The album was produced by Jack Antonoff who is credited for other hit albums, such as one of my favorites, Lorde’s Melodrama. This complements the diversity that’s seen throughout her music, shown in the production, lyrics, and vocals. However, each video echoes a different era. The videos were Directed by Rich Lee and Del Rey’s sister, Chuck Grant and are all filmed with a vintage aesthetic. The Album has so far had 5 music videos, and she plans to make a video for each song. The album follows her previous release of Lust for Life, a rather optimistic album compared to her older works, such as Ultraviolence and Born to Die. (You might remember this go-to favorite from any number of films or commercials).August 30th marks the day Lana Del Rey released her sixth studio album, Norman F*****g Rockwell. Singer Lana Del Rey is back with a dreamy new ode to the glory of youth folk artist Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, often accompanied by his friends, has a moody new solo acoustic song about the dangers of losing sight of love and Bob revisits a band he often used to play between segments on All Things Considered called Penguin Cafe, formerly The Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
And if the wind is right we can sail away and find tranquility." And that was all it took -this insidious earworm was lodged firmly in my head for the rest of the ( long) weekend.īob Boilen and I wash all that away this week, starting with a bonkers song by Japanese pop singer Shugo Tokumaru called "Lita-Ruta," from his playful new record Toss. For no apparent reason my son randomly asked me: "How far is paradise?" To which I replied: "Not far.
On this week's show: Music to cleanse the brain! Over the long holiday weekend I made the grave mistake of joking with my five-year old about " Sailing," the '70s soft-rock hit by Christopher Cross. Clockwise from upper left: Lana Del Rey, The Penguin Cafe, Colin Stetson, Bonnie "Prince" Billy