Strega Beata

Strega Beata
Studio album by
Lana Del Rabies
ReleasedMarch 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
GenreElectronic[1]
Length58:41
LabelGilgongo
ProducerSam An
Lana Del Rabies chronology
Shadow World
(2018)		 Strega Beata
(2023)		 Omnipotent Fuck
(2025)

Strega Beata is the third studio album by American musician Sam An under the pseudonym Lana Del Rabies. It was released on March 17, 2023, through Gilgongo Records.

Background

Sam An, also known under the pseudonym Lana Del Rabies, is an American musician, producer, and multimedia artist based in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] She released In the End I Am a Beast (2016) and Shadow World (2018) through Deathbomb Arc.[3]

Strega Beata is Sam An's third album as Lana Del Rabies.[4] It contains 10 tracks.[5] Mark Glick of the band AJJ plays cello on the album.[5] The album's title loosely translates to "blessed witch".[2] In a 2023 interview, she stated that the album's theme is "death and rebirth".[5]

Release

Music videos were released for the tracks "Prayers of Consequence"[6] and "Hallowed Is the Earth".[7] Strega Beata was released on March 17, 2023, through Gilgongo Records.[8][9] Lana Del Rabies later released Becoming Everything: Strega Beata Remixed (2024), which contains remixes of Strega Beata's tracks by other artists.[10][11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts DeskStarStarStarStar[12]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[4]
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar[13]

Alex Deller of Metal Hammer wrote, "Genres are smashed, spliced and mixed like the toxic ingredients for flying ointment ground down in a witch's mortar and pestle, with gothic moodiness leeching into industrial churn, tape-decayed prettiness and coruscating noise-outs."[14] Guy Oddy of The Arts Desk stated, "As it makes no concessions to mainstream pop, Strega Beata is unlikely to break any commercial sales records in the near future, but it is an album that rewards with repeated listening."[12] Greg Hyde of The Line of Best Fit commented that "The album makes for subtly intense, but definitely not easy, listening."[4]

On July 3, 2023, The Quietus placed the album at number 66 on its list of "The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far Chart 2023".[15] On January 2, 2024, Flood Magazine included the album in its list of the "20 Albums from 2023 You Should Know".[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam An.

Strega Beata track listing[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Prayers of Consequence"4:02
2."A Plague"4:09
3."Master"7:32
4."Mother"8:52
5."Grace the Teacher"4:42
6."Mourning"9:18
7."Hallowed Is the Earth"4:36
8."Reckoning"3:58
9."Apocalypse Fatigue"5:41
10."Forgive"5:49
Total length:58:41

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Lana Del Rabies – Strega Beata". Soundohm. Archived from the original on December 5, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Turman, Katherine (March 3, 2023). "15 Must-Hear New Albums Out This Month: Boygenius, Kali Uchis, Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus & More". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ Naftule, Ashley (April 23, 2018). "In Conversation With Lana Del Rabies". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Hyde, Greg (March 14, 2023). "Lana Del Rabies's Strega Beata marks an evolution in the industrial noise artist's sound". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Coplan, Chris (March 24, 2023). "Lana Del Rabies Has Died and Is Reborn". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ Lana Del Rabies (February 12, 2023). "Lana Del Rabies - Prayers of Consequence (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  7. ↑ Lana Del Rabies (March 6, 2023). "Lana Del Rabies - Hallowed is The Earth (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  8. ↑ "18 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan. March 6, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "News". Gilgongo Records. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  10. ↑ Teeple, Alice (January 9, 2024). "Dark Electronic Music Artist Lana Del Rabies Releases "Strega Beata Remixed"". Post-punk.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Becoming Everything: STREGA BEATA Remixed | Lana Del Rabies". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  12. 1 2 Oddy, Guy (March 15, 2023). "Album: Lana Del Rabies - Strega Beata". The Arts Desk. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  13. ↑ Murphy, David (March 15, 2023). "Lana Del Rabies – Strega Beata". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  14. ↑ Deller, Alex (March 31, 2023). "7 killer metal albums you might have missed this month". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "The Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far Chart 2023 (In Association With Norman Records) (page 2 of 5)". The Quietus. July 3, 2023. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ Lesuer, Mike (January 2, 2024). "Signal Boost: 20 Albums From 2023 You Should Know". Flood Magazine. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "STREGA BEATA | Lana Del Rabies". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2026.

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