Driving In Cars with Boys, by Lana Del Rey
This girl has managed to become such a massive, super-hype these past couple of months, it's incredible.
She's one of those musicians people decide they love or they hate, for some reason few people are somewhere inbetween. I'm one of those.
To be honest, I like her songs. It took me a while to get into Video Games, but then listening to Blue Jeans, Born to Die and Diet Mtn Dew, I changed my mind about her. It was definitely a surprise for me to like an artist like this. Yes, I'll admit it, partly because she is such a hype, but also because she's stunning in a conventional way? I don't mean this in a negative way, I'm just usually not that into the popstar scene.
Her songs are quite catchy, yet have a touch of individuality. This is definitely accentuated by her voice, this low, sleepy even, voice.
Of course, no one can help but notice those lips and realize in no time that she wasn't born with them. I guess it doesn't bother me at all. What did bother me was her performance on SNL which was quite dreadful. The voice, wow, she just could not control it. And that just makes me wonder, how on earth does she sound so good on record? Perhaps it was too early for such an important show, maybe she needs more time to get used to live performing, some training even. I can understand how difficult that must be, the problem is it's still very amateuristic.
I wish her fame (popularity maybe?) would have built-up a bit more gradually. I have a feeling that this is not going to be so great for her carreer.
Finally, I couldn't help but make a comparison with Lia Ices, as did Nylon Magazine I learned later on.
Her music, her voice, her sincere style. Everything appeals to me more than Lana's style.
