- Link
- Artist Page
- Creator(s)
- Chappell Roan
- Publisher
- Island Records
- Year
- 2023
This record is a triumph.
The lyric "I want this like a cigarette
Can we drag it out and never quit?" from Guilty Pleasure is goddamn genius on so many levels.
On Picture You, Chappell sounds so much like Karen Carpenter and it warms my soul in a way I can't quantify.
Chappell's range, not just vocally, but poetically and stylistically is astounding.
Chappell is a superstar.
The album brings me back to the 80s and just fucking fun pop songs. Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl is a Time Machine.
Kaleidoscope is as heart wrenching as it is beautifully written and performed.
The overall story arc of a woman hurt, then empowered by her own strength while discovering/exploring her queerness is absolutely wonderfully told.
This is a story told as a whole, and it brings me back to a time when folks wrote and produced and released albums as something to be experienced, and not just a collection of marketable singles.
It's a work of art.