In January 2015, Lana Del Rey announced via Billboard that she had begun work on her fourth studio album, announcing she was going to release an album entitled Honeymoon sometime that same year. In a December 2014 interview with Galore Magazine, Del Rey revealed she had begun working on a new album. I'm kind of enjoying sinking into this more noirish feel for this one. The album was supported by the release of two singles: " High by the Beach", and " Music to Watch Boys To".ĭel Rey finished the recording of her third studio album, Ultraviolence, in March 2014, and by June of the same year she had begun working on a follow-up idea stating that the process was "growing into something I really like. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 116,000 units in first week, and peaking at number one in Australia, Greece and Ireland. At the time of its release, several critics considered the album Del Rey's best album to date. Upon release, Honeymoon received mostly positive reviews from music critics, appearing on the 2015 best albums lists of many publications. Lyrically, the album touches on themes of tortured romance, resentment, lust, escapism, and violence.
The album marked a departure from the more guitar-driven instrumentation of Del Rey's previous album Ultraviolence and a return to the baroque pop of Born to Die and Paradise. It was released on September 18, 2015, by Polydor Records and Interscope Records, and was produced by Del Rey alongside longtime collaborators Rick Nowels and Kieron Menzies. Honeymoon is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.