A lush, lusty Lana Del Rey concert

At first, no one quite knew what to make of Lana Del Rey’s unrelentingly gloomy pop and glamorous aesthetic, a throwback version of California life that exists only in Instagram posts tagged #vanlife. Critics and fans alike have since come around, embracing her as an idiosyncratic icon thanks to albums like her latest, Lust for Life, which oozes with both style and substance. Its sophisticated musings on Americana and masterful songwriting prove there’s more to Del Rey than just pin-up-perfect imagery.