


Musically, Blue Banisters has been described as a folk, pop, jazz, and Americana record. 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 would be released October 22, 2021. 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. The album artwork shows Del Rey sitting on a wooden deck with her dogs Tex and Mex. 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 title track, "Text Book" and "Wildflower Wildfire" were released as singles on May 20, 2021. 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. Only a day later, she announced that her next album 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.
