With the recent release of her fourth album since 2010, Lana Del Rey has cemented her position as one of the most talked about pop stars of the moment. Yet is Honeymoon a step backwards after the bold, dark Ultraviolence? Jennifer Gannon has written about the singer for State at length and so was the perfect person to join our editor-in-chief Phil Udell to discuss - not only the new record - but Del Rey's career to date, the controversies and her reaction, her lyrics and whether Valley of the Dolls glum-pop is what the kids want these days.

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