Brett Schewitz Brett Schewitz

#321 Lana Del Rey, 'Norman Fucking Rockwell!' (2019)

I was genuinely surprised to see this album on the list, especially in the high 300s. I originally listened to this album on release and I wasn’t blown away. When re-listening now, I started on speakers, but halfway through moved to headphones. One thing I can say for sure, is that the record definitely sounds better in headphones. The production, which is mostly by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff (his third entry as producer – we previously heard him on the Lorde and Taylor Swift entries), is subdued, intricate and songs mostly driven by piano.

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