Blue Banisters
by Lana Del Rey
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 25, 2021
    60
    Blue Banisters could do with a sharper focus – some of these 15 songs are outtakes dating back years – and a hip-hopped-Morricone instrumental interlude feels like an incongruous eruption from her “gangster Nancy Sinatra” era. But it offers glimpses of vistas to be explored beyond Lana’s customary LA backdrops and a legacy already secure.
  2. The Guardian
    Oct 21, 2021
    60
    Despite the wavering quality, Blue Banisters is an important addition to Lana lore. That she can still manage to be this perplexing after a decade in the game is a massive achievement.

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 4261 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,872 out of 4261
  2. Mixed: 47 out of 4261
  3. Negative: 342 out of 4261
  1. viniciussawate
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    The Lana's second record this year, works almost as a complement to the predecessor, "Chemtrails Over the Country Club." This time, it does aThe Lana's second record this year, works almost as a complement to the predecessor, "Chemtrails Over the Country Club." This time, it does a little more about personal issues, in tracks that seem to have all been made during the pandemic's isolation period. Although sounds sad, there is a lot of hope in this album, so many attempts to find beauty in the organic relationships of everyday life, in the fact of feeling and in the capacity to love.… Full Review »
  2. Kirillpaleco
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Masterpis, thx lana for this beautiful album❤️❤️❤️ love this work soooo much
  3. fouzan
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana narrates a story that empowers any fan that struggles with the reality of stifling ones true self for the sake of being 'accepted'. BlueLana narrates a story that empowers any fan that struggles with the reality of stifling ones true self for the sake of being 'accepted'. Blue Banisters, one might say, is an album Lana has been making her entire career, what with some of the songs recorded as long ago as 2013. Truly an experience, living the life of a living legend.… Full Review »
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