Ultimate test of bass - Lana del Rey's A&W


I've been listening a lot to the excellent new Album from Lana del Rey.  One track really stands out, and that's A&W

Besides its brilliance, the bass in the last two minutes of it is quite staggering.  I mean, even at low volumes whenever I play it I'm half expecting my neighbours to be hammering on my front door.

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Try Jean Victor Arthur Guillou's pipe organ arrangement of "Gnomus" from Mussorgsky’s "Pictures At An Exhibition" if you want to test out the bass on your system.

Took some balls for her to step out like that. From mellow melodic to intense out of nowhere.  It’s like a new style that I think works really well.

Try Flight of the Cosmic Hippo by Bela Fleck and the Flectones or Hey Now by London Grammar.

I wonder if Lana uses loops and pro-tools for her recordings?

 

Happy Listening!

I tend to like Lana Del Rey, but if A&W is the best track on the album - maybe not my taste. Sounds a lot like Billie Eilish to me (at least I'd put them in the same category). Cool of her to make something unusual. Try Maggie Rogers' Alaska from Heard it in a Past Life album to see how well the subs produce bass and how well the room handles those resonances.