Lust for Life

Lust for Life

by Lana Del Rey
Lust for Life

Lust for Life

by Lana Del Rey

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Overview

Lana Del Rey knows perfectly well her Lust for Life sounds sleepy in comparison to Iggy Pop's full-blooded roar, but that doesn't mean the title of her fourth album is ironic. Compared to her previous albums, especially its somnolent 2015 predecessor, Honeymoon, Lust for Life is positively ebullient in tone, if not in tempo. Lana Del Rey may sing about a "Summer Bummer" but the song isn't in sway to a narcotic undertow; it simmers, offering a cool bit of seduction for muggy August nights. LDR retains this delicate balance throughout the lengthy Lust for Life (at 71 minutes, this is an album as playlist, designed to be looped over and over as mood music), never quite succumbing to either despair or ecstasy but rather finding a place where there's no separation between the two emotions. That said, Lana Del Rey does lean toward pleasure on Lust for Life, luxuriating in her slow rhythms and shimmering surfaces. What once seemed icy -- the glassy gloss, the sighing melodies, her persistent murmur -- now exudes warmth, where even the Weeknd's spectral falsetto on the title track feels alluring. LDR manages to sustain this mood over the course of 16 songs, every one of which is a gentle variation of her supple signature. Sometimes, the tracks are graced by a guest -- in addition to the Weeknd, A$AP Rocky shows up on two songs, Sean Ono Lennon on another, while Stevie Nicks stops by for "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems" -- but usually what sticks is an escalating chorus or a hook that echoes in the distance. If Lust for Life starts to slow down toward its conclusion -- "Tomorrow Never Came" seems like the logical conclusion, but there's a three-track coda afterward -- it nevertheless delivers upon its promise of a sunnier Lana Del Rey, and the very fact that she can find so many textures in a deliberately limited palette is impressive. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 07/21/2017
Label: Interscope
UPC: 0602557589924
Rank: 270

Tracks

  1. Love
  2. Lust for Life
  3. 13 Beaches
  4. Cherry
  5. White Mustang
  6. Summer Bummer
  7. Groupie Love
  8. In My Feelings
  9. Coachella: Woodstock in My Mind
  10. God Bless America: And All the Beautiful Women in It
  11. When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing
  12. Beautiful People Beautiful Problems
  13. Tomorrow Never Came
  14. Heroin
  15. Change
  16. Get Free

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lana Del Rey   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dean Reid   Synthesizer Bass,Synthesizer Pads,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Synthesizer),Orchestra,Percussion,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Bass,Brass,Drums,Flute,Guitar,Strings,Vocoder,Mellotron
Dave Palmer   Synthesizer
Ali Payami   Synthesizer
Tim Larcombe   Drums,Mellotron,Guitar (Electric)
Gary Ferguson   Drums
Mighty Mike   Drums,Bongos,Keyboards,Percussion
Emile Haynie   Drums,Synthesizer
T-Minus   Cello,Synthesizer Bass
Matthew Samuels   Bass,Drums
Jahaan Sweet   Piano
Tyler Williams   Cello,Synthesizer
The Weeknd   Vocals,Featured Artist
A$AP Rocky   Vocals,Featured Artist
Leland Wayne   Drums,Percussion,Synthesizer Bass
Playboi Carti   Vocals,Featured Artist
Jordan Carter   Vocals
Andrew Joseph Gradwohl, Jr.   Synthesizer
Berkay Birecikli   Percussion
Trevor Yasuda   Keyboards
Abel Tesfaye   Vocals
Rakim Mayers   Vocals
Metro Boomin   Drums,Percussion,Synthesizer Bass
Max Martin   Synthesizer,Bass,Juno
Kieron Menzies   Bass,Tape,Drums,Loops,Piano,Strings,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Pads,Sampled Keyboards
Benny Blanco   Drums,Keyboards
Aaron Sterling   Drums,Percussion,Tambourine
Sean Lennon   Bells,Shaker,Vocals,Celeste,Timpani,Mellotron,Harpsichord,Bass (Upright),Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Harmonica (Glass)
Stevie Nicks   Vocals,Featured Artist
David Palmer   Synthesizer
Sean Hurley   Bass
Rick Nowels   Mellotron,Steel Pads,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Choir/Chorus,Piano (Electric),Synthesizer Bass,Synthesizer Pads,Guitar (Acoustic),Bass,Flute,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Solina,Celeste,Strings,Keyboards
Patrick Warren   Flute,Organ,Piano,Bassoon,Strings,Harmonium,Tack Piano,Waterphone,Synthesizer
Zac Rae   Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Strings,Mellotron,Percussion,Harpsichord,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Synthesizer Pads,Guitar (Electric)
David Levita   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Ali Payami   Drum Programming
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Tim Larcombe   Composer,Producer
Mike Bozzi   Mastering
Mighty Mike   Additional Production
Justin Parker   Composer
Emile Haynie   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Jordan Stilwell   Engineer
Matthew Samuels   Composer,Producer
Jahaan Sweet   Composer,Producer
Andris Balins   Assistant Engineer
Tyler Williams   Composer
Lana Del Rey   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Leland Wayne   Producer
Playboi Carti   Composer
Jordan Carter   Composer
Andrew Joseph Gradwohl, Jr.   Composer
Chris Rockwell   Assistant Engineer
Chris Garcia   Engineer,Engineer
Hector Delgado   Effects,Engineer,Producer
Abel Tesfaye   Composer
Rakim Mayers   Composer
Metro Boomin   Producer
Max Martin   Additional Production,Composer
Boi-1da   Producer
Kieron Menzies   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Field Recording,Additional Production
Adam Ayan   Mastering
Benny Blanco   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Sean Lennon   Composer,Producer
Matthew Cullen   Mixing,Engineer
Stevie Nicks   Composer
Rick Nowels   Additional Production,Composer,Producer
Dean Reid   Mixing,Effects,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Dan Heath   Orchestral Arrangements
Trevor Yasuda   Engineer
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