The new 2 track EP 'Video Games' from New York local Lana Del Ray (aka Elizabeth Grant) is short and sweet. And thank god for that.
Her voice is amazing, husky, sexy and has great depth. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for her songwriting. While the music itself is unique and inventive and there are some great samples and beats used throughout 'Blue Jeans', the eternally overdone lyrical storyline of a woman being jilted by a man is enough to bore you to tears. No matter how beautifully heartfelt you sing it everyone gets dumped at some stage or another so let's move on.
The emotional climax that is 'Video Games' does not stray much further. The crooning chorus of 'It's you it's you it's all for you' almost mirrors the previous tracks chorus of 'I will love you till the end of time', and once again Del Ray seems to base her entire existence on whether or not a man wants her needs her can't do without her. The only thing that truly inspires on this track is the amazing string section backing her up.
There is great passion, there is great heart. But here's hoping Del Ray can come up with some more creative, less depressing tunes once she decides to look past the subject of love as a crux for her songwriting. I'm sure this will come with time and in the end what we will end up with is a great songstress. Fingers crossed…
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