Lana Del Rey - Born to Die

Okay, there is massive hype for Lana Del Rey's upcoming album on Twitter. Being the music buff I am, I figured I better check her out and see a new pop star was about to emerge. You know, I hate being left out of stuff. I listened to the "Lana Del Rey - EP" that was uploaded to iTunes this week and was only impressed by one track, and impressed is almost an overstatement.

The track is quite monotone but a little catchy regardless. The self-proclaimed "gangster Nancy Sinatra" seems, to me, to be Interscope's attempt at popping out another Adele. This track is just so monotone that I can't even focus on the words for the whole song, rather I lose focus after about a minute and listen to the music. Many will disagree with me and that's their right, however, I give "Born to Die" a 2/5. I'm not hyped for this record, but I will give it a listen and possibly a full review once it is out. The video was visually stunning, except the graphic ending. It helped me comprehend the lyrics better, but I tuned in and out still.

If you aren't in on the hype, as I wasn't, check out the track below:

Christina Aguilera - Love Your Body

The rumor mill has been hard at work on Twitter with multiple sources confirming that Xtina's comeback is upon us. No release date has been given yet, but the title is confirmed to be Love Your Body and has been added to Sony's catalog. The lack of sell sheets has the rumors buzzing that its first release will be online. On Twitter, @HalfMartian stated, "The CD single for "Love Your Body" has the three tracks so that means there are two versions. Probably an explicit version." As well as, "Apparently, the single was supposed to debut at the Grammy's, but everything was pushed up because of security issues with Sony's db server." So, does someone have their hands on the track already? Is that why they are speeding up the release? It is possible that the single could show up as soon as tomorrow.

Thoughts? Concerns? Speculations? I hope it's not a feel good song....at least part of me....the other part of me knows that Christina is amazing at that type of song!