Zach Bryan releases “Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs” EP with Lana Del Rey

Zach Bryan released his EP “Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs” on October 16 via Warner Records, according to Billboard. The eight tracks include “Lies”, a duet with Lana Del Rey, and “Plainsman” with Turnpike Troubadours, alongside songs such as “Robot Killed The Working Man” and “Backwards”. Pitchfork adds that Katy Kirby sings backing vocals on the record.

According to Rolling Stone, “Lies” opens with piano and strings, with Bryan taking the first verse and Del Rey a later one before the two harmonize. Like the rest of the EP, it was recorded at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound in Nashville and produced by Bryan, Jamie McLaughlin and Eddie Spear. Del Rey teased the collaboration on Instagram in September with a caption hinting at the title.

The EP follows “With Heaven on Top”, the 25-song album Bryan released in January, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He has also announced a 2027 stadium tour of North America and Australia, opening on April 28 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Support on select dates comes from John Fogerty, Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen, Vance Joy, Fey Fili, Gabriella Rose and Emma Ogier. Tickets go on sale on October 23 at zachbryan.com.

Zach Bryan is an American country musician, born in 1996 in Okinawa Prefecture, whose music spans alternative country and red dirt. On October 12 mbuzz reported that he had announced the eight-track project and the Lana Del Rey song. His 2023 duet with Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.