June 16th, 2014 was the day that this masterpiece was released. I do call it a masterpiece because every song is special and true in its own way. Lana Del Rey is one of those artists that you stan and live for, or she is a basic nobody who has one hit remix song that comes on the radio every 4 seconds and also has that one song in that Gatsby movie that is kinda boring. If you're the second one then I would recommend you stop reading now because I will not be reviewing the songs Summertime Sadness or Young & Beautiful because no that's just not okay. So when promotion for Lana's Ultraviolence began I was super siked and ready for new music that she literally could have recorded a song with Maroon 5 (gag me) and I would have praised her just for new music. After many weeks of waiting and teasing, her first single from the album 'West Coast' was released. The sexy and relaxing swing to the song proved to be an amazing first single. Singles that followed include Shades of Cool and Brooklyn Baby (one of my personal faves).
My 5 personal favorites even though they are all amazing:
1. Cruel World- 10/10
I think that this song is the perfect song to open the album with. It's lengthy and haunting and screams the theme of the whole album. This is the perfect song to blast through your headphones if you are having one of those 'I don't know where my life is going, I hate life' days.
2. Ultraviolence- 10/10
Obviously this track is the album title, and this song is perfect in every way. The lyrics are haunting and the melodies are beautiful. You can really hear Lana's sincerity and that she isn't bragging when she sings "I was filled with poison". The video is my favorite of the 3 from this album. Check it out here
3. Brooklyn Baby- 10/10
This song is and I think always will be my favorite song on the album. It's one of those songs that just never gets old and it's a bit more upbeat and (not sad) unlike the others on this album. Pure genius here.
4. Black Beauty- 10/10
This song is one of my favorites because of the fact that it had been unreleased for over a year and I was dying to hear the studio version. It's a beautiful ballad about always reminding yourself to look at life with the glass half full and not half empty.
5. Money Power Glory- 10/10
This song is different and everytime I listen to it through my Bose headphones I get the chills. Enough said.
Overall, this album is beautiful and I hope that you go listen to it and possibly go buy it on iTunes. I have also discovered that I am terrible at writing album reviews and I probably never will again. Okay, bye. Love you Lana baby.
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