Lana Del Rey has announced a surprise second album called Spyda, a companion record to her long-delayed country album Stove, which still does not have a release date. Del Rey made the announcement on Wednesday, July 15, through a lengthy Instagram post that included video footage of her with her cat, her husband Jeremy Dufrene, and a glimpse of what appear to be rustic cover designs for both records.
According to Billboard, Del Rey described the new album as large and assembled with the help of a wide group of collaborators. She called Stove a classic album that is "so lovely and intact as it was intended to be," while framing Spyda as something different in tone and origin.
In her post, Del Rey explained the emotional arc behind the project. "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," she wrote. "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 described Spyda 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." She said she was grateful for the large team of unnamed collaborators and estimated she needs another month to finish the album before both records can be sent to vinyl.
Del Rey began developing the follow-up to her 2023 album Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd in 2024. The project went through several title changes, starting as Lasso, then becoming The Right Person Will Stay, before landing on Stove. She has released several singles tied to the project, including Tough, Henry, Come On, and Bluebird. She also co-wrote the surprise title track for the James Bond universe video game First Light.
Earlier this year, Del Rey released White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter, co-produced by Jack Antonoff and co-written with Dufrene. She called it her favorite track on Stove.
Closing her Instagram post, Del Rey addressed the wait her fans have endured. "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," she wrote. "When life decides to send you down another river, it's really not your choice and it's truly an adventure of its own."
Neither Stove nor Spyda has a release date.
