Sirens

Lana Del Rey曾化名May Jailer, 于2005-2006年间录制的一张小样, 未曾发行. 整张专辑均由原声吉他伴奏弹唱, 于2012年5月在YouTube上流出. 这张专辑中Lana Del Rey的演唱大受好评, 被赞为足可媲美Jewel在个人首专《Pieces of You》中的表现. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sirens is an unreleased demo album by Lana Del Rey, under the pseudonym May Jailer, recorded between 2005 and 2006. The entire album was leaked through YouTube in May 2012. Performed entirely with acoustic guitars, Del Rey's vocals were compared to that of Jewel on her debut album, Pieces of You. Composed entirely of acoustic tracks, the album is void of Del Rey's trademark minimalistic hip hop beats, electronic tones, and experimental music found on Born to Die. The guitar strums are "granola-style", with Del Rey singing in light, feathery vocals. Most of the album's songs are written in the same pace. Tom Breihan of Stereogum said it was not confirmed whether the tracks were recorded by Del Rey, but if they were not, they were believable fakes. Over acoustic guitar, the vocals are tremulous and full of "languid mystique", he said, noting that they are "...a different sort of fragile Lee Hazlewood narco-haze vibe."Spinner compared the album to work done by Jewel circa 1995. Idolator resonated with the Jewel comparisons, likening the Jailer album to Jewel's debut, Pieces of You. Further, Idolator said: "Though her vocals are often weak and shaky, her tone sounds delicate and sweet on all these simple tracks...[The] songs [are] written in her range, so she doesn't have to sing (and sing-talk) in her head voice and resort to that cutesy, flirty baby coo so prominent throughout Born To Die."Pop Crush reviewer Amy Sciarretto said she could imagine Del Rey singing the album's tracks in a coffeehouse. Calling the tracks themselves "folky and fragile", Sciarretto noted that they did not even come close to comparing to the synthesizer-heavy songs on Born to Die. Further, she likened Del Rey's voice to that of a "little bird", saying it was no wonder that songs called "Birds of a Feather" and "Aviation" appeared on the album.