The pieces of Lana Del Rey's new album Ultraviolence just keep coming together. Recently, the "West Coast" songstress has given her Born To Die follow-up an official cover, release date, lead single/music video and new song "Shades Of Cool." But now, after a gig at Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's lavish Italian wedding, Del Rey unveiled another new song live: the title track "Ultraviolence."
Last night (May 25) in Vancouver, Del Rey performed "Ultraviolence" for the very first time, and video of the song has surfaced online.
In front of a setting with a throne and multiple antlered animals, Del Rey performed the dreamlike song, which features the backing of a haunting, steady piano chord and orchestral strings, which ebb and flow with the singsong melody.
The video of the live performance features relatively low quality audio, which makes deciphering the lyrics a heavy task. However, "Ultraviolence" features a key line of the popular music trope "He hit me and it felt like a kiss," so the song seems to take on the dangerous intersection of love and violence, which is no real surprise coming from Del Rey.
Watch Lana Del Rey perform "Ultraviolence" below, via Pitchfork:
"Ultraviolence" is the title track from Lana Del Rey's forthcoming sophomore album, which is due to hit stores June 17.
Check out the full album tracklisting below:
1. "Cruel World"
2. "Ultraviolence"
3. "Shades Of Cool"
4. "Brooklyn Baby"
5. "West Coast"
6. "Sad Girl"
7. "Pretty When You Cry"
8. "Money Power Glory"
9. "F--- My Way Up To The Top"
10. "Old Money"
11. "The Other Woman"
Bonus Tracks:
12. "Black Beauty"
13. "Guns and Roses"
14. "Florida Kilos"
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