Lana Del Rey is readying her new record for a September release, and a few weeks ago she premiered the buzz single and title track 'Honeymoon'. While it was a true return to form for our pop noir goddess, it just didn't have the oomph it needed.

Ahead of Monday's scheduled release, the proper lead single from the album has leaked. 'High By the Beach' sees Lana taking her noir sound and turning it into something even more entrancing. Introducing a bit of synth during the chorus and giving it a slight but noticeable hip-hop beat, Lana's sound is evolving.

Her voice barely gets above a whisper during the entire track but what's different is that she's being atypically assertive in her lyrics. "You can be a bad motherfucker, but that don’t make you a man" is a far cry from the submissive lyrics of Ultraviolence. Lana is a true tour de force and if Honeymoon is more like 'High By the Beach' then this could be a massive triumph.