On April 28, she took to social media to announce the album, which was slated for release on July 4. Later the same day, Del Rey posted a trailer for the title track and its accompanying music video to Instagram with the caption: "Sometimes life makes you change just in time for the next chapter", and to Twitter with the caption: "I'm writing my own story. The title track, "Text Book" and "Wildflower Wildfire" were released as singles on May 20, 2021. On July 3, 2021, Del Rey revealed the album cover on her Instagram along with a teaser for an upcoming single, captioned "Album out later later. The album artwork shows Del Rey sitting on a wooden deck with her dogs Tex and Mex. On September 3, 2021, Del Rey posted the cover for the single "Arcadia" on her Instagram account and revealed that the song would be released the following Wednesday, on September 8. A day before the release of the song, Del Rey shared an additional snippet, captioning it with a small written teaser of the album's general themes, mentioning that she's never felt the need to explain her story "but if you’re interested this album does tell it- and does pretty much nothing more." On September 8, 2021, the album's pre-order was released along with "Arcadia", revealing the album is being released October 22, 2021. Musically, Blue Banisters has been described as a folk, pop, and jazz record. Club as her " breakup record." Release and promotion Lyrically, it has been described by the The A.V. The promotion for Blue Banisters was minimal compared to Del Rey's previous, mainly due to Del Rey deactivating her social media accounts in September 2021. The official album album artwork was revealed on July 4, 2021, the album's original release date. Del Rey addressed this, captioning the post "Happy fourth, Album out later". The cover depicts Del Rey sitting on a porch between her dogs, Tex and Mex (who are mentioned in the album's title track).
The artwork references Tracy Nelson's album cover for Poor Man's Paradise (1973).
Īlternate covers for the album were released on September 8, 2021, alongside the album's track listing and digital and physical pre-orders. Retail chains Target, HMV, and Urban Outfitters revealed their exclusive editions of the record featuring more alternate covers, all photographed by Neil Krug.īlue Banisters was released on October 22, 2021, by Interscope and Polydor Records. The same day, in promotion of the album, Del Rey appeared on the American late-night talk show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and performed "Arcadia".
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