Tag: Lana Del Rey music videos
Louche in Louisiana: Lana Del Rey’s Visual Accompaniment for “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” Has Its Roots in “Video Games”
Being that Lana Del Rey is hardly a stranger to making “no frills” videos interspersed with “found footage,” her visual accompaniment for “White Feather Hawk [Read More…]
The “Ride” Stylings of the “Pink Pony Club” Video
Every time a new “pop girl” comes to the fore, it seems that their primary influence—whether in aesthetics or lyrical content—is Lana Del Rey. Indeed, [Read More…]
(Not So) Random Access Memories: Ariana Grande Delivers Her Version of Tropico With Brighter Days Ahead Short Film
Returning to the premise of “we can’t be friends (wait for your love),” Ariana Grande has expanded on the concept that Eternal Sunshine was built on: Eternal Sunshine [Read More…]
“Ride” and The Bikeriders: An Obvious Match
Although Jeff Nichols’ latest film, The Bikeriders, is absolutely correct in wielding The Shangri-Las’ “Out in the Streets” as the constant musical refrain throughout the [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey and Quavo’s “Tough” Video: “National Anthem” Meets “Summertime Sadness” With A Dash of “American Pie”
It’s been a year of Lana Del Rey harkening back to 2012. And why shouldn’t she? It’s the year she came up in the mainstream, [Read More…]
Bleachers’ “Alma Mater” Video Is Not As Lynchian As It Wants To Be
As the incestuously intertwined relationship between Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey and the former’s new wife, Margaret Qualley, intensifies, perhaps it’s to be expected that [Read More…]
Rob Grant and Lana Del Rey Provide A Freudian Wet Dream in “Lost At Sea”
When it comes to Lana Del Rey’s “Daddy,” for once it actually refers to her real father. You know, the man who “gave his seed” [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s “Candy Necklace” Video Deliberately Blurs the Line Between Fantasy and Reality With Its Meta Framework
When an artist reaches a certain point in their career, self-reference can’t be avoided. In Lana Del Rey’s case, that tends to become quite a [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s “Shades of Cool” As Police Officer Lullaby
While Lana Del Rey may have moved on from a darker side of her “Americana-loving” phase—that is to say, dating a cop—that aspect of herself [Read More…]
A Car Crash: “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”
In an odd turn of events that, like bankruptcy, happened gradually then suddenly, Taylor Swift has managed to out-Lana Lana Del Rey, leaving the latter [Read More…]