Lana Del Rey goes all sad and burns up L.A. screen queen in a moody black-and-white music video for her already-sultry dark whispery new song "West Coast," the first cut to be released from Del Rey's sophomore installment "Ultraviolence," which is expected to make its way out sometime this summer. "It is absolutely gorgeous - darker than the first - so it's almost unlistenable and wrong," she reveals what to expect from the upcoming record. As always, we can expect a stunning, cinematic video from Del Rey, the mysterious, melancholy and sun-stroked new clip is about a walk on a beach, a cruise in a car, and flames.
There's something so utterly dark and mysterious and '60s surf-rock sexy ballad about Del Rey's "West Coast" that it makes you want to go get shot by a hot red-lipped gun moll with impeccable taste for vintage threads and left for dead in some remote area of the Hollywood Hills, just to feel the authenticity of the atmosphere. This ode to a guy and the western US seaboard which features a stronger, clearer emphasis on Del Rey's vocals. This is just a haunting, hypnotic piece of music that sends chills up and down my entire skeleton, especially when the tempo shifts downward on the chorus. And, like a nod to her own music, which blends old-world style and modern pop, she strikes up affairs with both young and old lovers.
The minimalist hazy clip was directed by Vince Heycock sees Del Rey hanging out on the Californian coastline through a black and white filter. It starts off with Del Rey narcotically frolicking on a beach with a group of long haired surfer male pals of her age during the day. The group dances around on the beach before dunking Del Rey in the ocean. The video then flashes between the beach scenes and ones where Del Rey is cruising down the coast and around the town while languidly lying on the shoulder of a shades-sporting older lover in a convertible during the night, intercut with scenes that look like they were shot on a low-quality camcorder.
We are getting some serious love triangle vibes from the video, between Del Rey, the surfer guy, and the older gent. When the 'Summertime Sadness' singer is with the older man she's longing to be with the younger guy and vica versa. There's a strong contrast at the end that breakout of the monochrome mood and feature Del Rey in a splash of livid red dress being engulfed in orange flames. We guess love really does burn. The video is Del Rey, well, being Del Rey. It might just be her most Del Rey-y video yet. Watch her frolic in sand and fire below.
There's something so utterly dark and mysterious and '60s surf-rock sexy ballad about Del Rey's "West Coast" that it makes you want to go get shot by a hot red-lipped gun moll with impeccable taste for vintage threads and left for dead in some remote area of the Hollywood Hills, just to feel the authenticity of the atmosphere. This ode to a guy and the western US seaboard which features a stronger, clearer emphasis on Del Rey's vocals. This is just a haunting, hypnotic piece of music that sends chills up and down my entire skeleton, especially when the tempo shifts downward on the chorus. And, like a nod to her own music, which blends old-world style and modern pop, she strikes up affairs with both young and old lovers.
The minimalist hazy clip was directed by Vince Heycock sees Del Rey hanging out on the Californian coastline through a black and white filter. It starts off with Del Rey narcotically frolicking on a beach with a group of long haired surfer male pals of her age during the day. The group dances around on the beach before dunking Del Rey in the ocean. The video then flashes between the beach scenes and ones where Del Rey is cruising down the coast and around the town while languidly lying on the shoulder of a shades-sporting older lover in a convertible during the night, intercut with scenes that look like they were shot on a low-quality camcorder.
We are getting some serious love triangle vibes from the video, between Del Rey, the surfer guy, and the older gent. When the 'Summertime Sadness' singer is with the older man she's longing to be with the younger guy and vica versa. There's a strong contrast at the end that breakout of the monochrome mood and feature Del Rey in a splash of livid red dress being engulfed in orange flames. We guess love really does burn. The video is Del Rey, well, being Del Rey. It might just be her most Del Rey-y video yet. Watch her frolic in sand and fire below.
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