It’s hit and miss with those early Lana Del Rey tracks, isn’t it? The emergence of a pair of rough demos from the “Ride” chanteuse had us all excited (a Christmas miracle, we thought foolishly), but the leaked songs, “Noir” and “Dynamite,” definitely skew more toward the “miss” end of the spectrum. Ah, well. We’ll always have The Paradise Edition.
“Noir” pins Del Rey’s breathy vocals to a pounding beat before exploding into a messily mixed chorus (hopefully these were scratch vocals), while the jazzy “Dynamite” kicks off clumsy food-as-sex metaphors that, as far as we’re concerned, R. Kelly did much better in his kitchen. Still, Del Rey’s fans will probably be delighted, even if these left us a little cold. Listen after the jump.
Lana Del Rey — “Dynamite”
Lana Del Rey — “Noir”
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Those trembly and shaky vocals are a trademark of hers. It’s not on accident. I don’t think people will ever understand. Think female Johnny Cash. It’s her style of singing. It’s different. She’s not trying to sound like an American Idol contestant.
Must of been in a rush to get those songs leaked. I heard Kelly Baugher did much better in her kitchen.
@Royal, I agree.
@Docter411, she’s not for everyone, kind of like Jazz or Rock-a-Billy, you either you get it or you don’t.
This woman makes a song a day :D
@Kevin I agree, she’s not for everyone. Justin Murdock loves Kelly Baugher’s kitchen more though. I heard it’s to die for. She loves his Bel Air house too.
@shhake32 Yes, she does make a song a day!