The video for Lana’s West Coast came out today. It’s obviously beautiful – in line with everything Del Rey has ever put into the world,…
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Audio: Lana Del Rey – West Coast
Published April 14, 2014Hi, Lana is back. Bradley Soileau is back. This is amazing and produced in collaboration with Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys. You will be happy, ecstatic in fact. The tempo changes are completely genius. Words cannot, so just listen. Lyrics under the cut.
Why Lana Del Rey’s West Coast Is Already An Epic Song Title
Published April 4, 2014
Remember when Lana said the word ULTRAVIOLENCE in a YouTube comment reply mere days before the official announcement at the TROPICO premiere? The same thing kinda happened again. After weeks of cryptic teasing random elements from the album – producer names (Dan Aurbach), collaborators (The Weeknd) and release date (May 1st), Lana has just announced the name of the first single, after one Twitter photo, and a different Instagram photo with the caption: West Coast. Oh and not forgetting the first thing she did to announce West Coast, an @ reply on Twitter to Prefix Magazine (who at the time of writing this haven’t even realised the public world exclusive they just received). The name is already perfect. With two words, she has dominated the entire description by anyone anywhere of the Western coastline of America, thereby resulting in synergy with one of the most influential land masses in the world. I mean, that’s power and iconic in itself.
Anyway, the subtleness of the strategy in this casual announcement is genius. The innocent way in which she interacts with her fanbase (and the press to an extent) is so unique and feels so genuinely endearing and extraordinary.
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