Chappell Roan is releasing a greatest hits record next month. It’s also her debut album.
The alt-pop rhinestone cowgirl comet, who in a few years (maybe sooner) will likely be recognized as one of our generation’s greatest and most thrilling songwriters, has announced her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and its due out September 22 via Amusement/Island Records.
We dub it a greatest hits record because it’s exactly that, as the album pulls together Roan’s breathtaking series of ultra-magnetic, sex-positive singles since 2020 — including the theatrical “Red Wine Supernova,” rambunctious “Pink Pony Club,” and hook-up culture yearner “Casual.” Toss in neon-glow tracks like “Kaleidoscope,” “Naked In Manhattan,” and “Femininomenon,” and the whole thing — plus all the new bops we’ve yet to hear — shapes up to one hell of a debut LP.
“After 4 years in the making comes my 14-song album holding stories of unearthing my true self and fearlessly embracing queerness,” Roan. “With the contrast of my Midwestern upbringing and living in one of the biggest cities in the U.S., The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess mirrors the rollercoaster of becoming the pop-star I always wanted to be.”
Roan is taking the record on the road this fall, and she plays Boston’s House of Blues on October 15. Check out all her upcoming dates after the album trailer video, and bow down to our new alt-pop queen.
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