Bird's Eye is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Ravyn Lenae. It was released on August 9, 2024, through Atlantic Records.
The first single showcased two tracks: "Love is Blind" and "Love Me Not", the latter went viral in April 2025. Leading up to the album, "Dream Girl" with Ty Dolla Sign and "One Wish" featuring Childish Gambino were released. The album received acclaim from music critics.
Lenae created the record alongside executive producer DJ Dahi. In a statement, she described the album as a return "to a place of self-trust and unbending intuition" while taking "paths and turns" on the way there into consideration. Announcement of the album was accompanied by the release of the songs "Love Is Blind" and "Love Me Not" on May 3, 2024. Both songs observe "conflicting feelings of relational desire and dependency", "Love Is Blind" in a more "soul" and "airy R&B" approach and "Love Me Not" as "bolder crossover pop". The second single "Dream Girl" featuring Ty Dolla Sign was released on June 26 and contains as what Lenae refers to as "Prince drums" as well as the singer's signature "potent world-building". The third single "One Wish" features Childish Gambino, and was released in July.
Lenae went on a North American and European tour supporting the album, beginning on October 5, 2024.
Bird's Eye received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 83, based on 6 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? rated Bird's Eye a 7.4 out of 10.
Writing for The Observer, Shaad D'Souza stated that "Bird's Eye, is the real deal: a breathtaking pop suite that's fleet-footed but rock-solid in its convictions, easily swaying between styles while always foregrounding Lenae's gossamer voice." Clover Hope of Pitchfork commented on Lenae's debut album Hypnos, noting "While HYPNOS showcased the fluidity of R&B, Bird's Eye is more varied: Lenae experiments like she's an alchemist in an R&D lab, trialing new combinations of downtempo guitar, gentle reggae-pop, and even a stuttering, Brainfeeder-esque beat."
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