The cover art features Del Rey and Duke Nicholson-actor Jack Nicholson's grandson-posing on a sailboat, with the album title and Del Rey's initials written in a comic-inspired style. The album's cover art, release date, and track listing were announced by Del Rey on July 31, 2019. No Ripcord describes Norman Fucking Rockwell! as "a remarkably sharp pop record that retains her fascination with pop-culture iconography and the rosey simplicity of a post-war America where classic rock and blue jeans ruled and takes them to much deeper places". Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone noted the album's " Laurel Canyon '70s soft-rock fantasies", including references to Joni Mitchell and the Eagles. Kitty Empire of The Observer noted that "strings and synth washes soundtrack multiple love songs", and also noted several classic rock references throughout the album, including Neil Young's " Cinnamon Girl", Crosby, Stills, & Nash, and Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy. The album features a strong influence from '70s classic rock. Consequence of Sound described the record as featuring " psych-pop lullabies, tales of complicated, consuming romantic love, and overt odes to the tarnished dream of California." It has been characterised as a " pop classic", as well as embodying folk rock, and existing somewhere between the desert rock and "minimalist" trip hop of Del Rey's previous efforts. According to critics, Norman Fucking Rockwell! features " psych-rock jams" and piano-based ballads.
Composition įLOOD Magazine described the album's sound as "a mellow soft rock" and noted that Del Rey's improved lyrics tackle larger themes than her previous work. In a September 2019 livestream on Instagram, Del Rey announced that the album was almost named Bird World. In September 2018, Del Rey revealed that the album was nearly complete, and that she had recorded eleven tracks for it. Del Rey confirmed she had been working on songs including one titled "Bartender", but did not know if it would be featured on an album. To promote the album, Del Rey embarked on a concert tour, titled The Norman Fucking Rockwell! Tour.ĭel Rey announced she had begun working on a follow up material to 2017's Lust for Life in January 2018. It was listed by several publications as one of the best albums of the decade, and in the years following its release, of all time.
Norman Fucking Rockwell! received widespread critical acclaim, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, while the title track was nominated for Song of the Year. The first singles from the album, " Mariners Apartment Complex" and " Venice Bitch", were released in September 2018, followed by " Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It", " Doin' Time", " The Greatest", and " Norman Fucking Rockwell" in 2019. The title of the album is a reference to the painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell.
Musically, Norman Fucking Rockwell! features a soft rock sound consisting of psych-rock jams and piano ballads, and features references to various classic rock artists. The album was primarily produced by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff, with additional contributions from Zach Dawes, Andrew Watt and longtime Del Rey collaborator Rick Nowels. It was released on August 30, 2019, by Polydor and Interscope Records. Norman Fucking Rockwell! is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. " Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have – but I Have It".
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