Beneath Lana Del Rey’s Born to Die-era beehive, under the distasteful Native-American headdress she donned in the 2012 “Ride” video, lies a normal girl. A normal girl who, just like you and me, traverses the pitfalls of American idealism in search of a purpose. After subverting the music industry’s rigid authenticity expectations with the unapologetic satire of her electric sophomore effort Ultraviolence and establishing artistic maturity on the minimalistic, lonesome Honeymoon, Del Rey now blesses fans with her fourth record, Lust for Life. (Why just reference a 40-year-old Iggy Pop album when you can straight-up steal its name?) Trading in the inaccessible darkness of her previous works for social awareness and optimism, Lust for Life sparkles as the singer’s “modern manifesto.” Themes of hope and change transcend the shadows of her past, battling new shadows cast by the likes of the Trump era. Come celebrate self-discovery, America and Lana’s move “out of the black” and “into the blue.” Her L.A. to the Moon Tour will hit Bridgestone Tuesday for a night of Lana bops both old and new. JACKIE ZEISLOFT
Lana Del Rey w/Kali Uchis
