Lana Del Rey has changed the name of her upcoming album to ‘Stove’, and seemingly won’t be releasing it until 2026.
The ‘Summertime Sadness’ icon first announced details of the follow up to 2023’s ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ last year, sharing that it would see her hone in on a country sound.
In the time since, the highly-anticipated 10th album has undergone some changes – being renamed from ‘Lasso’ to ‘The Right Person Will Stay’, and having the expected release date pushed back from May 2025 to September 2025.
Now, Del Rey has shared more insight into the record, telling W that she has now decided to call it ‘Stove’, and that it will most “likely be released at the end of January” 2026.
According to the interview, the album was set to arrive earlier this spring, but had the release date pushed back when the singer decided to add six more songs to the tracklist.
Speaking of the new additions, she told the outlet: “They were more autobiographical than I thought, and that took more time”. She also shared insight into the overarching sound of album 10, saying that “the majority of the album will have a country flair.”
When she first announced the album, it was widely reported that she would lean into a country direction, however that was then thrown into question when she suggested that she was going to tone that down for a “more Southern gothic” approach.
Also in the interview, Del Rey said that one of the songs on the new album, ‘Stars Fell on Alabama’, was written about her husband, Louisiana alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene.
“I open my show with that song,” she shared, “Jeremy is the most impactful person in my life. He’s quiet in public, but around me he talks all the time.” Other songs shared by Del Rey since her 2023 record include ‘Henry, Come On’ and ‘Bluebird’, however neither are mentioned in the W interview.
The album is being made alongside both regular collaborator, producer and Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff, and country music maker Luke Laird. It looks like a new track called ‘57.7’ will be the next song to be dropped by the singer ahead of the album release, and it isn’t year clear if the two previous singles will be included in the tracklist.
Details about ‘Stove’ still remain vague, although the singer spoke to NME last year about the album, and suggested that the lyrics might be lighter than on her previous albums.
“I’ve maybe less to say in terms of any self-revealing things like on ‘Tunnel’ or ‘Blue Bannisters’ or ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’, and just more melodic,” she told us. “Maybe more American Songbook style?”
She also added that there would be a “playful” feel to it than she originally planned, saying: “If you hang in long enough, it just feels easy. There’s no vindication, no nothing – I’m just kind of happy to be here. It’s easy-going in that way.”
Last week, Del Rey shared a snippet of new music, which saw her take aim at Ethel Cain.
In the clip, she was seen mouthing along to lyrics from an unreleased song which said: “Ethel Cain hated my Instagram post/ Think it’s cute reenacting my Chicago post”.
Fans have been quick to unpack what the “Instagram post” mentioned could be referring to, and many on social media are convinced that it relates to their previous ties to Jack Donoghue.
In 2022, Lana previously posted a photo with the Salem member, songwriter and producer, whom she was dating at the time, outside Cook County Jail. Cain then shared a photo of herself on X/Twitter with Donoghue shortly after, before taking it down.
While no details have been shared about when the song is set to drop, the snippet has caught the attention of Nicki Minaj, who said that while she’s sure “Ethel is a nice person”, she was loving the song regardless.
