades of Cool' by Lana Del Rey

Our West Coast darling is back with another triumphant cut off her new album. Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence is going up for pre-order this week, and so naturally she's giving an exclusive glimpse into the new album with a new promo track. But like everything else, it leaked early.

Following in the trend set by 'West Coast', the new track 'Shades of Cool' is a major departure from the Born to Die trip-hop sound. Centered around guitars and loads of live instrumentation, Lana's not trying to be a pop radio diva with these ready-made arena anthem cuts.

'Shades of Cool' has a gorgeous Bond feel to it in the beginning, before the song delves into more experimental territory. Lana's signature sound remains intact, but she takes a risk as her voice drowns in a sea of swirling and crashing instrumentation. It's dizzying yet heavenly.

While I love Lana's pop sound, this new live-sounding rock approach is devilishly entertaining and satisfying, and I cannot wait to hear what else the album has to offer. Ultraviolence is out on June 16th.

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