Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Pitchfork 7.5/10 Lana Del Rey’s sixth album dials back the grandiosity in favor of smaller, more intimate moments. It carries a roaming spirit of folk and Americana without losing the romantic melodrama of her best work.

A.V. Club F If any mid-sized indie artists released this album, it would be received well. But the issue is that it’s coming from someone capable of artistic genius, not making it worth the wait.

The Needle Drop 7/10 Even if it doesn't stack up to NFR, Chemtrails Over the Country Club is a solid songwriting statement from Lana.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Del Rey’s music deals in the private tragedies of these glamorous elites and, in the time of a pandemic, it’s a bizarre irony that such stories still fascinate us so.

NME 5/5 The star follows up her career-high 'Norman Fucking Rockwell!' with another stunning album, one the aches with meditations on fame and romance.

Evening Standard 4/5 Like its creator, it’s off in a world of its own, free of commercial obligations and revelling in that autonomy. It’s a lovely place to visit.

Rolling Stone 4/5 On Chemtrails, her most subdued and introspective album thus far, she soundtracks the death of the American dream right from the heart of Hollywood, just as she did on her previous effort, 2019’s electrifying Norman Fucking Rockwell! And while it may not have as many grandiose showpieces as its older sibling . . . Chemtrails is every bit as sharp and prescient of a cultural artifact from pop’s premier Cassandra.

DIY 3.5/5 The confidence feels diminished, the rich production of its predecessor replaced by something thinner, sadder.

The Independent 5/5 A great storyteller, Del Rey consistently delivers the who, what, where and when.

The Forty Five 4/5 During a period that's tailor-made for navel-gazing and nostalgia, Lana has produced yet another timely record for us to brood over.

All Music 4/5 With Chemtrails Over the Country Club, Del Rey shows her softest moments can be her most powerful.

Gigwise 9/10 Of course, the music Lana Del Rey actually makes is not something that can be so easily lampooned. This album proves that, demonstrating once again how complex, consistent and completely irresistible Lana is - and has been ever since the moment 'Video Games' dropped.

Under The Radar 8.0/10 Whilst it isn’t the universal smash hit that Norman F**king Rockwell instantly was, you get the feeling that Chemtrails Over the Country Club is a slow burner, whose flame will ignite the next chapter of Del Rey’s career and all the many splendid opportunities that brings with it.

Clash 9/10 A record that thrives on the most miniscule of details, ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ is a project that rewards patience ... An enchanting listen, her world-building remains absolutely undimmed on this triumphant, bewitching project.

The Observer 4/5 On her strikingly assured seventh album, Del Rey reflects on fame, love, loneliness and the solidarity of fellow female songwriters, from Joni Mitchell to Weyes Blood.

Loud and Quiet 7/10 Everything is just right in Chemtrails – the lyrics, the themes, the delivery, the majestic drums that beat through the songs, the impeccable production. If anything, it’s almost too perfect to be truly memorable.

Slant 3.5/5 The album is a compelling, if minor, chapter in the artist’s ongoing saga of fatalistic romanticism.

Pop Matters 7/10 Though Chemtrails Over the Country Club isn’t quite Lana Del Rey's strongest album or the most iconically Lana, it’s an intimate, emotional, and largely successful renewal of her artistic vows.

The Guardian 3/5 Her usual themes of nostalgia, troubled fame and ne’er-do-well lovers are trotted out again – but the melody writing is stronger than ever.

Spectrum Culture 85% The singer sketches out a complicated relationship with success while maintaining her high-quality control.

Beats Per Minute 70% For better or worse, Chemtrails Over The Country Club is 100% a Lana Del Rey record that fits quaintly into her discography. Anyone following her up to this point shouldn’t bat an eye at how sharp of a left turn this is compared to her previous album. She’s absurdly contrived, but the allure is far too captivating to look away.

The Telegraph 5/5 Chemtrails Over the Country Club is another gorgeously enigmatic showpiece from a singer-songwriter who revels in private ambiguities in the dazzling glare of audacious songcraft.

The Irish Times 5/5 As with all of her work, Chemtrails demands complete buy-in from the listener. It’s self-serious, the pacing never rising beyond creakingly woozy.

Uncut 8/10 Chemtrails picks up the nostalgic thread of 2019's Norman Fucking Rockwell!, though here she's mostly Midwest and more melodic.