#125: Norman Fucking Rockwell! - Lana Del Ray (2019)

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Welcome back, music junkies. I’m James Campion, and this week on 300 Favorite Albums, I’m joined by acclaimed poet and music critic Katie Darby Mullins to dissect what just might be the most vital, prophetic, and achingly beautiful American record of the 21st century: Lana Del Rey’s 2019 masterpiece, Norman Fucking Rockwell!. How exactly does a modern pop icon conjure the ghosts of Laurel Canyon, dismantle the California mythos, and accidentally write the ultimate bittersweet soundtrack to our collective global isolation? Together, Katie and I unpack the soaring Jack Antonoff production, the razor-sharp, hip-hop-influenced poetry of Del Rey’s lyrics, and the devastating vulnerability hidden beneath the album's sun-drenched, psychedelic surface. Is it possible to mourn an American Dream you never really believed in, all while calling out the "goddamn man-children" of the world? We dive deep into the sorrow, the brilliance, and the cinematic scope of an album that completely floored me. You won't want to miss a second of this sonic dissection—hit play to uncover exactly why this modern classic secured its unshakeable spot on my list of all-time favorites.Songs played:"Norman Fucking Rockwell""Mariners Apartment Complex""Venice Bitch""Fuck It I love You""Doin' Time""Love Song""Cinnamon Girl""How to Disappear""California""The Next Best American Record""the greatest""Bartender""Happiness is a Butterfly""Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have It"Additonal Selections:"Doin' Time" - Sublime from Sublime"Summertime" - Ella Fitzgerald from Porgy and Bess"Summertime - Big Brother Holding Company & the Holding Company from Cheap Thrills"Life on Mars" - David Bowie from Hunky Dory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome back, music junkies. I’m James Campion, and this week on 300 Favorite Albums, I’m joined by acclaimed poet and music critic Katie Darby Mullins to dissect what just might be the most vital, prophetic, and achingly beautiful American record...

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