'Born to Die', Lana Del Rey

Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey's first studio album "Born to Die" is the perfect soundtrack to summer. Del Rey's vocals are perfectly sweet and sultry on tracks such as "Million Dollar Man" and "National Anthem", as well as her biggest hit, "Video Games". Although NYC native Del Rey has been working in the music industry for several years now (under her real name, Lizzy Grant), Born to Die is her first mainstream outing. The album is well-written and mellow, showing large influences from artists such as Elvis and Nancy Sinatra.

(Above: Video for Lana Del Rey's "Video Games")