Lana del Rey was the hype du jour for a short while with the (pretty strong) single Video Games. Unfortunatly she turned out to be quite the one trick pony and critics everywhere are pretty much panning her full length debut. Everyone will have forgotten about her within 3 years. Still, Old Ideas is...

Ria Bellen wrote: Straight to number one (broke the record of Springsteen !)

Just to clarify a bit: the record broken here is the same as in Holland, he's (by far, because Springsteen was only 60) the oldest artist to make it to #1.

Mid tier, which is more than I expected at this stage. I'd say it's pretty clearly better than his previous 2 albums but a bit too much hit and miss to be among the big boys. Top tier Songs of Love & Hate Songs of Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man New Skin for the Old Ceremony Mid tier The Future Songs...