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MR WESTFEATURE CONTENT

How many professions can one man have? According to Kanye West, the number is limitless. Over the years we have witnessed Kanye the rapper, Kanye the “serious musician” and emphatic performer, Kanye the producer, Kanye the egotistical educa-tor, Kanye the fashion designer, Kanye the philanthropist and who could forget Kanye the speech interrupter?For someone who wears so many creative hats (often on backwards), there’s al-ways going to be concern that the music profession which initially catapulted him to worldwide critical acclaim will suffer more than the handpicked audience at his Paris fashion show.

BY NATASHA ANDERSON AND LAUREN HOWELLS

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Since it’s inception in France in 1943, Paris Fashion Week has been a mecca for the in-dustries stylish and elite. This highly anticipat-ed week on the fashion calendar showcas-es the latest Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter collections of luxury fashion houses, including Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier and Dior to name a few. On October 1st, 2011, at Pa-risian high school Lychee Henry IV, Kanye West, critically acclaimed hip hop producer and musician debuted his highly anticipated women’s fashion line, DW. The collection, named after his late mother,

Donda West, was unveiled to a stellar hand picked audience of fashion editors, stylists, jouinalists, designers, and an array of A list celebrities including Mary Kate and Ash-ley Olsen and Lindsay Lohan. Expectations were high for West’s latest venture. This was the moment he has been dreaming of his entire life. Kanye’s well documented love of fashion began at a young age, the avid fan being a front

Row fixture at countless fashion shows over the years. Revered by many as a style icon, West was voted one of the top 10 most stylish men in America by GQ Magazine in 2009. That same year, he collaborated with both Nike and Louis Vuitton and created separate lines of footwear. His passion for the industry for all aspects of the industry also led him to being a fashion columnist for lifestyle magazine Complex. After Kanye’s infamous outburst at the VMA’s he took a break from music and moved to Rome where he interned at Fendi.

His obsession with fashion led him to tell one fashion magazine that design was more important to him than music, but would his love of the industry be enough to earn him a credible name? There is a stigma attached to celebrities who launch fashion lines, there success doesn’t always translate to runway success. They are often faced with intense scrutiny by the often cynical fashion cri-tiques. While some have proven to be suc-cessful and well regarded in the industry, such as Victoria Beckham’s DVB collections and Even the Row by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, others have proven disastrous, most

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With Kanye’s reputation for having a penchant for the extravagant and theatri-

cal, the level of anticipation for his line were high. However, it didn’t live up to

the monumental hype surrounding it. While the reviews were mixed, it was met

with mainly widespread criticism. On the whole, the collection was uninspired;

it lacked cohesion and direction, an suffered from poor tailoring and craftsman-

ship. The collection was heavily influenced by other designers, including Balmain ,

Givenchy, Herve Leger and Pucci. Kanye achieved his desired look with the help of

respected designers Louise Goldin and Katie Eary, and also through consultations

with Central Saint Martins professor and guru of British fashion Louise Wilson. He

also had some of the modelling industries finest, including Karlie Kloss, Anja Rubik

and Chanel Iman. His use of heavy aesthitics and luxe fabrics,including over sized

fur collars, suede and leather made his collection more suited for an A/W show-

ing. There was an unusual array of hotpants, structural zips, skintight pants, beaded

blazers, deep plunging necklines and slashed bandage dresses. The colour palette

was simple, beige, white, black with hints of cobalt blue and red. While he won

praise for his colour block pants, the rest of the collection was not well received.

“ Kanye is set to silence his critics by returning to Paris to showcase his A/W

ready to wear collection in March ”

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Before all the fashion shows and “flashing lights”, Kanye’s musical career began in

his bedroom, where at the age of twelve he commenced creating hip-hop beats

to accompany the video games he’d designed. Evidently, from a young age West

harboured a plethora of creativity that was bursting to be released.

It wasn’t until he collaborated with the noto-

rious rapper/producer Jay Z in 2000 that his

talents were adequately commended and thus

Kanye West the lyrical genius was born.

Of all the creative hats Kanye wears, it is his

lyricist cap that fits him the best. There is no

subject West won’t tackle in his songs and he isn’t afraid to articulate his opinions

and political views to the world, regardless of the ramifications. In 2005, during

a live telethon to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina victims, Kanye West asserted

that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” and the backlash and public

reaction was unprecedented. In a television interview five years later, Bush ad-

mitted that West’s very public outburst was the “lowest point” of his presidency,

exemplifying the power of Kanye’s convictions and the widespread amplification

of his voice.

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Just last month, West endeavoured to channel his burgeoning creativity by announc-

ing via his widely followed Twitter account the launch of his new design company,

DONDA, which he asserted will “comprise of over 22 divisions with a goal to make

products and experiences that people want and can afford.”

This gross venture has been met with skepticism as it seems DONDA (also named

after his late mother) lacks a direct focus and is a somewhat indulgent attempt “to

collectively affect the world through design.” Kanye, the perennial narcissist, firmly

believes that DONDA will pick up where Steve Jobs left off in terms of revolution-

izing the world as we know it by aesthetically improving everything “we see, hear,

touch, taste and feel.” Talk about an ambitious and ambiguous undertaking.

It appears that not even Kanye can articulate what the DONDA design initiative will

achieve or how it will operate, but it certainly will be entertaining to see if Mr West

and his creative minions can pull this one off.

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SO THE QUESTION NOW REMAINS: HAS MR WEST

SPREAD HIS “GREATNESS” ACROSS TOO MANY

SLICES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BREAD

OR IS HE SIMPLY ONE OF

THE MOST INTELLIGENT AND

CREATIVE ARTISTS THAT THE INDUSTRY HAS EVER

WITNESSED?

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PHOTOGRAPHER PROFILE

PROFILE BY GENEVIEVE WOOD

HOLLY JAFFE

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Holly Jaffe doesn’t want to be another celebrity photographer. She thrives on

capturing life’s rare and candid moments, giving her chance to confine one

image in time to a lasting photograph. Holly’s blog, Linger On displays just

that; her own personal photo collection of nights out, festivals and road trips,

spliced together with professional pieces that have been featured in various

look books - each one beckoning for the viewer to linger on a particular im-

age and not just pass it by.

The notion of lingering not only lends itself to the

title of Holly’s blog but also to its title artwork, a

psychedelic head shot of a woodstock-esque char-

acter wearing rainbow lens glasses, with the third

eye being the focus of the bold drawing. The con-

cept of the third eye or the minds eye being able

to see something else other than just the visual, is an idea that fascinates Holly

and motivates her in her work. “That’s what I want to try to capture, things

that go unnoticed, [I want to try] to captivate people and mesmerize them,

making them feel apart of the image”.

Holly says her inspiration derives from travel and wanderlust, nature and natu-

ral phenomenon’s and of course, music.

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She lists her trip to Europe and Morocco as the catalyst for her major creative

awakening. “It opened my eyes and I started to develop more of a sense of

who I am and what I want to create for the world”.

With such an abundance of creative talent all pushing the experimental now

just a hop, skip and a click away, the most challenging part of the job (still)

is getting noticed. However, it works both ways. The blogesphere acts as a

source of inspiration, with Holly listing 4th and Bleeker, Frou Frou, Tabacco

and Leather and We Live Young as some of her favourite blogs. In particular,

We Live Young, a fellow photography blog, is listed as her very favourite. The

reason being Holly says is because Nirrimi (the author) “documents her life so

beautifully and I get lost in her photos. I love photos that give you an incredible

sense of what the person was feeling, and you too then feel the emotions and

all her photos have that quality.” This idea is ultimately what Holly captures in

her own photographs. They are raw, intriguing, grainy and honest yet always

striking. And if she could photograph anything in the world? It would be the

deep south, just so she could take “weird and wonderful portraits.”

Holly has shot look books for Luxe, On The Phone To Paris, Boddi and most

recently her work has been featured in ‘Radio Gaga’ by Andrea Baker.

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DESIGNER PROFILE

PROFILE BY JAMES BANHAM / PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOLLY JAFFE

“ GOING IN WITH A PREDISPOSITION; I CAME OUT WITH A REVELATION. “

ANTHONY

CAPON

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Reputations of being set and confident in

his ways, battling stereotypes and having

a formidable character are all that swirled

through my mind as I entered the glamor-

ous warehouse that housed my source of

conversation, Anthony Capon. After all, that

was all I knew of him.

The Melbourne designer and one of the cre-

ative minds behind the Et Al group - which

houses the labels Showroom and Comma -

winner of Project Runway Australia season

2 and all ‘round nice guy, however, certainly

knows his stuff and exactly how to impart

his wisdom and thoughts on all things life,

love, fashion and the industry.

Draped in his signature black garments

comprising of sheer, textured fabric and a

wickedly high pair of black heels, Anthony

greeted me with a smile and a tentative gait

that welcomed me to his sartorial lair.

His office is a gregariously messy, hygienically

clean, well-kept haven of design and creativ-

ity. With colleagues buzzing around desks, in

and out of stockrooms and enjoying the last

few meagre minutes of their evening impris-

onment in the office, Anthony showed me

around the sun bathed and warm space.

Images and swatches of fabric and designs

adorned the walls of rooms littered with ac-

cessories, swathes of fabric, paper and man-

nequins. Against one far wall hung Antho-

ny’s latest Autumn-Winter collection, which

comprises 30 new pieces all in eye-catching

textures.

This season’s look? Black. Fairly usual given

the designer’s penchant for the dark, myste-

rious and head-turning.

He explained to me that Et Al and his per-

sonal label a.Concept have a very distinct

style, which mostly involves black and white.

The summer, though, is looking toward col-

our and bright fluorescents, which Anthony

says they can always try, but it’s not quite his

style.

‘ A.Concept ’ is Anthony’s baby. It was born

from his passion for design and is funded

and housed by Et Al, whom sells his collec-

tions through two of their stores.

He loves it and is happy to take charge of

the label, entirely on his own.

He’s been with them for around five years,

so was fortunate to have Et Al behind him

when in the dim, dark past – nearly two-

and-a-half years ago - he embellished his

skills on the legendary Project Runway

Australia. They wanted to ‘cut the crap’ and

help him out, removing all the hardships and

struggles of starting a new label with no fi-

nancial backing.

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When it comes to what he does, there is no second-guessing. Anthony loves creativity, to be

creative, live and work looking and believing he is as fabulous as he can be and be damned if

anyone tells him otherwise.

It’s this attitude I thought was the most profound.

He creates his pieces because he visualises them. Anthony envisions everything that his hands

make as being a part of a stage show, some sort of performance or coasting down a runway.

He says that’s because of his childhood stage show influence. As a three-year old

he was very heavily involved in Irish dancing – a unique talent that still rears its head every now

and then, “Usually when I’m excited, a little jig comes out”, he mentioned.

It’s no wonder he’s so comfortable in skirts and heels.

He made quite an impact on the Australian fashion scene when he publicly appeared in skirts,

which surprised the veteran wearer

Anthony explained,

“The skirts are a part of my wardrobe because they’re easy to wear and I believe they’re a

great piece to own.

“I don’t think everyone can pull it off and I don’t want to see some pooncey little guy walking

around with a skirt because he thinks it makes him look pretty. They can actually be a really

masculine thing – look at ancient Rome, Scotland, Braveheart - but dmittedly, they’re not for

everybody.”

It’s the influence of his dancing history, combined with the way he envisions work that result in

some stunning pieces, full of texture, layering and lines that complement each other harmoni-

ously and allow for wickedly easy movement.

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Anthony’s enthusiasm for his work, his “singular, bachelor lifestyle” – without a refrigera-

tor because he hates to cook – his talents, confidence and goals are very infectious,

which as it happens, affected others around the country in a moving moment he had

never experienced before.

During his time in the spotlight as Australia’s fashion world watched wannabe-after-

wannabe designer try and fail on national television, something happened.

Anthony’s aesthetic and his way was not only received by thousands of Australians, but

embraced. He had an affect on boys, girls, men and women of all ages and from all walks

of life who witnessed, embraced and encouraged him and what he had going on

“I wore a fucking watering can on my head for god’s sake,” he reminisced. “But that didn’t

stop people from contacting me and letting me know how much I’d inspired them.”

What was most notable about Anthony’s newfound recognition for his style and per-

sona was that he’d managed to touch the lives of many people of varying ages so much

so they felt compelled to embrace their own life for what it should be.

People contacted him online and made mention of their inspiration by his confidence,

willingness to admit to the world his true self and lack of care for whoever thought he

was different because he chose to wear heels, a man skirt or other albeit out there bod-

ily embellishments. Some even came-out to him because they didn’t know who else to

turn to; a heart warming experience for the mere designer.

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What he recalls most with a vague reminiscent smile on his face is that through his time, he has been approached by wives on behalf of their big, masculine husbands to inadvertently introduce the meek men from afar.

“It was hilarious because these women would come up to me in the street and say, ‘Hi, my husband just wanted to introduce himself, but he’s too embarrassed to come over. He loves you and thinks you’re so great’,” he said.

Admittedly, many of these guys didn’t quite know what the hell Anthony is about, but he loved the fact they were willing to admit their appreciation and see him as just another cool guy with his own unique thing going on.

He appreciates and respects – as he too is – people who are simply real.

When Anthony first moved to Melbourne at the young age of 21, he knew what he wanted to do and made friends along the way who helped him foster his creativity. One of his best friends was as creative and expressive as Anthony himself.

A favourite memory is one of a night out on Melbourne’s Gertrude Street. It involved a skirt from an op-shop, a podium, no doubt plenty of alcohol – to feed the designer’s fanciful drinking habits - and the skirt’s spontaneous alteration with nothing but a pair of scissors during a performance in the middle of the club for no one but themselves.

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He sees this as a testament to his creative nature and unpredictability.

From this muse, Anthony learnt the phrase embrace the freak, or basically, you are who you are so be the most fabulous person you can be.

He tries to stick to this mantra every day.

While he doesn’t necessarily believe he is a freak, per se – he lives as best he can by shying away from nothing, and living to the beat of his own drum.

His confidence, creativity and zest for the person he is are infectious.

Having come a long way since the days of studying fashion at a TAFE in Canberra, An-thony is taking his life and what he has by the throat and forcing it in the direction he deems worthy. He is not out to change the world one fashion-lover at a time, not out to impose his man skirt and heel wearing ways on every Australian man, nor out to convert every fashionisto into a clone. He simply wants to be who he is, rock a fabulous black ensem-ble and live a happy, fulfilled life.

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QUITE A CONSPICUOUS GOAL FOR THE INDUSTRY

BUT REVOLUTIONARY IN ITS SIMPLICITY.

- JAMES BANHAM [2012]

Follow Anthony Capon / Twitter @ANTHONYCAPON

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CONTENT BY LAUREN HOWELLS

VIKTOR & ROLF

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Welcome to the world of Viktor and Rolf; an extravagant wonderland of surrealist

illusion and structural beauty. Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren are the Avant Garde

duo behind this unique label. These visionaries of the fashion world are masters of

haute couture; their designs are a meticulous blend of stylish, glamorous fashion and

beautiful works of art. The pair met while studying at the Arnhem Academy of Art and

Design. They gained recognition for their designs in 1993 when they won the Salon

European des Jeunes Stylists prize for young designers. The eccentric duo’s runway

presentations over the years have been elaborate conceptual masterpieces, blending

cool irony with chic couture. One of their early fashion shows “Russian Doll” (A/W

‘99/2000) had model Maggie Rizer positioned on a revolving platform, with the de-

signers dressing her, layer by layer, in nine different jewel encrusted dresses.

Their fashion show in 2001 featured each model wearing scaffolding with their own

lights and music: each essentially carrying their own fashion show. For the debut of

their menswear line “V &R Monsieur” the designers were the models, changing out-

fits onstage. Other notable presentations showcasing their unbridled imagination and

creativity include a topsy-turvy show featuring upside down dresses and a backwards

soundtrack, and their show entitled “Black Hole” an all black collection where the

models faces, hands and legs were painted black. While these shows captivated the

fashion press, they failed to have commercial success. In 2000, they moved from haute

couture to ready-to-wear, and collaborated with H&M designing a line for the highly

successful Swedish brand. Their line included chic trenches, tuxedos, motif blouses and

full skirts. Other collaborations include a range of couture false eyelashes Shu Ue-

mura in 2008, and a luggage line for Samsonite in 2009. The Viktor and Rolf label now

includes shoes, accessories, lingerie, eyewear and perfumes, Flowerbomb for women,

and Antidote for Men.

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Their Fall 2008 Ready to Wear collection was inspired by the word “no”, to represent

women who have a voice and who stand up for themselves. The word no, along with

“dream”, “wow” and “yes” were incorporated into the collection in many forms, including

sequins, painted on models faces and three dimensionally popping out from jackets. The

middle Ages inspired their Fall 2011 collection, the show beginning with a giant draw-

bridge being lowered onto the catwalk. The models faces were painted blood red, and

the collection featured strong shoulders, armor like pleats, large floral motifs, oversized

ruffles and frills and unstructured dresses.

Their Spring/Summer 2012 collection was a total contrast to their previous angry black-

clad offering, with the presentation being girly and doll like. The show began with their

trademark dramatic staging, with the models entering the catwalk by walking through a

skirt that opened like a curtain worn by French musical duo Brigitte, who sang through-

out the show perched high above the crowd. The collection was a feminine array of

cocktail and party dresses with oversized stitch detailing, dramatic ruffles, satin bows and

lace, and mesh and lace embellishments. The models wore ponytails with red eyelash

extensions and heels with ruffled leather detail.

In October 2011, the designers released their debut book, a collection of twelve fairy

tales. Beautifully illustrated by the designers, their surreal fairy tales take the reader on a

journey of luxurious escapism.

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THE HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL DUO CONTINUES TO BE

REGARDED AS FASHION ROYALTY, AND

ICONS OF THE INDUSTRY.

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WATCH THE THRONE - BEN COOK

There were only two hip hop acts this festival season really worth watching; Kanye

West and Odd Future (honourable mentions go to Das Racist, Spank Rock, Snoop

Dogg and Kid Cudi). Both have a propensity for controversy, oodles of talent and a

vision for world domination, but are at different stages of their musical careers. While

Yeezy enjoys the dream combination of critical and commercial success, and has done

for the better part of a decade, a year of relentless hype and attention has propelled

Odd Future into the mainstream pop culture zeitgeist, with the rap collective set for

similar heights, and showing no signs of driving slow.

Mr. West is going through a prolific phase of his tenure in music-making at the mo-

ment. A couple of years ago, with his back against the wall and the world’s negativity

in his ear, he could have easily imploded, creatively, or faded from public life, but in-

stead he used all the hating as fuel to turn My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy into a

modern masterpiece. This was as intentional a career move as releasing a mixtape is

to a new rapper, whether Kanye was aware of it or not. Bouts of self-sabotage are just

par for the course when you’re an international icon not content with complacency.

It needs to be Kanye vs. the world. At the same time, he wants the world’s respect

and attention. It’s a love/hate relationship where the talk hurts but the sex is great.

And just to show the world he’d won, a year later he releases a swaggering collection

of ghetto beats and bravado raps with his “big brother” Jay Z, boastfully titled ‘Watch

The Throne’.

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Odd Future crept up on the scene in 08’/09’ with a barrage of, mostly individual,

mixtapes from the majority of the group’s members. These were hit (Tyler, the Crea-

tor’s ‘Bastard’) and miss (Hodgy Beats’ ‘The Dena Tape’) affairs, and it was only in

2010, when the songs were better and they’d built up a rep for a crazy, energetic live

show, that things started to solidify. Twenty-eleven, though, was OF’s breakthrough

year thanks, in large part, to a Strokes-level amount of water-cooler hype and an Arc-

tic Monkeys-level of Internet buzz. These guys (and girl) weren’t the new saviors of

Rock music though, they were young hoods from the ‘burbs of LA making murky hip

hop, sonically and lyrically. They represent the new hustlers of the Internet generation,

transplanting street-level methods into the digital domain. You made a mixtape (an

actual, physical tape/CD), sent it to friends (in person), and if it’s good your friends

sent it to their friends (also in person!). Same principle now, only the neighbourhood’s

a lot bigger. Last year, they also got put through the toughest test a recording artist can

go through these days; They released an album and asked people to pay money for it.

In these two artists, an assumption on the current state of hip hop can be extracted.

Kanye West pushes the boundaries of creativity, hip hop convention and what a hip

hop track can sound like, looking to the other arts for inspiration. Odd Future push

the boundaries of society, censorship and the system, looking to the past for validation.

The throne, at the moment, is Ye’s to lose, with time and infinite amounts of potential

on OF’s side. Is there room for two at the top? Does hip hop have anywhere to go?

Evolution in music is natural - essential - to the creativity, and popularity, of an artform.

The oscillation of going forward, just to have the ability to go back is the creative life-

cycle. A few years ago there was a claim that hip hop was dead. It’s not dead, it’s just

finding out what it wants to be.

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HOW THIS QUEEN OF CONEY ISLAND’S DEBUT ALBUM HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES

CONTENT BY NATASHA ANDERSON

LANADELREY

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It’s difficult to believe that just twelve months

ago Lana Del Rey (and her plump pout) was

minding her own business in London, creat-

ing a little album that she assumed would be

released independently and lost amongst a

thrashing sea of online starlets. Well both Lana

and her luscious lips were wrong. Within a

few months she had

signed a major label

deal with Interscope/

Polydor Records and

released her debut

single “Video Games”

which went on to

become a YouTube

sensation that is sit-

ting at nearly 27 mil-

lion hits. With over 20,000 comments on this

video alone, it appears that everyone has an

opinion of this doe-eyed darling, her music and

whether or not her swollen lips (which she

insists are 100% real) are the result of a visit to

the plastic surgeon’s office.

Lana Del Rey, whose real name is Elizabeth

Grant, has been ripped to shreds by critics at

every interval of her meteoric rise to fame, so

it’s natural for there to be a large amount of

interest as to what those large lips have to sing

about.

“Born To Die” is a substantial debut pop offer-

ing that effortlessly pervades a number of gen-

res from hip-hop to

electro-funk and

blues to alternative

Indie-pop. Chan-

nelling the pseudo-

heroine that she’s

coined a “gangsta

Nancy Sinatra”, Ms

Del Rey is certainly

in her element and

vocal comfort zone

throughout the 12

tracks.

The title and opening track, Born To Die, is a

sophisticated and cinematic composition that

is both haunting and mesmerizing. Lana’s deep

and lush vocals croon over a symphony of sus-

tained strings and it is evident that this is no

elementary release from the enchanting New

Yorker.

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A perpetual theme of endless love is interwoven throughout the album as Lana sings “I will love

you til the end of the time” in the Western blues-inspired Blue Jeans and “heaven is a place on

earth with you” in the wildly popular Video Games. Utilising eccentric vocal trills and uncon-

ventional melodic lines, Del Ray cements herself in the realm of Bjork, Fiona Apple and other

timeless songstresses with the catchy Diet Mountain Dew. Influences from Tori Amos and Kate

Bush are evident in “Off to the Races”, a quirky ditty that unleashes her inner Lolita and details

her relationship with a mysterious lover with “a cocaine heart.”

The track “National Anthem” serves as a tribute to American patriotism and cleverly analyses

the nation’s money-hungry culture, beginning with the unmistakable sound of July 4 fireworks

and cheers from Independence Day revelers. Del Ray pronounces that “money is the anthem

of success,” proving that she doesn’t only pen songs about love and loss but indeed possesses

an astute social opinion that she isn’t afraid to express.

“Radio” is by far the most infectious song on the album. With its “sweet like cinnamon” melodic

lines and punchy hook, it effortlessly blends the best of both the hip-hop and pop genres.

In short, Born To Die is an extremely impressive debut from a truly intriguing and exciting new

artist. Critical backlash aside, the blatantly cruel jibes that have saturated the Internet about

everything from Del Ray’s Jolie lips to her slurred singing style are irrelevant and unwarranted.

She is intoxicatingly beautiful and immensely talented so why should she be punished? Has the

general public become so averse to the marriage of talent and beauty that they are compelled

to berate a complete stranger by posting abhorrent comments onto online forums?

Let’s give the girl Lizzy Grant a break and focus on Lana Del Ray the artist. Let’s put aside the

fact that she’s a bombshell babe and enter the musically mesmerizing world that is Born To Die.

So close your eyes and open your ears because you might even like what you hear.

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