It takes a particular kind of artist to release, as the opening salvo to their new album, a track that is over 7 minutes long. And yet such is the faith in Lana Del Rey, and the level of respect she has gradually built up since 2010, that she gets away with it.
'A&W' is at once understated, meandering, ugly, and beautiful. It's a complex piece that really rewards repeated listens, much as its parent album Did You Know There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd? also does. Del Rey is capable of obscure moments of beauty, gorgeously atmospheric anthems, and state of the nation addresses, and in 'A&W' it feels like she's trying to do all three at once. Somehow it works.
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