the albums + songs of the first half of 2023
Presenting our favorite albums + songs from the first half of 2023...
lana del rey
stream new releases from Lana Del Rey, Sofia Kourtesis, Vegyn, Jane Inc. + more
New ones from Lana Del Rey, Sofia Kourtesis, + Jane Inc. highlight another strong week for new releases...
gorilla vs. bear’s SONGS of 2019
Presenting our favorite songs of 2019:
As always, songs that we released on Luminelle were not considered for this list, but we dropped some bangers. A few other notes: "Mariners Apartment Complex" was probably my actual favorite song of the year, but it was released as a single in 2018, and made our list last year...
video premiere: August Eve – “You Already Know”
We're psyched to premiere the video for this smoldering, undeniably cinematic torch song from native Angeleno August Eve, taken from her stellar new self-released double A-side single. "You Already Know" is a timeless and sweepingly romantic pop ballad, falling somewhere in the lineage of classic, swooning girl-group melodrama meets modern Lynchian noir...
Lana Del Rey shares new song “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have – but i have it”
Lana Del Rey shares a stark piano ballad from Norman Fucking Rockwell, featuring one lyric that seems to reference her battle with depression and a 1947 film, but that some youtube commenters and others are interpreting to be a thinly veiled shot at Azealia Banks:
Carla Dal Forno covers Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness”
Well this was unexpected. In advance of her forthcoming North American tour, Carla Dal Forno just shared a haunted, stark cover of Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness", taken from Dal Forno's 2018 tour-only Top of the Pops cassette. Listen below:
DJDS + Empress of cover Lana Del Rey’s Love
Two of our favorites team up again, this time on a sweet cover of Lana Del Rey's "Love":
hear an amazing and over-the-top remix of Lana Del Rey’s “Love”
Recycle Culture is back. The producer, who has a track record of making great Lana Del Rey edits, shares a completely over-the-top and perfect new LDR remix -- officially titled - ۰۪۫L۪۫۰۰۪۫O۪۫۰۰۪۫V۪۫۰۰۪۫E۪۫۰ - Rะcycle Cะlture's ▂▃▄▅▆▇█▓▒░【W】░a░【I】【L】░o░v░e░【S】【O】░u░【N】░d░▒▓█▇▆▅▄▃▂ -- which he describes as "all breakbeats and Wall Of Sound samples", featuring inspired and pitch-perf