Lana Del Rey - UltraviolenceDeluxe 2LP, 2014, with printed inner sleeves NM NM

Stepping away from the producer role

and punctuated by her singing and speaking various texts generated from her own historical research and diaristic writings

As Jack puts it

The Witness extends a sonic lifeline to latch onto

End of the Road

And I think I succeeded in that way — it’s got some weird instrumentation on there

earnest bands and the scenes that love them

The elaborate

and blue-eyed disco that’ll rock your boat

Electronic melancholy at its most evocative

“When the decision came to re-release this collection

Having previously worked well with producer Hugh Jones (Echo & The Bunnymen