As promised, Lana Del Rey’s next studio album, her second this year, Blue Banisters is on its way. In an unexpected surprise to her fans, the star released three new songs from the forthcoming project on Thursday: the title track “Blue Banisters,” “Text Book,” and the Mike Dean-produced “Wildflower Wildfire.” They offer our first taste of the forthcoming record, expected out on Independence Day, which finds the 35-year-old songwriter diving into her psyche, one that feels wiser and delves deeper into her core identity than ever before. Show Based off their sound and lyrics, the three songs follow in the same vein of hushed interiority that colored her last record Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Like “White Dress” — which found Del Rey reminiscing about her days cutting her teeth in Orlando before Born To Die fame — these songs fill in more of the blanks surrounding her early, pre-celebrity existence. On “Wildflower Wildfire,” a stripped-down piano ballad that sounds like Del Rey performing it alone in a jazz club somewhere, she describes herself as a “wildfire” and “running on stardust,” citing a troubled-sounding childhood as explanation. “Here’s the deal, cause I know you wanna talk about it/ Here’s the deal, you save those gaps to fill in so here/ Here's the deal, my father never stepped in when his wife would rage at me/ So I ended up awkward but sweet/ Later than hospitals and still on my feet/ Comfortably numb but with lithium came poetry,” she sings on the second verse. It’s an obvious direct reference to her mother, Patricia Grant, whom Del Rey has rarely mentioned throughout her career, though now it makes sense why, if they have a strained relationship; her mentions of “comfortably numb” and “lithium” may reference the infamous Pink Floyd song and Nirvana track, bands that she’s cited as inspirations to her music in the past. On “Text Book” she continues to reflect on how her childhood relationship with her parents shaped her current love life, opening the moody track right off the bat with her potent daddy issues: “I guess you could call it text book/ I was looking for the father I wanted back/ And I thought I found it in Brentwood/ It seemed only appropriate you'd easily have my back.” It’s likely she’s noticing the connections between her father and her current fiancé, guitarist Clayton Johnson, as she sings later on in the song: “Other men I met felt right, would smile at you and stick a knife in your back/ Finally, I met you so I'm not wonderin' why.” When Del Rey announced Blue Banisters back in March — titled Rock Candy Sweet at the time — she also stated that the album would “continue to challenge” criticisms she’s received from the media that her career was built on cultural appropriation and glamorizing abuse. She appears to follow through on that promise on these songs, especially on “Text Book,” where she not so subtly includes a Black Lives Matter drop: “Maybe just the way we're different could set me free/ And there we were, screamin' ‘Black Lives Matter’ in a crowd/ By the Old Man River, and I saw you saw who I am.” Yet, Del Rey is able to signal her growth in perspective regarding feminism more elegantly on “Blue Banisters,” a crescendoing, towering ballad about a man who once promised that he’d be around to keep her banisters painted blue — a very Notebook-esque vision of masculinity and romance. But by the end of the song, after he’s left a “hole in her heart” and is nothing more than a man that appears in her visions, Del Rey marvels that at least she has the women in her life to keep her going: “Now when weather turns to May/ All my sisters come to paint/ My banisters green/ My blue banisters grey,” she sings. It’s proof that even while seven albums deep into her career and with a public adamant they already know her, there’s still more of Del Rey left to uncover. Blue is the saddest color, but it’s also a sign of calm and maturityAmerican singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey’s new album Blue Banisters was released on all platforms and in stores on October 22, 2021. Blue Banisters comes just seven months after her seventh studio album, Chemtrails over the Country Club. The title track, “Blue Banisters,” was written by Lana and Gabriel Edward Simon and produced by the singer and a number of producers she has previously worked with, namely Loren Humphrey, Rick Nowels, Zachary Dawes, Mike Dean, and Barrie-James O’Neill, among others. The title track is somber. Lana makes her voice echo with sorrow, and the video shows her sadness. Lana’s railing is blue like a Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year. In heraldry, blue represents truth and fidelity, and perhaps that’s why we hear Lana sing: “Said he’d come back every May/ Just to help me if I’d paint my banisters blue.” In ancient Egypt, the scenes of soul weighing were painted with a light sky blue background, as the Egyptians believed this to be the color of truth. Moreover, it was also common in some ancient cultures for brides to wear something blue to ensure fidelity in marriage. Blue railings, like the color itself, symbolize infinity, emptiness, and eternity. Blue is the color of transparency. A wall painted light blue can seem to glow and somehow disappear. Source: YouTubeOn September 8, Lana released the ethereal yet empowering elegy “Arcadia,” my favorite track from the album. I love the nihilistic video in its beautiful naïveté. That naïveté is one of Blue Banisters leitmotivs.It’s worth noting how in the East, the color blue expresses naivety. However, wearing blue on New Year’s Eve can be a way to bring peace of mind and maturity. Source: YouTubeConcluding RemarksBlue Banisters shows that Lana del Rey matured into a formidable creative force during the pandemic COVID -19. Not many musical artists have such an assortment of unreleased great songs that they can afford to release two albums just seven months apart in the same year. Lana del Rey is an impressive singer, but it’s her renowned songwriting skills that will etch her name in golden letters for years to come. Blue Banisters: Tracklist01. Text Book Thank you for following my journey! If you like my work and would like to support my work, please consider becoming a member. For just $5 a month, you’ll get access to unlimited articles on the platform. If you sign up through this link, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Why did Lana name her album Blue Banisters?The title track “Blue Banisters” catches the 36-year-old singer lamenting the loss of a man who once promised to “take away [her] pain / And paint [her] banisters blue” — a man that was strong and reliable, who she shared an easy domesticity with.
What is the saddest Lana Del Rey album?It's a quite popular opinion that Ultraviolence is considered her most depressing album and each album released after gets happier and happier, with NFR being the most cheerful album.
Is Blue Banisters Lana's last album?Blue Banisters is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on October 22, 2021, by Interscope and Polydor Records, seven months after her previous record, Chemtrails over the Country Club.
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. Which Lana Del Rey album sold the most?Born to Die peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and topped albums charts of Australia and many European countries. By 2014, the album had sold one million copies in the US and seven million copies worldwide.
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