A notable departure from her orchestral and Baroque sound, the album features stronger, electric-guitar-based instrumentals.

Lyrically, the album is more of a concept creation than a running narrative, and sees Lana addressing topics as break-ups and lost-love, all set in the vintage haze of 1950s and 1960s America.

Rather, Del Rey chose the title because she liked how it sounded.

It was officially released on June 13, 2014, by Universal Music Group.

Del Rey presumably began working on her second studio effort around this time.

She stated that she had been recording in Santa Monica, California to finish the record.

In interviews around this time, Del Rey talked about the development of her album, playing tracks, such as Black Beauty and describing the album as dark and spiritual.

But I guess I could just put them on and see what happens leaving the fate of the song on the album uncertain.

She added, she was working on Ultraviolence until my record got leaked last week, cause my life is like completely invaded.

Theyre really low-key and stripped back, all sort of West Coast-inspired.

On May 8, Fnac confirmed that the release date has been set for June 13, 2014.

She performed a snippet of the song before opening the show with Cola.

On May 3, 2014, a title was revealed in an interview with a French magazine called Money, Power Glory.

It was later confirmed that the title was Money Power Glory.

The album art for Ultraviolence was unveiled on Del Reys official Tumblr on May 9, 2014.

Unlike her previous two releases, the photo wasnt taken at a music video shoot.

She also stated that she was working with Dan Heath, her then-boyfriend Barrie-James ONeill, and that she wanted to work with Lou Reed.

Del Rey and Auerbach were rumored to be working together at Auerbachs Easy Eye Sound recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee in January and he was said to be producing her upcoming album.

During May 2014, Del Rey revealed that the inclusion of Auerbach was last-minute.

The two met in New York when she believed that the record was finished.

This may have been a contribution to her departure from her signature baroque pop sound.

She has also stated that the record would be a little more stripped down but still cinematic and dark.

On January 25, 2014, Del Rey said in a direct message on Twitter to a fan, Ultraviolence is absolutely gorgeous - darker then sic the first - so dark its almost unlistenable and wrong.

Del Rey recorded the album with Rick Nowels over a period of three weeks in Electric Lady Studios in New York.

However, shortly after Dan Auerbach and Del Rey met in a club and decided to work together.

Two weeks later Del Rey rerecorded the entire album with Auerbach using a Shure SM-58 microphone and a live band.

In terms of the title, Del Rey stated it doesnt necessarily intend to reference the novel and film A Clockwork Orange, which is often credited as coining the term.

Ultraviolence Album Songs