Lana Del Rey fans know not to take her fully at her word: Her long-awaited country album has been in the works for years now, yet it still lacks a clear release date. Originally announced in January 2024, the album has since undergone several delays and name changes. But as of February 2026, “Stove” is set to be released sometime this year.

Del Rey has given fans a taste of the record through three singles, including the ballads “Henry, come on” and “Bluebird,” which were released just a week apart last April. But nothing could prepare listeners for her newest track, “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter.” 

Released on Feb. 17, the song points towards a new era in Del Rey’s life: domestic bliss. The track — inspired by her marriage to Jeremy Dufrene, a captain for a Louisiana tour boat company — reflects a wonder for domestic life that is both fantastical and eccentric.

The wide array of sound elements at play in “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” make it profoundly uncanny. While the song has an eerie electronic opening, it zeroes in on Del Rey’s breathy vocals. Hazy and sensual, Del Rey whispers “I know you wish you had a man like him, it’s such a bummer.”

The song changes course quickly, with the chorus taking on a sound reminiscent of an old Disney film. The lines “Positively voodoo, everything that you do / Did you know exactly how magical you are? / Whoopsie-daisy, yoo-hoo, yelling, ‘I love you’ / Out to my white feather hawk tail deer hunter” have left some listeners both confused and amused by the song’s turn to an unexpectedly whimsical sound.

Despite its subversion of pop formulas, “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” remains true to Del Rey’s brand. Beyond the fairytale atmosphere, Del Rey’s lyricism captures her signature spirit of irreverent longing: “I got a nicotine patch for the summer / Yeah, I’m a ghost, doesn’t mean I feel nothin’ / Put it on my ass, no-tan-lines summer / I love my daddy, of course we’re still together.”

Despite her decision to linger on a limited sound palette, her gritty and hedonistic persona shines through on the track. Her meditations on married life, “We’re a match, he’s just in my bone marrow,” are reminiscent of the domesticity of the love songs on her 2021 album “Blue Banisters.” 

Rooted firmly in the cultural and physical landscape of the United States, “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter,” cultivates a new image of “traditional” living — one where devoted matrimony meets simmering sensuality and danger

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Alyssia Ouhocine

Alyssia Ouhocine is a Senior Staff Writer covering Arts & Culture. Hailing from Bayonne, New Jersey, she is concentrating in English and History with a particular interest in Algerian history and literature. When she’s not writing, she can be found listening to music and sending Google Calendar invites.