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9.0
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Vinyl Chapters
This is a remarkable achievement for Del Rey, who proves yet again just how unpredictably brilliant she is
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8.3
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A.V. Club
While Chemtrails was cause for concern that Del Rey had perhaps lost her magic touch, Banisters is a reminder that when the singer-songwriter is in charge of her vision and fully taps into her emotions, she’s still capable of crafting breathtaking beauty
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8.0
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The Independent
Del Rey’s claims that this is her most personal album yet are not quite true – it is far more elliptical and mysterious than it first appears
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
Her second album of the year is dense and abstract, turning inward and finding solace in sisterhood
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8.0
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Northern Transmissions
Del Rey feels comfortable here, bringing you into her world. One that is honest, messy, dryly hilarious and extremely relatable
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8.0
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Evening Standard
Lana Del Rey’s third album in just over two years marks a slight but significant change to her signature sound
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8.0
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DIY
A collection of sun-kissed moments and hazy memories, free from judgement and firmly rooted in place
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8.0
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NME
On her eighth record – one that subtly responds to her critics – Del Rey's voice has never sounded better
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8.0
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Exclaim
Though still world-weary as ever, Del Rey is, on Blue Banisters, for the first time diaristic and ad hoc. This album is a stunner
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8.0
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Slant Magazine
‘Blue Banisters’ further fleshes out Lana Del Rey’s increasingly colorful personal world
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7.8
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Spectrum Culture
While it might not stand up with her best albums, Blue Banisters doesn’t unduly dent Lana Del Rey’s current purple patch of creativity
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7.7
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Pitchfork
Lana Del Rey’s second album of the year is a sweeping survey of her talent as a songwriter, stripped of the aesthetic borders she often places around her work
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7.5
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Under The Radar
While the days of Born to Die have long since passed, Lana Del Rey is still seeking paradise, closer now than ever as she turns her search inward, seemingly recognizing that paradise is ultimately found within the best of oneself
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7.3
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Beats Per Minute
If Norman Fucking Rockwell was the album that reigned in Del Rey’s darker aesthetics and provided lush Tom Waits-like backgrounds that her detractors could embrace, Blue Banisters has her voice break, has her shout or drop all the way to her lowest register to the point where it feels truly experimental
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7.0
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Clash
Finally giving official recorded space to fan favourite demos and offcuts she couldn’t let go of, it feels like an album she’s been begging and waiting patiently to record right, and now she has the freedom and peace to do it
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7.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
A disarmingly warm and pared-back selection of songs new and old
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6.0
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The Guardian
Despite weaving relatable scenes of Zoom calls and lockdown weight gain into her distinctive aesthetic, the stylised singer remains as elusive as ever on her eighth album
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6.0
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The FT
The singer’s new album makes teasing use of controversy but suffers from a determinedly slow tempo
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6.0
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The Arts Desk
Maybe this is all real as well as hyper-real, a brilliant disguise for naked exposure
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6.0
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The Observer
The singer’s eighth album feels familiar, but also pushes at the edges of her usual themes
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