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Lizzy Grant a.k.a. Lana Del Rey is very much the latest buzz musician. She’s been quoted by Pitchfork, The Guardian and the Daily Mail, recently performed on Jools Holland, and worked with Richard Russell, Damon Albarn and Bobby Womack. Such are the heights she’s been propelled to in a few short months; you have to question quite how she’s managed it. Lana may be billed as the artist that bloggers “love to hate” and her press is undeniably defensive, but it seems her Audrey Hepburn snarl has caught the nation between the eyes.
It all started with a song – or rather, a video. “Video Games” first hit our laptops in August and since then it’s totted up nearly 2,500,000 views on YouTube. Not bad for a make shift collage of Americana scenes and Lana singing to a pure white backdrop. Perhaps – more so than its artistic values – it’s the sobriety of her music that’s done the trick. Sat between nostalgia and a morbid, resigned sadness, “Video Games” is the ultimate slap in the face reaction to the 80s obsessed beach wave that flooded Britain through the summer.
Born and raised in New York, Lana’s currently based in London and will tour the UK in November. Check here for dates.
