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Posted on 02/17/2026 5:47:28 PM PST by Drew68
Her turn to marriage, modest living and a homespun new album now reads as political provocation in a polarised US
Say the name Lana Del Rey and a particular image of the United States materialises: one of rusted trucks and faded flags, a waitress curling her hair before the breakfast shift, the smell of petrol in the heat, the hum of late-night television in a room where no one is really watching. For more than a decade, despite being from New York City, the singer has been the patron saint of small-town melancholy, the US’s emblem of heartbreak. Somewhere along the way, she gained a new congregation: Republicans. Or at least the kind of wistful traditionalists who do not mind being labelled as such.
So perhaps it is perfect that her next album is called Stove, a title so plain it feels almost revolutionary in a world allergic to sincerity.
While other pop stars go big and glitzy, naming their albums things like The Life of a Showgirl, Brat or Radical Optimism, Del Rey, never afraid to go against the grain, has gone full kitchen appliance. Stove clangs with the sturdy, unpretentious weight of real life – just look at the title of the forthcoming album’s new single. Released on Tuesday, White Feather-Hawk Tail Deer Hunter sounds more like an advertisement for Bass Pro Shops than a pop song.
Naturally, critics have been searching for irony. Is she mocking the “tradwives”? Commenting on capitalism? Is it all, somehow, a feminist statement? There has been the inevitable liberal backlash. Social media users lined up to express their horror that a woman might name an album after a household object. “You really doubled down on ‘feminism isn’t interesting to me’ with that title,” one commenter wrote, capturing the general tone of panic...
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Lana, please. Nope
homina homina homina....as Jackie Gleason would say.
Never heard of her.
Long before she married a swamp boat driver and moved to the Louisiana Bayou.
Welp, that decides it.
P.S.-I don’t listen to modern country as it’s mostly shite.
CC
All I ever heard from her is one song, “Mariners Apartment Complex.’
Lana has a good voice and knows how to entertain, but some may call her a controversial singer.
In 2023, Lana was accused by a Christian Influencer of using ‘Demonic Energy’ during her concerts.
Lana responds to that TikTok/Influencer who accused her of witchcraft and bringing demons into her crowds.
“B*tch, I know the Bible verse for verse better than you do”
and calling the accuser “Super Gremlin Energy”.
The accusations often stem from her 2017 involvement in an online effort to cast a spell to remove Donald Trump from office.
More recently, Lana has stated that she has a strong relationship with God and was raised Catholic.
In early 2026, she stated “Jesus is King. I don’t care about fame or money, I care about the truth!”
**Conclusion: Many people go through spiritual changes in their younger years, some will continue to change throughout their lives.
The whole idea pop music (crappy at that) is supposed to mean something and have political implications is leftism.
She’s a low talent well-marketed pop star. Inconsequential.
I like two songs by her. One is Summertime Sadness. It’s about the suicide of her best friend.
Her song “Summertime Sadness” is quite haunting. I prefer the cover version by Sharon Den Adel though. Sharon’s voice is better, Lana’s a little reedy for the song.
Thanks.
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Born to Die. (2012) is one of my favorite albums of the last fifteen years. The song “Video Games” is on steady rotation in several of my playlists. She always seemed to be somewhat counter-counter-cultural but I really don’t look for political wisdom from musicians.
Here’s what Apple Music says about that first record:
Wreathed in internet-melting mystery and B-movie drama, the former Lizzy Grant’s mainstream debut journeys to the dark heart of the American dream. However, for all the layers of carefully cultivated artifice (the hardboiled Lolita narrative of “Off to the Races,” say) there’s nothing false about both Del Rey’s bewitching baritone and indisputable songcraft. Then there’s “Video Games”: a stately, slow-motion bomb blast of matchless melancholy that still has the power to stop you in your tracks.
Toggle reader view as soon as the page loads. Worked for me.
She’s always been unique and talented. She started out quite young. It sounds like she’s growing up.
She’s not particularly a country singer.
I enjoy her music mainly bc my daughter likes it.
Better and more substantive than typical pop tarts.
Thanks for the recommendation. I found both versions, and I see what you mean. I prefer the cover version, too.
Thanks for the info. I found the album on youtube. I know nothing about her, except that her music has a haunting sound.
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