Lana Del Rey Talks Husband Jeremy Dufrene, New Nation Album in 2026

Lana Del Rey mentioned the one track she’s written about her husband, swimming with alligators within the Louisiana bayou, and why her long-awaited nation album, now known as Stove, has been delayed in a brand new interview with W.

The chat is without doubt one of the most in depth interviews Del Rey has finished since she married Jeremy Dufrene — a Louisiana-based airboat captain and alligator tour information — final fall. Del Rey known as Dufrene “the most impactful person in my life,” and mentioned she wrote the track “Stars Fell on Alabama” about him. (Del Rey hasn’t formally launched “Stars Fell” but, although it’s turn out to be her go-to present opener.)

“He’s quiet in public, but around me he talks all the time,” Del Rey added of Dufrene. “It’s strange: Jeremy and I have what we call ‘parking-lot time.’ We spend so much time in parking lots, just reading or talking in the car. Sometimes, in life, you think you’re the only one in the world who loves a particular thing, like sitting in an empty Macy’s or Home Depot parking lot. You might be really weird to some people, but then you find another soul who feels the same way.”

Since marrying, Del Rey has largely relocated to Louisiana, although she nonetheless spends a while in Los Angeles. Discussing her husband’s work, Del Rey cracked that Louisiana “has nicer alligators than Florida,” and says that Dufrene “swims with the alligators,” too. 

“I swim in the bayou also, and the alligators are there, but I don’t swim alone,” Del Rey mentioned. 

As for her new music, Del Rey mentioned that she now expects her subsequent album, Stove, to reach in January 2026. She’s been engaged on the country-inspired album for a number of years now, even spending time in Nashville with nation producer Luke Laird (Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town) and longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. Stove was initially set to reach this previous spring, however Del Rey mentioned it was pushed after she determined so as to add six extra songs.

“They were more autobiographical than I thought, and that took more time,” Del Rey mentioned. “The majority of the album will have a country flair. Eight years ago, when I was looking to make a country record, no one else was thinking about country. Now everyone is going country! I’ve asked myself, Should I retire all my snakeskin boots? Should I put my cowboy hats in storage?”