Elizabeth Woolridge Grant Known Professionally As Lana Del Rey Is An American Singer-Songwriter And Producer. Her Music Is Noted For Its Cinematic Quality And Exploration Of Tragic Romance Glamour And Melancholia With Frequent References To Contemporary Pop Culture And 1950s–1970s Americana. Raised In Upstate New York Del Rey Moved To New York City In 2005 To Pursue A Music Career. After Numerous Projects Including Her Self-Titled Debut Studio Album Del Rey's Breakthrough Came In 2011 With The Viral Success Of Her Single "Video Games" She Subsequently Signed A Recording Contract With Polydor And Interscope. She Achieved Critical And Commercial Success With Her Second Album Born To Die 2012 Which Contained The Sleeper Hit "Summertime Sadness". Del Rey's Third Album Ultraviolence 2014 Featured Greater Use Of Guitar-Driven Instrumentation And Debuted Atop The U.S. Billboard 200. Her Fourth And Fifth Albums Honeymoon 2015 And Lust For Life 2017 Saw A Return To The Stylistic Traditions Of Her Earlier Releases While Her Critically Acclaimed Sixth Album Norman Fucking Rockwell! 2019 Explored Soft Rock. Her Next Studio Albums Chemtrails Over The Country Club And Blue Banisters Followed In 2021. Her Ninth Studio Album “Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” Was Released On All Platforms On The Date Of March 24th 2023. It Includes Singles Like The Title Track - "Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" "A&W" And "The Grants". Del Rey Has Collaborated On Soundtracks For Visual Media In 2013 She Wrote And Starred In The Critically Acclaimed Musical Short Tropico And Released "Young And Beautiful" For The Romantic Drama The Great Gatsby. In 2014 She Recorded "Once Upon A Dream" For The Dark Fantasy Adventure Film Maleficent And The Self-Titled Theme Song For The Biopic Big Eyes. Del Rey Collaborated With Ariana Grande And Miley Cyrus On "Don't Call Me Angel" For The Action Comedy Charlie's Angels 2019 Which Peaked At Number 13 On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Additionally Del Rey Published The Poetry And Photography Collection Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass 2020 . She Is The Recipient Of Various Accolades Including Two Brit Awards Two MTV Europe Music Awards And A Satellite Award In Addition To Nominations For Six Grammy Awards And A Golden Globe Award. Variety Honored Her At Their Hitmakers Awards For Being "one Of The Most Influential Singer-Songwriters Of The 21st Century".
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Next Best American Record
"The Next Best American Record" Is A Song That Celebrates A Past Relationship That Was Inspired By Creativity And A Shared Love For Music. It Suggests A Carefree And Fun-Loving Dynamic While Also Emphasizing The Importance Of Personal Connections And Relationships. The Song Reflects On A Past Romance Where The Two Individuals Involved Were So Consumed By Their Desire To Create "the Next Best American Record" That It Became All They Thought And Talked About. The Lyrics Suggest A Carefree And Exciting Relationship Where The Two Were Just Happy To Be With Each Other Lost In Their Creativity And Love. The Lines "My Baby Used To Dance Underneath My Architecture" And "He Was '70s In Spirit '90s In His Frame Of Mind" Suggest A Certain Nostalgia For The Past And The Idea That The Two Were Inspired By The Music And Culture Of Earlier Decades. There Is Also A Sense Of Longing And Reminiscence In The Repeated Line "My Baby Used To Dance Underneath My Architecture". The Chorus Discusses The Desire To Let Loose And Have Fun With The Speaker Expressing Their Desire To Simply Party And Enjoy Themselves Particularly In The Line "Topanga's Hot Tonight I'm Taking Off My Bathing Suit". However This Desire To Let Loose Is Tied To The Presence Of The Other Person "You Make Me Feel Like There's Something That I Never Knew I Wanted". The Bridge Of The Song Further Emphasizes The Importance Of The Other Person With The Repeated Lines "all The Roads Lead To You" And "I See You For Who You Really Are". The Mention Of Bill Playing Guitar Suggests A Specific Individual Perhaps Someone She Admires Or Is Inspired By. It Is The Tenth Track From Lana Del Rey's Sixth Studio Album Norman Fucking Rockwell!