Ahead of the Lana Del Rey curve...

My apologies if what I'm about to say sounds a tad hipsterish, but when it comes to Lana Del Rey I was way head of the internet. Already back in December last year I posted about her, and the magnificent Diet Mnt Dew, hoping she would resurface. It has been slightly surreal to see her blow up over the summer and become something of a phenomena. And slightly depressing as many comments seems more focused on her suspiciously large lips, her video aesthetic and her first release under her real name, Lizzy Grant, than the songs themselves. My stance is that I don't care if Lana is someone Lizzy invented because she wanted to, or if Lana Del Rey was invented with the help of managers and she's a "product" (Really? We're still going on about authenticity? It's 2011. Get over it). What I care about is that Blue Jeans sounds like a David Lynchian take on Chris Issak's Wicked Game. Video Games is an amalgam of pop culture in 2011 set to some stunning orchestration.

When Lana's first release was announced to be a 7" picture disc I instantly pre-ordered and today it reached me. Nearly a year and a half after falling for her voice, I finally had something tangible in my hands.