I think West Coast is a good direction for Del Rey. It's been some time since Shades of Cool's release, and especially since the Shades of Cool video release. Looking back, I still think the album is great. It's definitely in Del Rey's vein. However, I think Del Rey will come out with a better album next time. She still seems to be "working" her way to the top. Hopefully she will release a few more legendary albums that really demonstrate master crafting over style. Shades of Cool is a landmark for Del Rey. It expands upon her already established character. As mature as Del Rey is, I think she is still developing as an artist. She has accomplished A TON, I'm just saying I think she's getting even better and hopefully she will create at least a few more excellent albums.
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Better, but not good
Horst_In_Translation8 July 2016
Warning: Spoilers
"West Coast" is a song from artist Lana Del Rey and here we have the music video for said song. It is from two years ago and runs for four minutes. It is in black-and-white, which made it a bit of a more artistic approach than some other works I have seen from her. Still, only because it is better than some of her other music videos, it does not mean this is an artistic achievement. In my opinion, it is not. And same goes for the song. It is nowhere near her worst, but also the singing is not good enough to let me recommend it. There was really nothing that stood out in these over 4 minutes. I have to give it a thumbs-down and recommend you to check out another artist.
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