Norman
F*****g Rockwell!
Lana Del Rey
It’s always been tricky to define Lana Del
Rey’s musical style with certainty, and the
New York-born singer-songwriter continues
to defy easy categorization with her sixth
studio album, which weaves psych-rock
jams, piano-based ballads, folk-rock tunes
and tinges of trip-hop. However, befitting
its title, Norman F*****g Rockwell! also has a
definite air of irreverence.
FIVE FACTS:
- Del Rey first mentioned the track
“Bartender” in a Pitchfork interview back in
January 2018, when she called it a “weird
track... that doesn’t belong to a record yet”. - She announced the album’s title on
Zane Lowe’s show World Record, airing on
the Apple-owned radio station Beats 1, in
September 2018. - The tracks that Del Rey previewed on social
media as the album’s release approached
included “Happiness Is a Butterfly”,
“Cinnamon Girl” and “How to Disappear”. - The cover art shows Del Rey posing on
a sailboat with Duke Nicholson, actor Jack
Nicholson’s grandson. - The album has won widespread critical
acclaim, with Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield
calling it “even more massive and majestic
than everyone hoped it would be”.
Genre: Alternative
Released: Aug 30, 2019
14 Songs
Price: $11.99
1.4K Ratings