Del Rey has a song title on her album that seems to promise the same theme: “When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing.” Except here, after asking “Is it the end of America?,” the diva in question is actually endorsing our way of hoofing through the present hysteria, suggesting that if we got through a world war or two by ballroom dancing, then cutting a rug can get us through this.
Give her credit for creating the “purposeful pop” album Katy Perry thought she was making, then gave up on after one song, “Chained to the Rhythm.” In that single, Perry chided Americans for dancing through what she saw as the political apocalypse, a scolding that didn’t really seem to fit with the blithe escapism of the rest of her album. But she wears the more hopeful songs that bookend “Lust for Life” surprisingly well, considering that she and producer/co-writer Rick Nowels haven’t made too many adjustments to a musical thermostat that earlier lent itself to icier material about drugs and death wishes. You just be you.The idea of a Del Rey who’s suddenly committed to personal growth will inevitably lead to some “Little Lana, happy at last” chortling. I felt a little more exposed in that moment. Which I wasn’t even aware of until I was shoulder-to-shoulder on a track with someone with less air in their voice. It’s a stupid little thing, but she was very nurturing in that way, and not belittling of the fact that I had a more breathy voice. I was like, ‘I sound so little compared to you.’ And she was like, ‘That’s good, you’re my little echo.’ And I was like, Stevie called me her little echo. And I was like, Why did I not dress up for Stevie Nicks?Īt the end of the track, she sings, then I sing, then she sings. And meanwhile, I looked like a housewife of 15-flannel on flannel, because it was a cold night. Blond highlights, rose gold glasses, gold-tipped nails, rose gold lipstick, gold chains, gold rings, black on black on black. She had asked me, and I was like, ‘Oh my god.’ But I couldn’t because I don’t want to do a 60-show tour. “She came in straight off a plane from her last show of like 60 cities, which I was actually supposed to open for. In an in-depth interview with Pitchfork, Del Rey discussed what it was like recording with Nicks: Del Rey’s longtime collaborator Emile Haynie (Kanye West) and Swedish pop veteran Max Martin also receive production credits. Other contributors include renowned producers/songwriters Rick Nowels (Adele, Jamie xx), Benny Blanco (Rihanna, Justin Bieber), and Boi-1da (Drake, Nicki Minaj).
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