How California became a character in the musical world of Lana Del Rey

Despite being a born and raised New Yorker whose entire foundation was on the East Coast, nothing is quite as essential to Lana Del Rey's art as California.
American Songwriter

From Lizzy to Lana: What Lana Del Rey’s Critics Got Wrong About Her 2012 Reinvention

Before Lana Del Rey was Lana Del Rey, she was Lizzy Grant, making music under her real name that no one was really listening to. In 2010, Grant released her debut studio album, Lana Del Ray, a digital ...
Queerty

Let’s revisit Lana Del Rey’s long-lost debut album, track by track

In an era where image, aesthetic, and persona rule all, Lana Del Rey is an emblem of pop iconography, withstanding scrutiny over the years for her desire for both anonymity and notoriety in the public ...
Stereogum

TikToker Discovers Lana Del Rey Modeling Ponchos In Old Knitting Book

Before she became the international narco-pop singing sensation Lana Del Rey, Lizzy Grant was an unknown singer-songwriter who did a little modeling on the side. This isn't some big secret; a bunch of ...