Chemtrails Over the Country Club
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  • Summary: The latest full-length studio release for the pop singer-songwriter artist was produced by Jack Antonoff and features guest appearances from Zella Day and Weyes Blood.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Mar 19, 2021
    100
    What’s inarguable is that she’s become one of the finest songwriters of her generation, with a lyrical and melodic flair that encourages an emotional investment in her music well beyond whatever it reflects of her real life. On “Chemtrails,” her singing reaches a new peak as well. ... But if the sound is familiar — think of the very sweet spot triangulated by Sandy Denny, k.d. lang and the Velvet Underground’s self-titled third album — the scenarios can still flatten you, as in the gorgeous “Wanderlust.”
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 18, 2021
    100
    It’s a reminder that, more than just being influenced by the likes of Joan Baez and Stevie Nicks, she’s now on a par with them. Lana Del Rey is at the peak of her game – just don’t expect her to come down anytime soon.
  3. Consequence of Sound
    Mar 19, 2021
    83
    Chemtrails over the Country Club is a gorgeous listen: charming, clever, and vulnerable. Del Rey is as effective as ever in painting American fantasies, evoking nostalgia for realities always out of reach.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 18, 2021
    80
    Chemtrails leans further into the sounds of sunny, ‘70s California - summoning Judee Sill and Karen Dalton - and it’s watertight too: her first 45 minute album since her debut. Sonically, things sound gorgeous.
  5. Pitchfork
    Mar 18, 2021
    75
    Lana Del Rey’s sixth album dials back the grandiosity in favor of smaller, more intimate moments. It carries a roaming spirit of folk and Americana without losing the romantic melodrama of her best work.
  6. Spin
    Mar 19, 2021
    70
    Chemtrails feels somewhat unmoored. It’s the quietest, most delicate music of Del Rey’s career so far, comprising several gorgeous arrangements, but very little of it feels particularly magnetic, especially when stacked against the rest of her songbook. The lyricism is, at moments, uninspired.
  7. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 22, 2021
    30
    If Norman Fucking Rockwell! was the record her non-partisan sympathisers dreamed she might make, this is the one they feared. It’s hushed but impersonal, pared-back without having anything to reveal, and verbose without saying anything of substance.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,208 out of 1309
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 1309
  3. Negative: 94 out of 1309
  1. simontelo
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    Glorious, ethereal, minimalistic and truly remarkable. 7 albums down the line and Lana continues to surprise in ways that very few artists canGlorious, ethereal, minimalistic and truly remarkable. 7 albums down the line and Lana continues to surprise in ways that very few artists can do. Truly another record for the ages.… Expand
  2. nabarbara
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    Wonderful. Amazing. Perfect. Miraculous. Portentuos. Prodigious. Marvellous.
  4. nickkingofearth
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    The album is experimental, soft, jazzy, deconstructed. Completely unexpected and I loved it.
  5. llavender
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    At first, I wasn't sure what to expect with this album because of all the mess surrounding it. When I listened to it, I didn't regret it. It'sAt first, I wasn't sure what to expect with this album because of all the mess surrounding it. When I listened to it, I didn't regret it. It's beautiful and genuine. The production us beautiful too. Lana never misses. Even when she strays away from pop-y sounds.… Expand
  6. acecyan
    Mar 20, 2021
    10
    This def takes a few listens, especially since the pop and hook-y elements from her previous projects are almost completely gone. But, whenThis def takes a few listens, especially since the pop and hook-y elements from her previous projects are almost completely gone. But, when you do get the hang of the songs, you'll see the masterpiece that the album is outwards, and within… Expand
  7. justice123
    Mar 26, 2021
    10
    this album is a must, dont pay attention to the negative reviews, those are from justin biber stans who made them to damage the artists, sothis album is a must, dont pay attention to the negative reviews, those are from justin biber stans who made them to damage the artists, so childish. the album is such a piece of collection… Expand
  8. jesergomez
    Mar 19, 2021
    0
    Este álbum de Lana es muy hermoso de principio a fin, las letras y como conecta con la melodía

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