Lana Del Rey has shared an alternate video of her latest single, “Arcadia.” The original video was released on September 8, ahead of her forthcoming album Blue Banisters.
The video finds Lana shining in gorgeous dappled light, contemplatively rocking on a swing. She stares patiently at the camera, as if she’s waiting for it to reveal a secret.
The album was initially announced on the same day she revealed the single. The highly anticipated eighth studio record follows the success of her previous album Chemtrails Over The Country Club, which was released earlier this year.
Due for release on October 22, with vinyl to follow on October 29, the pre-order for Blue Banisters is available now on participating partners as well as at www.lanadelrey.com.
Blue Banisters will include previously released songs “Wildflower Wildfire,” “Blue Banisters,” and “Text Book.”
Blue Banisters was originally slated for a July 4 release date, but by the time the holiday rolled around, Lana confirmed that the release date was “TBD.” We now know that the date is October 22.
The singer also shared some of the inspiration behind the new album on her socials yesterday, writing: “I guess you could say this album is about what it was like, what happened, and what it’s like now. If you’re interested go back and listen to the first three songs I put out earlier. They chronicle the beginning. This song hits somewhere in the middle and by the time the record drops you will hear where we’re at today.”
Also potentially in the pipeline from Del Rey is a covers album full of country songs, which she said she has two titles currently in mind for. In March, the singer said: “I went back and listened to ‘Ride’ and ‘Video Games’ and thought, you know they’re kind of country. I mean, they’re definitely not pop.”
She continued: “Maybe the way ‘Video Games’ got remastered, they’re pop – but there’s something Americana about it for sure. So let’s see how these things come out – I’m not going to have pedal steel guitar on every single thing, but it is easy for me to write.”
