Lana Del Rey Announces Stove Companion Album Spyda

Fans patiently awaiting Lana Del Rey’s new album Stove are apparently being rewarded with a second companion album called Spyda.

Del Rey revealed the existence of Spyda in an Instagram post on Wednesday night, revealing that the project, came about as she continued work on Stove. “I need a month to finish putting [Spyda] together,” she explained, “and then send my two albums to vinyl.”

Speaking of the dual projects, Del Rey wrote:

“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. 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-…A large companion album, compiled by as many people as I could find to help me gather my thoughts about how much was changing.

Stove is so lovely and intact as it was intended to be-a classic album if I may say, a lot of of which we’ve toured and you’ve heard – but not all of it. Thank you to everybody involved.
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. I’m grateful for all my collaborators, I guess it took what it took to finish it. I need a month to finish putting it together, and then send my two albums to vinyl.

“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. When life decides to send you down another river, it’s really not your choice and it’s truly an adventure of its own.

“I wrote about it. Now it’s time to trust the process and go downstream. 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.”

Del Rey did not provide a release date for either album, but she did appear to share the artwork for both projects, which you can view in the Instagram carousel below.

Stove and Spyda will mark Del Rey’s first full-length releases since Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd in March 2023. Back in February, she previewed Stove with the single “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter.” She also recently released the song “First Light,” which she composed for the James Bond video game 007 First Light.