Blue Banisters

The A.V. ClubB+

“While Chemtrails was cause for concern that Del Rey had perhaps lost her magic touch, Banisters is a reminder that when the singer-songwriter is in charge of her vision and fully taps into her emotions, she’s still capable of crafting breathtaking beauty”

Slant Magazine4/ 5 stars

“‘Blue Banisters’ further fleshes out Lana Del Rey’s increasingly colorful personal world”

Under the Radar

“While the days of Born to Die have long since passed, Lana Del Rey is still seeking paradise, closer now than ever as she turns her search inward, seemingly recognizing that paradise is ultimately found within the best of oneself”

Pitchfork7.7/ 10

“Lana Del Rey’s second album of the year is a sweeping survey of her talent as a songwriter, stripped of the aesthetic borders she often places around her work”

Rolling Stone4/ 5 stars

“Her second album of the year is dense and abstract, turning inward and finding solace in sisterhood”

The Line of Best Fit7/ 10

“A disarmingly warm and pared-back selection of songs new and old”

Clash

“Finally giving official recorded space to fan favourite demos and offcuts she couldn’t let go of, it feels like an album she’s been begging and waiting patiently to record right, and now she has the freedom and peace to do it”

The Independent4/ 5 stars

“Del Rey’s claims that this is her most personal album yet are not quite true – it is far more elliptical and mysterious than it first appears”

NME4/ 5 stars

“On her eighth record – one that subtly responds to her critics – Del Rey’s voice has never sounded better”

The Guardian3/ 5 stars

“The singer’s eighth album feels familiar, but also pushes at the edges of her usual themes”

Exclaim!

“Though still world-weary as ever, Del Rey is, on Blue Banisters, for the first time diaristic and ad hoc. This album is a stunner”