Her condemnations of these women for not following her more ladylike, decorous style led some to say Del Rey was holding women back at the height of pop music’s female empowerment era. On May 21, 2020, her infamous “Question for the Culture” launched an internet firestorm as she called out predominantly female pop stars of color, saying, “ Now that Doja Cat, Ariana, Camila, Cardi B, Kehlani and Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have had number ones with songs about being sexy, wearing no clothes, f-ing, cheating etc, can I please go back to singing about being embodied, feeling beautiful by being in love even if the relationship is not perfect.” To many, her critical review of the industry’s over-saturated themes of sex and promiscuity seemed self-righteous and hypocritical.
Songs like “Tulsa Jesus Freak” and “Yosemite” feature introspective lyrics about her career and her current position, incorporating midwest Americana and ignoring the common directions of her fellow female stars. The album discusses her disillusionment with fame and her unrelenting connection to her perception of the American dream. Since its release, “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” has sold at an incredibly high rate, becoming the fastest-selling vinyl record of any female act in the U.K.Īlthough much of her thematic content has remained the same since 2012, much of Del Rey’s popularity has come from distancing herself from the mainstream pop industry, no longer producing dance remixes or remastered editions with A$AP Rocky. Despite receiving praise for her previous albums’ individuality, “Chemtrails over the Country Club” finds Del Ray searching throughout Texas, Louisiana and more for the same melodramatic romance she has written about before.Īs with her previous Grammy-nominated album “Norman F-ing Rockwell!,” this release has received vast critical acclaim, earning five-star reviews from The Independent, NME and The Telegraph. The music video for the album’s first track, “White Dress,” looks as if every possible American symbol, from a sunset-painted road to a golden retriever, was thrown into a poorly-made kaleidoscope of American suburbia.ĭel Rey’s artistic direction has been repeated yet and again throughout her career. Her latest album “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” was released on March 19, 2021. Since the release of her first studio album in 2012, Lana Del Rey has blossomed into America’s favorite alluring singer-songwriter with blissful ignorance that embodies not only the subjects represented in her music, but America as a whole.
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