LANA DEL REY NFR! (2020 UK/EU 14-track double album 2-LP pressed on classic Black vinyl. Norman Fucking Rockwell! marks a pivotal moment in her catalogue - expansive, meticulously written and shaped with an elegant, Laurel Canyon-leaning warmth. Produced largely with Jack Antonoff alongside long-time collaborators Rick Nowles, Laura Sisk and Zach Dawes, the album blends soft-focus Californian pop with Lana's sharply detailed songwriting, shifting between character study, personal confession and cinematic drift. Opening with the caustic, piano-led title track, the record moves through the luminous melancholia of "Mariners Apartment Complex," the sprawling, psychedelic arc of "Venice Bitch," and the slow-burn clarity of "Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - But I Have It." The singles sit naturally among deeper cuts such as "Cinnamon Girl," "How to disappear," and "The greatest," forming one of the most cohesively realised albums of her career. Housed inside a gatefold sleeve with "Made in the France" printed on the back cover. Factory sealed. Recommended)
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.