New “Twin Peaks” Trailer is Damn Fine
Showtime just released a new trailer for its continuation of the David Lynch-Mark Frost television series, “Twin Peaks.” Groundbreaking for its unique characters and (often horrific) storylines set in a small logging town in the Pacific Northwest, the ‘90s pop-culture phenomenon advanced TV to a cinematic level. The actress Madchen Amick (now on “Riverdale”), who played/plays the waitress, Shelly Johnson on the series, recently commented for “Entertainment Weekly” that the show “…slowed the pace down, literally slowed television’s pace down.” The trailer scrolls clever copy, in the show’s signature brown and green font, over an ominous rumble in the background, to highlight the series’ legacy as one of the most original, culturally significant works of the last thirty years. The trailer’s closing scene has a spine-tingling tone, one of the many things for which the show was renowned.
Lana Del Rey Delivers the “Love”
Most songs by the singer, Lana Del Rey can certainly be described as melancholic. Her ‘60s/‘70s-retro look and torch-style vocal delivery of airy highs and seductive lows surround material that’s often heavy and haunting, yet with a light, dreamy sound. With previous album titles such as Born to Die and Ultraviolence, Del Rey has never shied away from brutally honest lyrics dealing with the sadder, darker side of love and belonging, a young woman navigating as best through life, despite, as sung in her emotionally raw 2012 single, “Ride,” “… a war in my mind.”
Yet it’s the release of “Love” that presents Del Rey seemingly in a whole new light—smiley and hopeful. Its sound is still reminiscent of her previous work, with that David Lynch “Twin Peaks”-inspired lounge vibe, as best exemplified by the bass intro.; its lyrics optimistic: “Doesn’t matter ‘cause it’s enough/to be young and in love.”
The video for “Love” features Del Rey and band performing for an audience of young men and women in an interplanetary venue. An eclipse viewed by the “young and in love”; a tranquil kiss between a couple all make for stunning highlights. “Love” is peaceful meditative pop; four minutes of positive escapism that even has the normally introspective Del Rey singing, “Don’t worry, baby.”
Two-Minute Warning: She & Him: “I Knew It Would Happen This Way”
The solemn “I Knew It Would Happen This Way” is the bonus track on She & Him’s Volume 2. It features an acoustic-guitar intro followed by dreamlike electric guitar, reminiscent of something playing on the jukebox at the Double R diner in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks.” Zooey Deschanel’s equally ethereal vocals barely utter lyrics such as “And you don’t want me anymore”; “I won’t be waiting on the dock.” This weary-sounding character now knows her prediction about the relationship has come true and is most assured of her decision to leave. M. Ward concurs musically and provides a brief acoustic run to quickly close out this two-minute vignette.