4 stars out of 5 -- "BANISTERS continues a theme present in Del Rey’s previous music: that self-expression comes with a degree of risk to her mental sanity....As the more hopeful moments here suggest, she seems to have also come to realize that her strongest fortification is her circle of female friends.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Her voice sounds phenomenal -- the richest, warmest and most stunning it ever has. It’s a common theme throughout the album..."
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On her second full-length of 2021, this sad-hearted pop singer folds moments of unexpected experimentation into her melancholic torch song formula.