lana del rey.

I'm no Lana Del Rey superfan (yet...), and I'm not claiming to know all the facts about her, but I thought I'd do a post dedicated to this pop-culture sensation who's been on the rise for about half a year now, simply because from the little I know about her, I'm head over heels in a girl-crush.

I'm an avid fan of her music, which is an addictive, lustrous blend of priceless vocals (think Regina Spektor's quirkiness crossed with Adele's power) and hypnotizing beats. I'm now on the hunt for all her unreleased, "hidden" music - even before her days of being known as Lana Del Rey (she was Lizzie Grant until a few years ago!). Her songs are flawlessly orchestrated, and each carry a wealth of emotion and meaning, unlike the bulk of 21st century pop music we often hear. Her music doesn't only evoke the emptiness of heartbreak and the intoxication of love, it literally builds a full picture - an entire universe in one's mind, of Lana's world. "Queen of the Gas Station," for example, instantly makes me think of Lana seductively draped over a vintage car at twilight in the back of a rural American gas station, in a floral bustier and frayed, faded Daisy-Dukes, humming satirically and turning her nose up at passer-bys with that killer bitch-stare of hers.

From her perpetually manicured claws (literally; they're claws) to her old-Hollywood styled locks, Lana clearly ticks more boxes than just music. She has an insanely developed aesthetic, which in some ways is more powerful than her music itself (she didn't land the cover of Vogue UK for just her vocals, after all!). Just like Katy Perry is associated with promiscuous latex outfits and Lady Gaga goes hand in hand with metallics and McQueenadillos, Lana Del Rey has quickly marked her territory: old-Hollywood glamour with a seductive smidgeon of undeniable class.

What do you guys think of Lana Del Rey?

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