Of course, the ’60s remain a huge point of reference for Del Rey whether in sound - all that reverb guitar and hushed vocals - or style. They sat on the front edge of the stage, bare feet in the shallow pool that separated them from fans a few feet away, and as they took turns on the verses and harmonized on the choruses it wouldn’t be the first time in the night that Del Rey, with studio production effects stripped away, let her love of ’60s folk singers like Joni (or Joan Baez, who joined her on stage in Berkeley a few days earlier) shine through. Her songs of sedated seduction and languid longing so often seem bittersweet and sad, but on stage, talking with the crowd between songs, she could not be lovelier.Īfter “Bartender,” the second of six songs performed from her latest studio album, the first guests of the night showed up, Del Rey’s close friends and fellow singers Zella Day and Weyes Blood, joining her to cover the Joni Mitchell song “For Free.” As always, Del Rey is a contradiction of character and reality.
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