Lana Del Rey's "A&W" Music Theory
I never thought of Lana Del Rey as a piano artist per se, but clearly, she is. Though she doesn’t play piano herself, the instrument features prominently in much of her music, and centrally on her newest release, which came out late last month. Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is a stunning piano-based album with a weirdly long title (and a conspicuously absent question mark). Created in collaboration with producer Jack Antonoff, this expansive, dreamy album should finally put to rest any lingering notions that Lana Del Rey’s artistry is “inauthentic” (a common cri...
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