Inspired by the Shangri- Las, whose sound helped define the 60’s, Lust for Life features cameos by the Weeknd, Playboi Carti, A$AP Rocky, Sean Ono Lennon, and Stevie Nicks. It’s a slight departure from her earlier more brooding work in “Born to Die,” with a surprisingly optimistic tone. It drips with the innocence of a first love, the yearning of acceptance, and the hope that there will be a happy ending. Her voice is haunting, yet dream-like, and utterly Lana. The nostalgia felt like the warmth on my skin from the kiss of the sun, and for that moment, time stood still.
I listened to Lust for Life while floating in my pool, and I felt like I could float forever. Lust for Life perfectly captures the bittersweet nostalgia of the past, like a Nancy Sinatra song, yet set in our current time in the way only a Lana Del Rey album can do.ĭel Rey’s latest and fifth studio release is hailed as her “most Lana Del Rey album yet” by Billboard and is currently holding the coveted spot of Album of the Week. It’s pearls and kitten heels and letterman jackets. It’s sneaking a kiss at the top of Lookout Mountain, and getting back home by midnight.
Lana Del Rey’s Lust for Life is drive- in theaters and mint green Thunderbirds.
