Every Lana Del Rey Album Ranked Worst To Best
5. Paradise
Okay, so Paradise isn't a studio album, but a re-issue of her breakout record Born To Die. That being said, it features so many new and exciting songs and such a strong, distinctive sound that it honestly feels like one, so it's being included here anyway.
Sporting a much darker and more cinematic tone than Born To Die, Paradise may only be eight tracks long, but it packs a lot into its diluted runtime. The opening track, Ride, remains one of Del Rey's most quintessential anthems of tragic love and escapism, and Body Electric's thunderous melody is impossible to forget.
Add to these tracks the gloomy Gods & Monsters and the closing ballad Bel Air, and what you have with Paradise is an album that eloquently shows an entirely new side to Del Rey's persona and musical sensibilities.
The best part of the record, though - aside from Del Rey's vocals and twisting sound - has to be the short film Tropico that comes with it. Featuring the tracks Body Electric, Gods & Monsters, and Bel Air, the film is a must watch for anyone hoping to understand Del Rey's creative style. It has it all.