Lana Del Rey - New single fuels Stove album momentum in 2026

Lana Del Rey continues to reshape her sound in 2026 with new singles leading into her long-awaited country-leaning album Stove. According to coverage of her recent releases, White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter arrived on February 17, 2026, followed by the single First Light on April 16.

New singles set up Stove in 2026

The rollout for Stove has stretched over more than a year, but 2026 finally brought concrete new music. White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter, described as the third single from Stove, was released on February 17, 2026, through Interscope and Polydor, marking Lana Del Rey’s first official single of the year from the project. A detailed report on the single and album delays notes that the track was announced on February 7 and positioned as a preview of Stove’s country direction.

Later in the spring, Del Rey quietly added another new song to streaming platforms. Her Apple Music artist page lists First Light as a single released on April 16, 2026, giving Stove a second new 2026-era track on major services alongside White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter. The Apple Music listing shows both First Light and White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter among her latest releases.

Chart and release timeline for Stove

The path to Stove has been unusually long even by Lana Del Rey standards. In a W Magazine cover story published in late August 2025, she confirmed that her long-teased country project would now be called Stove and indicated she was aiming for a release around the end of January 2026, after earlier working titles such as Lasso and The Right Person Will Stay and previous projected release windows in 2024 and 2025. That interview outlined the renaming and the shift of the planned release into early 2026.

By mid-July 2026, however, Stove was still not out. In an update carried by The Fader, Del Rey stated that she expected to finish Stove in the next month and that a second, newly announced companion album was also close to completion. She also noted that once the albums were finalized she would send both to vinyl production, hinting at a fall 2026 release window rather than the earlier January target. This means that as of August 18, 2026, Stove remains upcoming, with at least three pre-release singles – Henry, Come On, Bluebird and White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter – plus First Light extending the era.

Where Lana Del Rey stands now

Stove follows Del Rey’s 2023 studio album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, which leaned heavily into baroque pop and melancholy balladry. Early descriptions of Stove, including summaries on specialist sites and fan-focused overviews, present it as a turn toward country and Americana aesthetics, with more acoustic textures and storytelling drawn from rural imagery and Southern motifs. Even without the full album out yet, singles such as Henry, Come On and White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter showcase pedal steel touches, narrative lyrics and a more overt Nashville influence than her earlier work.

Current career and live status

As of August 18, 2026, Lana Del Rey does not list any upcoming official solo concert dates on her own site, and her touring activity around Stove appears to be on hold while she finishes the album and its companion record.

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