Lana Del Rey is one of those artists who comes along once in a lifetime. Sure she might not belt them out like Whitney, drag her ass along the floor like Beyonce, or shave her head like Britney. What she does bring to the pop round table is hypnotic lyrical genius and a delightful old school voice. I'm not a fan of album repackages and I never will be. Unfortunately that's what Lana's gone and done, darnit! Thankfully, I've channeled her telepathically and she decided to release Paradise as an EP.
The lead single from Paradise is 'Ride', one of 2012's most stunning songs, with one of 2012's most mesmerising music videos. 'American' is an incredible track about love and lust, written in Del Rey poetic fashion and on every listen I am transported to an open top car on the American West Coast. 'Body Electric' is a familiar and addictive song from Lana's live sets and 'Cola' shocks on first play as she sings 'My pussy tastes like pepsi-cola...' laid over a beautiful violin and guitar riff arrangement. 'Blue Velvet' opens like a sister of 'Born to Die' with climaxing violins, before Lana's iconic voice floats into ear shot.
Paradise is a strong EP, however it would have benefited from some new flavours. Born to Die, as amazing as it was/is, wouldn't have been such a success without the likes of 'National Anthem' and 'Diet Mountain Dew' to mix up the tempo. Paradise, maintains a slow pace, with the exception of 'Ride', which at the very start doesn't break things up very well. Overall however, this serves as a lovely addition to the great moments of her debut.
3/5
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