Īlternate covers for the album were released on September 8, 2021, alongside the album's track listing and digital and physical pre-orders. The artwork references Tracy Nelson's album cover for Poor Man's Paradise (1973). The cover depicts Del Rey sitting on a porch between her dogs, Tex and Mex (who are mentioned in the album's title track). Del Rey addressed this, captioning the post "Happy fourth, Album out later". The official album artwork was revealed on July 4, 2021, the album's original release date. The promotion for Blue Banisters was minimal compared to Del Rey's previous releases, mainly due to Del Rey deactivating her social media accounts in September 2021. I just wanted it to be there in case anyone was ever curious for any information." Release and promotion So, Blue Banisters was more of an explanatory album, more of a defensive album, which is why I didn't promote it, period, at all. In a March 2023 interview with Rolling Stone UK, Del Rey explained that Blue Banisters was created due to accusations of cultural appropriation and previous claims that she glamourized domestic abuse: "I was just like, 'Let me try and write an album that maybe could explain why, if that was true, let's say, I could potentially identify with certain modes of operating'. Club lyrically as her " breakup record", while Spin regards it as an "observational project". Musically, Blue Banisters has been described as a folk, pop, jazz, and Americana record. 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. On April 28, she took to social media to announce the album, which was slated for release on July 4. The teaser shows a picture of Del Rey looking up to the sky. On April 11, 2021, Del Rey uploaded a short teaser with the caption "Blue Banisters" to her Instagram.
A day later, she announced her next album, originally titled Rock Candy Sweet, would be released in June. On March 19, 2021, Del Rey released her seventh studio album Chemtrails over the Country Club. The album received positive reviews from music critics, most of whom complimented Del Rey's introspective lyrics. Blue Banisters peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and reached number one in Argentina and the Netherlands. Two singles preceded the album, the title track, "Blue Banisters", and " Arcadia" "Text Book" and "Wildflower Wildfire" were also released ahead of the album as promotional singles. The album was produced by Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O'Neill, Rick Nowels, and several others. It was released on October 22, 2021, by Interscope and Polydor Records, seven months after her previous record, Chemtrails over the Country Club.
Blue Banisters is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.
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