In all seriousness, has there ever been an artist that has gone through the amount of hype and backlash that Lana Del Rey has gone through in such a short amount of time? I don’t know about you but, I can’t recall anyone that has had such a polarizing affect on listeners. And the thing is, judging from her album Born to Die, I doubt the backlash will die down anytime soon. And here’s why: Born to Die is bad. Like really bad.

Out of the fifteen songs, the only two that are salvageable are the singles “Video Games” and “Blue Jeans.” Which to me, isn’t saying a lot, because honestly, I don’t think they’re all that great. They’re okay at best. The rest of the songs sound like an attempt at recreating—and failing to do so—the “likability” of the aforementioned two. It also doesn’t help that, throughout the fifteen(!) songs on the album, Del Rey, sounds confused; Almost schizophrenic like, trying out personas and singing styles as the album progresses. And, ultimately, failing to find what she’s looking for.

That is, the answers to the questions: Who is Lana Del Rey? and What is her sound? My guess is we’ll never know. I’m sure after this album, without a shadow of doubt tanks, she’ll adopt another moniker or persona for her third album and proceed to suck even more.