Del Rey, swooping in as backing singer, seems shocked he is there. This tells its own story. Blue Banisters is thoroughly accomplished. But now and then there are suggestions that Del Rey might be about to take a risk and step outside her cheerleader-on-a-swing persona. It's a shame that she never quite follows through. Read More Movie review: Dune is one of the most visually ravishing sci-fi epics in years. Music, film art, culture, books and more from Munster and beyond Blue Banisters review: Lana Del Rey doesn't stray far from her woozy melancholia Blue Banisters is typically accomplished and has some wonderful moments, even if there's a lingering feeling Del Rey could be pushing the boundaries a bit more.
It comes out on 31 January. Del Rey's image is nothing like Grant's. The video for her new song, provocatively called Born to Die, is slick and lavishly produced. The short film begins with her posing half-naked with a tattooed, shirtless man in front of the stars and stripes, then shows her sitting on a throne in a figure-hugging white dress flanked by two tigers.
By the end of the video, she is covered in blood, wearing only a red bra. It is over-the-top and wildly eccentric. But that suits Del Rey's sound. Her soaring vocals and melodies, reflecting genres as diverse as hip hop and indie music, have won millions of fans. And Del Rey has quite a story to tell. After first appearing on the internet last year with an apparently home-produced video of a song called Video Games, she became a cult hit.
She married her music to a mysterious image, self-styled as a "gangster Nancy Sinatra", that paid homage to s fashions and seedy showbiz glamour. In an interview recently shot poolside at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, Del Rey explained her attraction to the notorious celebrity haunt. Some people feel victims of an immense confidence trick. When Video Games first went viral it became an underground sensation praised for its authentic feel.
Del Rey's amazing voice crooned the haunting song against a backdrop of grainy out-takes of home movies and Hollywood scenes.
It currently has a staggering 20 million views on YouTube. The follow-up, Blue Jeans, with a similar feel, netted 6 million views. Del Rey's few live gigs suddenly sold out. She won the Next Big Thing prize at the Q awards. She seemed set for the big time. But then questions were asked. A few critics began to wonder if, far from being some organic wunderkind, the transformation from Grant to Del Rey had been planned all along. Her stage name was chosen by her management. Rather than being an outsider struggling for recognition, Del Rey is in fact the daughter of a millionaire father who has backed her career.
Less than one hour later, a petition began circulating on Change. Sign this for a future of quality album covers from Lana again," the description reads. But the cover for Blue Banisters is the ugliest thing I've seen her make," one person commented.
The concept of a copy-and-paste, amateurish "PicsArt cover" has gained traction in recent years, with recent examples including Selena Gomez's "Rare" and Ariana Grande's "Positions.
In a article for Pitchfork , Emma Madden pointed to Tumblr as a possible inspiration for this aesthetic, noting that Taylor Swift's "Lover" cover "resembles the kind of fan art you'd find on the platform. Indeed, "picsart" trending on Twitter may be partially thanks to Billie Eilish , who also announced her new album on Tuesday , titled "Happier Than Ever. The cover shows Eilish with her new blonde hair , posing against a neutral background. The title appears in a curvy white font that resembles a retro movie poster.
Del Rey's "Blue Banisters" will arrive just four months after her seventh album, "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" — whose cover was criticized for entirely different reasons. The black-and-white artwork shows Del Rey grinning and surrounded by friends, all huddled around a table.
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