Lana Del Rey - Born To DieOn her stirring debut album, New York singer songwriter Lizzy Grant transforms into the more bombastically named Lana Del Rey and absolutely wallows in it. The songs are husky and sensual in a way that hits the sweet spot Cat Power has abdicated since The Greatest. Born To Die the album is a collection of tracks about which Lana says "the songs I've written are an homage to true love and a tribute to living life on the wild side." The songs are

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A third volume was prepped but shelved

If I remember correctly

these last ones were completed before Dinger joined the sessions

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to its restlessly discursive music

captured during two nights in San Francisco at the barely-pushing-medium-sized venue The Rickshaw Stop

On this album

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Sleep's rhythm guitars would never again be kept as under control

The band recorded everything they ever did - including gigs - and tracks such as 'Water' were entirely improvised in the studio