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| Personnel Lana Del Rey vocals Recording information Electric Lemon Studios SARM Studios London UK Shangri La Studios Malibu CA The Green Building Santa Monica CA The Square Recording Studio Hoxton Square London UK Westlake Studios LA Even after selling nearly three million copies of her debut album worldwide Lana Del Rey still faced a challenge during 2012 namely proving to critics and prospective fans that Born to Die wasn t a fluke In that spirit Del Ray released Paradise a mini-album close to Christmas that finds her in perfect control of her voice much more assured than she was even one year ago and frequently capable of astonishing her listeners with a very convincing act As for the sound it should be familiar to fans of Born to Die with strings that move at a glacial pace drums that crash like waves in slow motion and additional textures usually electric guitar or piano that are cinematic in their sound and references There s really only one difference between Born to Die and Paradise but it s a big one Instead of acting the submitting softcore 60s-era plaything here she s more of a wasted hardcore post-millennial plaything She even goes so far as to tell her audience that she likes it rough in words that earn the parental advisory sticker to ask whether she can put on a show and at her most explicit proffering a simile that compares the taste of an intimate part of her anatomy to Pepsi The inclusion of a cover Blue Velvet is not only a perfect match for her style but also a hint that she can perform up to better material Still all of this is merely the material for her continuing popularity and attraction She puts it better here than anyone else with another simile Like a groupie incognito posing as a real singer life imitates art John Bush |
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