Music Review

Lana Del Rey unpicks the American Dream in brilliant new album, 'NFR!'

'Norman Fucking Rockwell!' may be one of the year's best releases, writes Andrew Donaldson

29 September 2019 - 00:00 By Andrew Donaldson

One critic has described the sound of the new Lana Del Rey album as "a mellow soft rock", which, simplistic as it may be, is fair enough: that's what it does sound like - baroque piano ballads, muted electronica with folky flourishes, hushed lullabies and love songs washed in strings and synths. ..

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