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Chappell Roan's first studio full-length The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is an absolute breath of fresh air in a crowded pop landscape. Playful, a little naughty, and full of heart, this debut brims with spirited pop gems that stick in the brain long after the album is finished. Blending the youthful Gen-Z delivery of Olivia Rodrigo, the best-friend-approachability of Taylor Swift, and the songcraft of Maggie Rogers, Roan is the main draw here, taking whatever producer Dan Nigro (Kylie, Rodrigo, Caroline Polachek) throws at her and making it irresistible. Opener "Femininomenon" perfectly captures the album's ethos: transforming from a sweet, string-laden ballad into a pulse-pounding empowerment anthem, it's punctuated with a mid-song pep talk and hilariously escalating adlibs demanding a "fucking beat." From there, it's a nonstop flood of catchy, synth-backed anthems that could lay waste to mainstream radio if given the chance. The playfully horny "Red Wine Supernova" rides a bubbly beat, Roan's pure vocals, and girl gang background vocals that boost energy, while the funky strut of the confident, boyfriend-stealing "After Midnight" turns the lights down low as she purrs that "everything good happens after midnight." Taking Taylor's Midnights hit one step further, Roan takes aim at an ex on the sardonic, synth-laden "My Kink Is Karma," where she finds pleasure in the little things like watching them "ruin [their] life... losing [their] mind... [and] crashing [their] car." There's a handful of delicate ballads ("Coffee," "Casual," "Picture You," "Kaleidoscope") peppered amongst the pogo-bounce singalongs ("HOT TO GO!" and early hit "Pink Pony Club") that offer a few moments of rest while the party continues. On an album packed with highlights, standouts include the '80s-synth throwback "Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl" -- a cowbell-laden, late night party saga that explodes with one of the most rousing choruses on Midwest Princess -- and the closer, "Guilty Pleasure," which mirrors the opening track's quiet-to-loud approach, morphing from warm dreampop into pulsing electro-pop. Bold and fearless, Chappell Roan's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is the best kind of pop album: capturing a generational zeitgeist and introducing the world to a refreshing new voice that can hopefully stand the test of time and a fickle industry.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Emily Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cartwright, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Guitar, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Wise, Producer, Additional Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cara Salimando, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Kuney, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Guitar, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giana Shabestari, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Noah Conrad, Producer, Additional Producer - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist - Annie Schindel, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lixa, Producer, Additional Producer - Lisa Hickox, ComposerLyricist - Austen Healey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Smith, ComposerLyricist - Sterling Laws, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Solomon, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Healey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Chris Kasych, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sam Stewart, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Linvill, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Leva, ComposerLyricist - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maya Kurchner, ComposerLyricist - Arianna Powell, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Dan Nigro, Producer - Michael Coleman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Nigro, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Linvill, Producer, Recording Engineer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Morgan St. Jean, ComposerLyricist - Sterling Laws, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Wise, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Annika Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Jonah Shy, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Daniel Nigro, Producer, Guitar, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sam Stewart, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sterling Laws, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Austen Healey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Linvill, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Nathan Phillips, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Cartwright, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Linvill, Saxophone, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Austen Healey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Cartwright, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist - Austen Healey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Dan Nigro, Producer - Benjamin Romans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Nigro, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sam Stewart, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Brady, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Linvill, Programmer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Dan Nigro, Producer - Daniel Nigro, Recording Engineer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Skyler Stonestreet, ComposerLyricist - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Linvill, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Danny Ward, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Erick Serna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Linvill, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sterling Laws, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, ComposerLyricist - Julian Dessler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Austin Drake, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ido Meshulam, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Nate Campany, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Andersson, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Cartwright, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Nigro, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chappell Roan, MainArtist - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Austen Healey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 KRA International Inc.
Album review
Chappell Roan's first studio full-length The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is an absolute breath of fresh air in a crowded pop landscape. Playful, a little naughty, and full of heart, this debut brims with spirited pop gems that stick in the brain long after the album is finished. Blending the youthful Gen-Z delivery of Olivia Rodrigo, the best-friend-approachability of Taylor Swift, and the songcraft of Maggie Rogers, Roan is the main draw here, taking whatever producer Dan Nigro (Kylie, Rodrigo, Caroline Polachek) throws at her and making it irresistible. Opener "Femininomenon" perfectly captures the album's ethos: transforming from a sweet, string-laden ballad into a pulse-pounding empowerment anthem, it's punctuated with a mid-song pep talk and hilariously escalating adlibs demanding a "fucking beat." From there, it's a nonstop flood of catchy, synth-backed anthems that could lay waste to mainstream radio if given the chance. The playfully horny "Red Wine Supernova" rides a bubbly beat, Roan's pure vocals, and girl gang background vocals that boost energy, while the funky strut of the confident, boyfriend-stealing "After Midnight" turns the lights down low as she purrs that "everything good happens after midnight." Taking Taylor's Midnights hit one step further, Roan takes aim at an ex on the sardonic, synth-laden "My Kink Is Karma," where she finds pleasure in the little things like watching them "ruin [their] life... losing [their] mind... [and] crashing [their] car." There's a handful of delicate ballads ("Coffee," "Casual," "Picture You," "Kaleidoscope") peppered amongst the pogo-bounce singalongs ("HOT TO GO!" and early hit "Pink Pony Club") that offer a few moments of rest while the party continues. On an album packed with highlights, standouts include the '80s-synth throwback "Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl" -- a cowbell-laden, late night party saga that explodes with one of the most rousing choruses on Midwest Princess -- and the closer, "Guilty Pleasure," which mirrors the opening track's quiet-to-loud approach, morphing from warm dreampop into pulsing electro-pop. Bold and fearless, Chappell Roan's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is the best kind of pop album: capturing a generational zeitgeist and introducing the world to a refreshing new voice that can hopefully stand the test of time and a fickle industry.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:01
- Main artists: Chappell Roan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chappell Roan PS - Island
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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