Lana Del Rey says, 'so much happened over last 4 years' as she announces new album
Mumbai, July 16
Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, who is set to release her new album, has said that she has gone through a lot in the past 4 years.
On Thursday, the singer took to her Instagram, and shared a series of pictures and videos giving a peek into what her life has been lately.
She also penned a long note in the caption, as she said the album is an outcome of patience, and is about old friends and new dreams.
She wrote, "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. A large companion album, compiled by as many people as I could find to help me gather my thoughts about how much was changing. Stove is so lovely and intact as it was intended to be-a classic album if I may say, a lot of which we've toured and you've heard, but not all of it. Thank you to everybody involved. And as the years went by, came a beautiful, secondary album.
She called it a commentary on everything that has been going on for her, as she shared, "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 were just because of me. I'm grateful for all my collaborators, I guess it took what it took to finish it. I need a month to finish putting it together, and then send my two albums to vinyl".
"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. When life decides to send you down another river, it's really not your choice and it's truly an adventure of its own. I wrote about it. Now it's time to trust the process and go downstream. I'm so grateful to everyone who's still on board with me. And of course, I wish the best to everyone who stayed on land. Of course I understand. Just kidding. I thought we were in the boat together", she added.
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Reader Comments
Interesting how she acknowledges that not everything falling apart was her fault. That's a mature take. But honestly, the 'old friends and new dreams' angle feels a bit recycled from her previous eras. Still excited to hear the new sound though, her earlier work was transformative.
"A new rose bush underneath the willow" - yaar, this is so beautiful! 🌹 As an artist myself, I totally get that feeling of planting seeds and waiting for them to grow. Lana has a way of making pain sound like poetry. Mumbai waali feeling hai yeh, waiting for something beautiful to bloom.
I appreciate the honesty about 'doubt and hopefulness' but the whole 'downstream' metaphor feels like she's romanticizing indecision. That said, her ability to turn personal chaos into art is unmatched. Let's see if this album lives up to 'Norman F***ing Rockwell' standard.
Bro, she's dropping TWO albums? That's insane value for money! 😂 Actually excited to hear the 'compilation by many people' - collaborative albums usually bring something special. And her shoutout to everyone 'on board' is classic Lana - dramatic but endearing.
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