Lana Del Rey announced on Instagram that her long-delayed album Stove will be released alongside a previously unannounced companion record. In a lengthy post, the singer said the second project needs one more month of work before both albums are sent for vinyl production, a process she said typically takes about three months.
Del Rey did not reveal a title or release date for either album. However, many reports say that artwork accompanying the post appeared to identify the companion record as Spyda, based on cover art featuring what looked like a Spyder vehicle.
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In her Instagram caption, Del Rey revealed the two records as “two of my most beautiful pieces of work.” She wrote that Stove remains “so lovely and intact as it was intended to be — a classic album if I may say,” adding that fans have heard some of the material through touring “but not all of it.”
Describing the companion album, she wrote, “And as the years went by, came a beautiful, secondary album… 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.”
Del Rey said the second project developed gradually while she continued working on Stove. She described it as something that was “compiled by as many people as I could find to help me gather my thoughts about how much was changing.” She added that the album was rooted in 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 ended the post by thanking fans for their patience, writing, “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.”
The long road to ‘Stove’
The announcement follows more than two years of changes surrounding Del Rey’s 10th studio album, the follow-up to 2023’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.Â
The project later underwent multiple title changes. Stereogum reported it was renamed The Right Person Will Stay before eventually becoming Stove. Del Rey also clarified that the music would not mark a major departure from her Americana-inspired sound.
In an interview with W magazine, Del Rey said the album had become Stove and revealed that the track “Stars Fell on Alabama” was inspired by her husband, Jeremy Dufrene, whom she called “the most impactful person in my life.” She said part of the delay came from adding six more songs that became more autobiographical than she expected.
She previewed the album with the singles “Henry, Come On,” “Bluebird” and “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter.” Del Rey announced in an Instagram Story that “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” would be released on February 17, calling it her favorite song on the album and “the one I’ve been waiting for.”
In the same update, she estimated that vinyl production takes about three months, suggesting a release timeline of “three months plus two weeks” from that point, “give or take a little bit less than that.”
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While Stove remained unfinished, Del Rey continued releasing standalone music. She wrote and recorded “First Light,” the theme song for the James Bond video game 007 First Light. She also performed at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival, where she previewed additional unreleased material.
