Lana Del Rey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKl3xeBVY4

New thread, because this might wrongfully be forgotten in a year or two. Because there is no mention of her on ILM so far apart from mine. Because I want to marry and have steamy sex with and cry over this brilliant song. Because I have played it on repeat endlessly. Because David Lynch should take note. Because it is fantastic.

yes plz. ILG got there first btw.

ILG? Point me towards it plz

rolling thread of stuff worth reading on videogames

Did not catch that, but we seem to agree on this on a deep fundamental level Mordy <3

Not until October when this song gets a vinyl release. There's no EP or LP yet, either. Agony.

song is so gorgeous.

great song.
came to it via pitchfork via grizzly bear.

Link doesn't work for me (not after deleting the first part of it).

I tried and tried and made a lame attempt reviving a slowcore thread earlier today but I cannot classify this song, which is really for the best. My song of the year so far, no doubt.

i'll cosign that -- helps that i haven't heard much i love this year, but this really is amazing + beautiful. a little cat power'y, no?

If that is true I have to listen to way more Cat Power! I keep thinking Nancy Sinatra for some reason.

"i heard you like the bad girls honey / is that true?" destroys me every time

Hah! So true... me too...

Holy shit this song. October, really? Fuck! WILL BUY LIKE FIVE HUNDRED TIMES.

me three re: that line

this is a great song

i am SUPER IMPRESSED by this song

what else is there out there by her?

the stuff i'm reading suggested a nellie mckay angle, press wise

Whoah, this might be the first time the Lex is as impressed by a song as I am! Good times :-)

There's only two or three songs out there. Will be released in October on vinyl and mp3

Wow, what a smoky little thunderstorm of a song! Youtube-to-mp3 converted immediately. Wish I was still in a position in life where I could freely abuse nyquil, cause I could totally see drinking half a bottle and listening to this on repeat for 3 hours.

adding to the chorus here; this song is marvelous

I mean, goddamn

can't really find a single coherent thought to express about this song — after "pull up in your fast car, whistlin' my name" everything goes black w/ multicolored streaks of stars

... I suppose I'll go ahead and lay this card on the table tho: how much 'irony', if any, do y'all hear in her delivery?

Hmm. Her delivery is deliciously knowing, but I don't think it's disingenuous.

Will be released in October on vinyl and mp3.

Bah. I get that vinyl fits her aesthetic, but eschewing CD will be a cruel blow to those of us who don't own turntables but do care about sound quality.

"i heard you like the bad girls honey / is that true?" destroys me every time

so much

"diet mtn dew" is excellent too

i have a few residual suspicions about what i suspect is a shtick, as well as the very conveniently simultaneous way she's been noticed by critics, but these are quality, quality songs

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hopefully the attention del rey gets will give me an opportunity to wave fiona apple in people's faces again, at least

This song is beautiful...

Also liking this a lot, with bernard snowy on the excellence of that first line.

Bah. I get that vinyl fits her aesthetic, but eschewing CD will be a cruel blow to those of us who don't own turntables but do care about sound quality.

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I don't know if there won't be a CD, but at least there will be an mp3 and vinyl.

So chuffed this is getting love here!

i can't remember the last time i kept having to come back to a song so much on the first day i heard it

<3

Me too. Tirelessly repeating it.

just got in and literally the first thing i did was go to my computer to play the youtube video - my groceries are still sitting on the floor

I like this song but I'm getting a promotional street team vibe off of this thread...

I'm as unnerved as anyone by the seemingly unanimous consensus (+ as lex aptly put it, "residual suspicions about what i suspect is a shtick")... but at the same time, it really *does* feel like this totally unique, amazing, timely song that just... appeared from nowhere.

I've only ('only') played it like a half-dozen times today tho, and am trying to balance my desire for further listening against my desire to adopt a more critical and self-aware position in said listening (I get suspicious when something seems "too good to be true"). not that I'm rushing to be the first one to burst the internet echo chamber's bubble of irrational exuberance; just that I'd like to deconstruct my own and other people's reactions to this (very very good) piece of music in order to understand *why* it's hitting us all so hard.

off the top of my head, start with
—the ever-present mystique of the total blank-slate unknown artist, who is doing
—a well-done pastiche(?) of a much-loved style that is not especially popular or prominent at the moment, coupled with
—a strikingly original video that supports the aesthetic of the song (i.e. doesn't just feel like a gimmick), while also giving it
—an unmistakably contemporary 'twist'; all topped off with
—a hot girl, who is
—singing about video games, but also
—love,
—love,
—glorious bittersweet terrible love

I really hope this gets released as a one-sided 12" single that plays on 45rpm, because I'd buy the shit out of that.

Don't really wanna be friends with anyone who could hear this song and not melt.

This is great and I did melt. But I composed myself enough to play it again. Four times in a row.

http://radioexile.com/2008/10/27/spotlight-on-lizzy-grant/#more-75976

Kill, Kill: http://www.spinner.com/2008/12/18/lizzy-grant-kill-kill-video-of-the-day/

nice find! song's not bad either

http://coxy.co/post/8443458829/i-recently-posted-a-music-video-for-video-games-by

Will be released in October on vinyl and mp3

or you can get the instrumental karaoke version right now

fucking awful video

Just wanna put it out there that I posted this video to WS back in early June to no fanfare.

Also I heard a joke:
Q: how'd the hipster burn his mouth?
A: he ate pizza before it was cool.

^^knew i'd seen it before

It’s hardly a shock that her music so far is so diverse given all the people she’s been in the studio with over the past year, some of whom include Eg White (Adele, Duffy), Chris Braide (Cheryl Cole, Paloma Faith), Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams, Katie Melua), and newcomers Robopop (Neon Hitch, Gym Class Heroes).

I’m not sure if Miss Del Rey has landed a major label record deal yet (I’m sure she probably has and is just waiting to announce it), but she’s under the same PR company in the UK as Adele and Bjork, so the wheels are certainly in motion.

none of those names she's been in the studio with are remotely promising :/

i searched and was surprised it had never been mentioned on ilx as far as i could find

hard not to like this new song, if you're a fan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDYY3nJ7a0s

Devastating

She is such a unique artist. Tons of songs. All midtempo or slow. You can count the fast ones on one hand. On paper it should be boring by now, old hat. Yet it's not. Somehow it just gets deeper.

Yeah - I probably went a little overboard when I got super into her a few years back, but I do think she’s one of the best & most “compelling” contemporary artists.

There’s so much weirdness around her, vibe-wise, in her fanbase and just the way she’s discussed in general… I feel it overshadows her artistry somewhat. But I guess that’s just the cultural, and she has also played into / amplified it herself.

*the culture

Beautiful track, the traditional Hollywood widescreen movie score vibe suited her on "Video Games" and suits her here, thirteen years later

you absolutely have to ignore 95% of her fanbase, particularly online, which is sadly true for pretty much every female musical artist.

???

Many of her fans are teen girls who take her as a gateway drug to poetry. This is welcome, I think. The dark americana kitsch that was her og kina lynchian “persona” has evolved into something deeper and more ambivalent. NFR is my favorite. She is a persona but also authentic, like bob dylan sorta.

And the new song is beautiful. I am stunned by how much she has improved since she first emerged. And i liked that stuff back then.

???

i'm talking about stan armies who I find irritating.

Dudes have plenty of those. Come on.

Two times I've clicked on this and both times there was a nanosecond right at the start where I thought it was the Friends theme tune

So no-one told you life was gonna be this sad
You've got your red dress on, your love life's really sad

it's Wrecking Ball that it really reminds me of

the hook in this is straight from Brooklyn Baby, but that kind of self-referentiality doesn't bother me at all. Exquisite little song.

another Friday, another new single (also quite good IMO):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzXe0H0pr1s

would be nice if this is how she wound up releasing the album

Apparently she said on IG that the album title is changing again...

It’s been 13 years since videogames!!? In my mind that song was at least 20 years old.

Gotta hand it to her, she’s been quite prolific.

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/stagecoach-livestream-amazon-music-festival-country-1236361504/

Possibly the most anticipated set of Stagecoach 2025 — at least among general audiences — is the country-themed show Lana Del Rey will be doing on opening night. She performs what is billed as a country-themed set on Friday from 8:10-9:10 Pacific.

Updated time 8:50 in about a half an hour.

Yeah, logged in before that update to find some Nashville cover of Marley's "Three Little Birds."

Haha, Lana stans in the livestream comments as Brothers Osborne finish.

This is on Amazon Prime.

I currently don't have it but:
https://www.twitch.tv/amazonmusic

So excited!

I've only listened to "Henry, Come On" once, so hearing it live for the second time is a treat.

That could not have been any more mellow, beautiful.

it's Wrecking Ball that it really reminds me of

Maybe I dreamt it but I thought Brian Blade is on this

I fuckin love Brian Blade

Oh unless you meant Miley haha. My default is to think Emmy-Lou

New songs were good but not mind blowing

1 Husband of Mine (new song; live debut)
2 Henry, come on (live debut)
3 Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette cover)
4 Cowboy Songs (George Birge cover with George Birge)
5 Ride (shortened)
6 Video Games (shortened)
7 Norman fucking Rockwell (shortened) 8 Arcadia (shortened)
9 Let the Light In (with The Secret Sisters) (live debut)
10 Quiet in the South (new song; live debut)
11 Bluebird (hologram interlude with Lana offstage)
12 Summertime Sadness (shortened; acoustic)
13 57.5 (new song; live debut)
14 Vertigo: Scene D'Amour
15 Take Me Home, Country Roads
(John Denver cover)

Maybe I dreamt it but I thought Brian Blade is on this

i think you dreamt it but now i want it. brian blade rules

5 Ride (shortened)

I'm sure this won't last long:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_5T9CsElv4

AMAZING concert footage. Thanks for sharing.

yeah this is really great, thx for sharing

^^^^^

"Husband of Mine" sounds kinda like a rewrite of "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" (...perhaps my favorite, but still)

Lyrics of "57.5" are probably gonna be a Thing ("I kissed Morgan Wallen...")

Haha, yeah. When I first saw those clips I thought, "oh lord I am so not ready for the thinkpieces about to be unleashed when this album comes out".

I wonder if she'll get significant Country airplay with this project.

New album, January 2026 is now going to be called Stove.

https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/lana-del-rey-new-album-cover-interview-2025

Can't tell if that's meant to be trad wife or she's a big fan of the Winter Meetings.

stove

She'll wear Abraham Lincoln's hat on the cover

Maybe it's a verb and the cover will be her smashing someone's head in with a bat.

TIL about Lana Del Rey's hot redneck husband

They say he's hotter than a