Chappell Roan, who earned a break last year through her hit song, Good Luck, Babe! from her debut album, The Rise and Fall of the Midwest Princess, is gearing up to release her sophomore album.
The 27-year-old pop superstar has her fans wondering what’s next for Roan’s upcoming album after giving two very different glimpses into her project.
The Casual hitmaker released The Giver in March, in which she explored an ‘80s country sound instead of her usual synth-pop style, however in her latest released track, The Subway, Roan has made a distinct thematic change.
While the Grammy winner previously dominated more fun, celebratory pop genre with hit tracks like, Pink Pony Club, Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl, HOT TO GO! and Femininomenon, her newest release is a breakup ballad, a yearning anthem.
Although fans have previously listened to Roan’s musings about heartbreak on her songs, Coffee, Bitter, Kaleidoscope, and Casual, it remains a largely unchartered territory for the songstress.
The Subway, with its vulnerable cries, presents an image of Roan the person more than Roan the popstar, unlike her debut album which built an image for the popstar.
Even though Roan has not announced an official release date for her sophomore album yet, the latest release has hyped the fans even more for the upcoming release.
Previously in an interview with Rolling Stone in September last year, Roan shared that she would have “from November to mid-May off to write” music after wrapping up her tour.
At the time, Roan shared that she and her producer Dan Nigro already had five to six songs ready that they felt positive about.
“We have a country song. We have a dancy song. We have one that’s really Eighties, and we have one that’s acoustic, and we have one that’s really organic, live-band, Seventies vibe. It’s super weird,” the Mid West Princess told the outlet.
