Lasso (album)

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Lasso
Studio album by
Lana Del Rey
ReleasedSeptember 2024 (2024-09)
GenreCountry
Label
ProducerJack Antonoff
Lana Del Rey chronology
Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
(2023) 		Lasso
(2024)

Lasso is the upcoming tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It is scheduled to be released in September 2024, through Interscope Records and Polydor Records. The album is set to mark the first country project by the singer.[1][2]

Background

Based on her previous works,

alt-pop"[3] or alternative pop artist by critics.[4] She believed that after her 2019 album Norman Fucking Rockwell!, things took a "huge turn"; she feared that she would be "scared into making safe choices" and decided to take "cool-off"s after releases to "reevaluate things".[5] In November 2020, Del Rey considered releasing "a digital record of American standards and classics for Christmas" but ended up not doing so.[1]

The following year, Del Rey announced that she had recorded an entire cover album of country songs, inspired by her singles "Ride" (2012) and "Video Games" (2011); she elaborated: "I went back and listened to 'Ride' and 'Video Games' and thought, you know they're kind of country. Maybe the way 'Video Games' got remastered, they're pop—but there's something Americana about it for sure."[1] On September 20, 2023, half a year from the release of her album Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Del Rey revealed that she had been working on an album concept that was more "in an Americana vein".[5]

For the remainder of the year, Del Rey decided to test "the

alternative pop musical output.[8] The singer also announced the title to be Lasso and that it is slated for release in September 2024.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Strauss, Matthew (February 1, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Teases New Country Album Lasso". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (February 1, 2024). "Lana Del Rey announces new country album Lasso". NME. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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  4. ^ "Lana Del Rey Sets New Album 'Blue Banisters'". www.billboard.com. April 28, 2021. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Taysom, Joe (September 20, 2023). "Lana Del Rey hints at the musical direction of her new album". Far Out. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Zemler, Emily (February 1, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Announces Country Album: 'It's Happening'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Brandle, Lars (February 1, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Announces New Album Lasso". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Carter, Daisy (February 1, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Confirms New Country Album Lasso". DIY. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 1, 2024). "Lana Del Rey Announces New Country Album Lasso". Stereogum. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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