Just a day after Lana Del Rey released her new album Chemtrails Over the Country Club, the singer has already teased her next album, Rock Candy Sweet, adding that the LP will arrive on June 1st.
Del Rey made the announcement in an Instagram Stories post in which he responded to a Harper’s Bazaar article entitled “Lana Del Rey cannot qualify her way out of being held accountable” that criticized the singer’s cultural appropriation.
“I just want to thank you again for the kind articles like this and for reminding me that my career was built on cultural appropriation and the exaltation of domestic violence,” said Del Rey in the post that has now disappeared (Instagram stories exclude after 24 hours) . “I will continue to challenge these thoughts on my next album on June 1st, entitled Rock Candy Sweet. “
Focusing on another passage in the article, Del Rey added in another expired post, “You are right, it would have been unnecessary if no one had significantly criticized everything about the album to begin with. But you did. And I want revenge. “
Del Rey then confirmed his next album, sharing what is potentially the cover art and reiterating the June 1 release date:
If Rock Candy Sweet arrives on June 1st, it would be Del Rey’s third album in just a year. Chemtrails Over the Country Club, she also released her spoken word LP Violet folded back over the grass.
In November, after announcing that the Chemtrails Over the Country Club would be delayed due to delays at the record factories, Del Rey also revealed that she was working on a cover album, including “You will never walk alone” and “some Patsy Cline songs”. It is not clear whether Rock Candy Sweet is that album, which Del Rey claimed to be “a digital record of American standards and classics” that she would give to fans at Christmas, but it didn’t arrive.