Is Lana Del Rey a Trip-Hop Artist? | Ned Dillon

Back at it again with songs that may or may not tie into the show’s title. Last time, we explored the 90s UK sound often labelled as trip-hop, and unpacked how that term was shaped by erasure and co-opted by the corporate music machine.

This time, I’ll be diving into contemporary sounds that draw from dub, hip-hop, ambient, pop, and more, music that resonates with what could be considered modern-day trip-hop. Further exploring how we may or may not be in a post-genre era, for those who caught my series on Dance Punk.

And of course, answering the age-old question, is Lana Del Rey a Trip-Hop artist?