New band of the day – No 1,022: Lana Del Rey

This self-styled 'gangsta Nancy Sinatra' is a sultry chanteuse whose singing is by turns high and girly and low and huskyHometown: Lake Placid.The lineup: Lizzy Grant (vocals).The background: We like Lizzy Grant, aka Lana Del Rey, we really do. A lot. But she makes us nervous. Mainly because the phrases she uses to describe what it is she does and how she wants to present herself, are better than we could manage. It's great when a new act comes along with a vision and a fully realised aesthetic,...

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