Elizabeth Grant, better known as Lana Del Rey, is one of the newest, freshest sounds to emerge out of the indie-pop world this year.
The 25 year-old New Yorker has been delivering music for a few years, however it's only this year that she released her official debut EP Video Games. Received with praise and acclaimed by the critics, the Video Games single is a soulful blend of beautiful vocals tied in with a melancholic melody. Upon it's release last month it peaked just inside the UK top ten at #9, as well as placing inside the top ten in multiple European countries.
Blue Jeans, also taken from the EP, received just as much awareness and acclaim as the lead single.
Considering herself as the "gangsta Nancy Sinatra", Del Ray is not your average pop star. Sounding more like the uber-talented Sky Ferreira than Britney Spears, when describing her sound she recently told Flush the Fashion "think Nina Simone singing a Cat Power song over Lil Wayne‘s track."
Interesting, and certainly worth a listen. So what is there left to do... prepare yourself for what is about to come, as the discovery that is Lana Del Ray is sure to be a big one.
Video Games EP is available digitally today [iTunes]
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