Call it the ‘folklore’/’evermore’ effect. Just one day after the release of her seventh album ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ on March 19, Lana Del Rey took to Instagram to announce that a follow-up album ‘Rock Candy Sweet’ will be out June 1 2021.
Del Rey gave a brief insight into the themes of this upcoming record via Instagram Stories, where she screenshotted a Harper’s Bazaar article entitled ‘Lana Del Rey Can’t Qualify Her Way Out Of Being Held Accountable’.
Her all-caps caption read: “Just want to thank you again for the kind articles like this one and for reminding me that my career was built on cultural appropriation and glamorizing domestic abuse. I will continue to challenge those thoughts on my next record on June 1 titled ‘Rock Candy Sweet’.”
Del Rey proceeded to comment on direct quotes from the Harper’s Bazaar article and claimed she wanted “revenge” for being “significantly criticised” in the run-up to the release of ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’.
After releasing the ‘Chemtrails’ album cover back in January, Del Rey immediately jumped to its defence in a now-deleted Instagram comment: “In 11 years working I have always been extremely inclusive without even trying to. My best friends are rappers, my boyfriends have been rappers. My dearest friends have been from all over the place, so before you make comments again about a WOC/POC issue, I’m not the one storming the capital, I’m literally changing the world by putting my life and thoughts and love out there on the table 24 seven. Respect it.”
‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ was released March 19, along with the music video for new single, ‘White Dress’. The Forty-Five gave the album 4 stars, calling it “a beguiling and superbly-executed insight into Lana Del Rey and fame and how the two interact”.
