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  1. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Masterpiece like all her albums Every song is gorgeous She never fails to dig deep and deliver true emotion Expand
  2. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    I constantly find myself returning to this album. Blue Banisters is one of her most cohesive albums while still giving each song its own unique sound. A lot more raw and mature than her previous works and overall an extremely well-rounded album. “Thunder” has such a classic sound to it that it makes you feel like it was released decades before. “Dealer” and “Black Bathing Suit” are a bitI constantly find myself returning to this album. Blue Banisters is one of her most cohesive albums while still giving each song its own unique sound. A lot more raw and mature than her previous works and overall an extremely well-rounded album. “Thunder” has such a classic sound to it that it makes you feel like it was released decades before. “Dealer” and “Black Bathing Suit” are a bit more experimental for Lana, but she drives these songs home in such a great way - the same sound I personally think that she attempted and failed with “White Dress” on her last album. There is, of course, some iconic Lana-style cinematic ballads on this album with “Arcadia” and “Beautiful”. The rest of the album is full of atmospheric Autumn-bathed rainy day records that mesh so well together that the “sound” of this era is very easily identifiable when heard. Many of these songs being written around 2014, they give the album the energy of a more mature “Ultraviolence” era, as if present Lana is not only singing with, but singing TO her past self. The album ends with “Sweet Caroline”, a piano ballad written to her sister Chuck as she prepares for motherhood and ,potentially, postpartum depression.
    God I love this album so much I could have an aneurism right now. 10/10
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  3. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    nada a ver esse album é superestimada demais não vi nada de novo e interessante
  4. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    album ruim, músicas clichês e sem inovação. Lana deveria tentar algo novo ao invés de servir mais do mesmo.
  5. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    só pq tao avaliando o álbum da demi com 0, não tenho nada contra a lana ❤️❤️
  6. Oct 22, 2021
    10
    such a masterpiece, filled with some unreleased tracks (but they’re amazing) it’s so good, i feel every stage of lana in this album which is kinda what she tried to do with it.
  7. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    top dms amo mt lana diva sempre mitando em tudo melodias lindas letras lindas estética linda musicas atemporais e identificaveis artista da da decada
  8. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    not good at all, Norman **** Rockwell is certainly very much better than this
  9. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Definitely one of her best albums
    Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy
  10. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Lana Del Rey fez o melhor álbum de todos, que se danem os que estão tentando tirar esse posto dela!
  11. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    Not the vibe I thought it was going for. The other albums are better in my opinion
  12. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    THIS IS LANAS BEST ALBUM!! ARTIST OF THE DECADE FOR A REASON ❤️‍
  13. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    MAIOR ÁLBUM DO MUNDO, CHOREM LOVATICS DESGR4ÇADOS!!! NÃO VÃO DERRUBAR A MAMÃE DO TOPO
  14. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    One of Lana’s best albums especially it has some of her best song such as Violet for roses, text book, living legend, cherry blossom, dealer, black bathing suit, If you lie Down with me , and nectar of the gods
  15. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This album was literally so good. Where it may lack in production it 100% makes up for it in the story she tells and her beautiful amazing lyrics. Lana is truly still burning bright in the industry and i can't wait to see what she puts out in the future! 10/10 would 100% recommend this album to everyone.
  16. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    simplesmente perfeito, o melhor álbum já feito (igual a todos os outros da lana)
  17. Oct 24, 2021
    10
    Espetacular!! Lana conseguiu entregar mais uma vez um álbum super emotivo e bem composto trazendo total emoção em um de seus álbuns mais pessoais de uma maneira totalmente imersiva com músicas completamente variadas de sua discografia. Simplesmente perfeito! destaca-se como um dos melhores álbuns de sua discografia e possivelmente do ano.
  18. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    AOTY,shame on u Grammy,many tracks can magically make my eyes sour and wet even without knowing what the lyrics telling about when i was listening first.she is the real artist yet ironically American never cherish. except living legend kinda boring,others are 10 to 10
  19. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    I think this is an underrated masterpiece. I love the atmosphere of this album and the storytelling behind. Lana Del Rey has done a really really good job. My favorite album of her.
  20. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    YESSSSSSSS queeen slayed she deserves it and much more Wanna it Demi? Will be wanting
  21. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns da Lana del Rey. As Músicas são bem produzidas, as letras inesquecíveis
  22. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Lana never disappoints! Her lyricism and beautiful voice prove time and time again why she is such a well-respected artist and one of the best (if not the very best) songwriters of our generation. Compared to most commercial pop albums, Blue Banisters has no filler songs; no songs appealing to potential TikTok trends, no commercial ploys that would compromise her artistic integrity, onlyLana never disappoints! Her lyricism and beautiful voice prove time and time again why she is such a well-respected artist and one of the best (if not the very best) songwriters of our generation. Compared to most commercial pop albums, Blue Banisters has no filler songs; no songs appealing to potential TikTok trends, no commercial ploys that would compromise her artistic integrity, only honest and emotional tracks that depict Lana's state of mind throughout the pandemic. Slay! Expand
  23. Aug 20, 2022
    10
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  24. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    O álbum em si é muito bom, e contém músicas com letras muito impactantes. Congrats lana
  25. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    Álbum péssimo, sempre a mesma melancolia de sempre e não inova em nada! Mesmo do mesmo!
  26. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Entrega total de vocais e letras intimistas, onde ela se mostra frágil e pensativa. Perfeição
  27. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Amazing album!! Lana del Rey is a big artist and your compositions always been incredibles!
  28. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    I love all the old Lana albums, don’t know how to feel about this one yet.
  29. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    one of my favorite albums of lana, she slayed
    so much in this. 100/100 for this one
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Mojo
    Nov 16, 2021
    80
    A lyrically strong album. [Jan 2022, p.82]
  2. Uncut
    Nov 16, 2021
    80
    A set of drifting piano ballads that allow her rich and profane lyrics to hit home. [Jan 2022, p.22]
  3. Nov 4, 2021
    75
    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. Still, if there is indeed a physical Arcadia to be revealed, it has not emerged in its entirety on Blue Banisters. That said, its intoxicating hints are enough to keep seekers thirsty.