I can turn blue into something beautiful

Nu Music Monday #46 / 25-10-2021

Oct 25, 2021

Hey there,

I’m Red, and welcome to Nu Music Monday. Glad to have you here.

Every week I share my favorite tracks released in the past seven days (-ish). I also go into the latest music news when I feel like it and share stuff I think is worth your time.

Lana Del Rey is back with a snapshot of her career thus far.

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Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters / review

Lana Del Rey is back with her second album in six months, drawing a line in the Californian sand somewhere between the majestic arrangements of Norman Fucking Rockwell! and the more grounded sound of Chemtrails Over the Country Club.

Initially dubbed Rock Candy Sweet, Blue Banisters was announced shortly after the release of Chemtrails Over the Country Club earlier this year. With such a short turnaround, it begged the question: would Lana Del Rey have anything worthwhile to add to the themes explored in Chemtrails, or would her second project of 2021 consist of second-rate selections from the cutting-room floor?

In part, Lana gathers simulacrums of her past oeuvre and presents them under new auspices across a good chunk of “Blue Banisters”. A number of tracks were intended for previous releases but did not ultimately make successive cuts. It’s the case for the lethargic “If You Lie Down with Me” that depicts a woozy Lana spinning around under the flickering light of a dodgy dive bar. It joins a plethora of nondescript Lana Del Rey unreleased tracks and demos that have made their way onto fan-owned youtube playlists over the past decade, complete with approximate lyrics overlay, pictures of dark roses, broken vases and cigarette butts.

Read my full review in Riot Mag.