<p>Violence voiced <br /></p>.<p>‘Ultraviolence’ is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.<br /><br /> Most songs in the album give the impression that every other woman in the world is a loser, and all the men, weirdos. The subjects range from drugs and cars to money and the bad boys she is always falling for, besides complex relationships and old moneyed men. <br /><br />But if you ignore the lyrical content of the songs, the music is likely to register some pleasance.<br /><br />The opening song, Cruel World, is a cathartic, slow-burning tune about a girl who has just detached herself from a destructive relationship. Ultraviolence, the title of which comes from the cult film A Clockwork Orange, is about a woman who likes being slapped while at the same time declaring “you’re my cult leader” to her abuser. The song combines passion and aggression to the sentimental piano and strings. <br /><br />Shades of Cool is another cynical lament building up to a guitar solo, which is a rarity these days. Brooklyn Baby is about a hipster mooning after a guitarist of a band. Pretty When You Cry is a song about chasing a mirage and of a man who lets her down, while Money Power Glory is a venomous song about having had enough being the doormat. Old Money is a lyrically vague song about the whims and fancies of people who have inherited money, but the piano chimes and violin strains stand out. <br /><br />The Other Woman is a cover version of an old standard for which Nina Simone became famous in 1959. In this song, Lana finally relents that being a plaything for powerful men isn’t all that great as it is made up to be.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Violence voiced <br /></p>.<p>‘Ultraviolence’ is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.<br /><br /> Most songs in the album give the impression that every other woman in the world is a loser, and all the men, weirdos. The subjects range from drugs and cars to money and the bad boys she is always falling for, besides complex relationships and old moneyed men. <br /><br />But if you ignore the lyrical content of the songs, the music is likely to register some pleasance.<br /><br />The opening song, Cruel World, is a cathartic, slow-burning tune about a girl who has just detached herself from a destructive relationship. Ultraviolence, the title of which comes from the cult film A Clockwork Orange, is about a woman who likes being slapped while at the same time declaring “you’re my cult leader” to her abuser. The song combines passion and aggression to the sentimental piano and strings. <br /><br />Shades of Cool is another cynical lament building up to a guitar solo, which is a rarity these days. Brooklyn Baby is about a hipster mooning after a guitarist of a band. Pretty When You Cry is a song about chasing a mirage and of a man who lets her down, while Money Power Glory is a venomous song about having had enough being the doormat. Old Money is a lyrically vague song about the whims and fancies of people who have inherited money, but the piano chimes and violin strains stand out. <br /><br />The Other Woman is a cover version of an old standard for which Nina Simone became famous in 1959. In this song, Lana finally relents that being a plaything for powerful men isn’t all that great as it is made up to be.<br /><br /></p>
