Lana Del Rey 'Born To Die' Album Review

Lana Del Rey's sophomore offering has arrived Ladies and Gents and as to be expected, the American vintage singer does not disappoint.

Kicking off with the infectious title track and worldwide hit Born To Die before moving to the slightly more up-beat Nicola Roberts/Kesha sounding Off To The Races. The already fan-favorites Blue Jeans and previous single Video Games follow to provide an exciting tightly formed opener with the catchy and quirky Diet Mountain Dew lending a hand five tracks in.

String and drum driven chant-worthy National Anthem stands out at this point. The momentum slowing slightly by Dark Paradise, Radio and Carmen but with the same haunting melodies flowing throughout moving to the Bondesque Million Dollar Man and the deliciously chilled track Summertime Sadness.

This Is What Makes Us Girls isn't overly impressive but Without You serves as a dark piano/drums ballad with a catchy hook. The energetic and funky cheer-leading sounding Lolita and the vocal wonder that is the Lucky Ones serving as the album's closing tracks. A mix of maturity and occasional stroppy but fun teen angst to round it up nicely.

Overall the album is consistent, with a solid sound, direction and musicality. Lana Del Rey's sultry and soft vocals weave in and out providing a mesmerising effect from the opening to the closing of this delightful 15 track sophomore offering. Its clear a lot of hard work has gone into the creative craftsmanship of the project, evident by the album's general structure, flow and overall distinctive nature.

Favorite tracks: Born To Die, Off To the Races, Blue Jeans, Without You, Lolita and Lucky Ones.

You will like this if you like Nicola Roberts, Diana Vickers and Florence and the Machine. Lana Del Rey's sophomore album 'Born To Die' is available to purchase via Itunes now with the album debuting at the top spot in over 11 countries. Lana Del Rey is set to re-release her debut album in the summer having bought back the rights under her new label Interscope.