The introspective maturity of wool of Rey: here is “Henry, as on”

“The Mean, Henry, like on / do you think I’m reality Choose it?”: It took a year, but in the end Henry finally came. After what looks like an eternity of advances and an announcement of the album that risks ending up in the oblivion, today 11 April, Lana Del Rey has released the new single “Henry, as on”.

A acoustic guitar pinched with sweetness, the voice of the singer -songwriter imbued with melancholy, the arches and a jazzate drums that fit to embellish the piece: the new song sounds like a sort of extension of the mature and introspective wool that the public has started to know with “Blue Banisters” of 2021 and “Did You Know in there there’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” of 2023

“Henry, as on”, between reassurance and condescending, recalls a stripped version of “Summertime Sadness”, of which the same artist with a deep soul is recognized, but now with a family and the quiet life that follows. If this piece marks a new chapter in the artist’s career is risky to say, but Lana seems to have completely embraced a new phase of life and perhaps it will only be the next album to say something more.

Last year, the singer had announced her next tenth album, “The right person Will Stay”, following her 2023 album “Did you know this aere’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd”. As revealed last November, the album will be released on May 21, but too many details are not yet known, even if previously of Rey had revealed on Instagram that it will contain 13 tracks – one of which is the single just published.

“Henry, as on” also represents the first solo output of Lana del Rey in two years, as well as the first publication after the collaboration with Quavo released in July, “Tough”.

Lana Del Rey had spoken of the album with “NME” in May of last year, suggesting that the texts of this new work could be lighter than its latest productions: “Maybe I have less to say in terms of personal and revealing things, as in” Tunnel “and” Blue Bannisters “, or” Chemtrails Over the Country Club “, and something more melodic. Perhaps more in the style of” American Songbook “?”.