Key Takeaways
- Lana Del Rey has announced a new companion album, 'Spyda', alongside her long-awaited country project 'Stove'.
- The singer describes 'Spyda' as a commentary on the patience and trust required during creative processes.
- Del Rey is still waiting to release both albums, with no set dates for either.
Lana Del Rey has surprised her fans by revealing details of a new companion album titled ‘Spyda’, which will accompany her long-awaited country project 'Stove'. In an Instagram post on July 15, the singer explained that while she is still waiting for a release date for 'Stove', the creation of 'Spyda' was a natural progression of her artistic journey.
Del Rey wrote in her post: ‘So much has happened over the last four years, so much time waiting for things to come together and so much time wondering if it was ok that things were falling apart. Patience was the key, and in between the songs came new thoughts about old friends and new dreams and from the doubt of whether the tree I had been planting would grow — came new sprouts and so grew a new rose bush underneath the willow.’
She further elaborated: ‘While LDR has still not revealed a release date for what has been tipped as her lean into country, she did drop the haunted, “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” single — co-produced by Jack Antonoff and co-written with the singer’s husband, Jeremy Dufrene — earlier this year, calling it her “favorite” track on the album. She described Spyda, which also doesn’t have a release date, as a “commentary of sorts on everything that has been going on, and the patience that was required — and the trust I had to have that not all the things that weren’t working was just because of me.”’
The singer expressed gratitude towards her large team of unnamed collaborators who worked on the collection. She added: ‘Thank you for waiting. It certainly is two of my most beautiful pieces of work, rooted in what I thought would be made out of growth and joy but was peppered with a secondary compilation of songs that sprouted from doubt, hopefulness, and the understanding that new beginnings truly mean starting completely fresh and over.’
Del Rey began touting her follow-up to her acclaimed 2023 album 'Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd' in 2024, initially calling it ‘Lasso’, then ‘The Right Person Will Stay’ and now seemingly settling on ‘Stove’. Since then she has released the singles “Tough,” “Henry, Come On” and “Bluebird,” as well as writing the surprise title track for the James Bond universe video game 'First Light'.
In her Instagram post, Del Rey included a clip of herself cradling her cat, showing off a pair of painted leather boots, and hanging with her husband on the Fourth. The singer is still working to finish pulling both albums together before sending them to vinyl.
Fans are eagerly awaiting more details about when these much-anticipated projects will be released.
