Chappell Roan
Wednesday, May 29th at 8pm
The Sylvee - Madison, WI
Bold pop hooks, sex positivity, honest songwriting, and a heavy dose of glitter make up the world of Chappell Roan, the next multi-faceted force in pop music. Through her punchy bangers that combine fantastical narratives and heart-bearing self-reflection, the LA-based singer, songwriter, and performer born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz has emerged as the rare star who is both larger than life and real as fuck.
Chappell’s breakthrough arrived in 2020 with “Pink Pony Club,” a synth-pop smash about a small town girl who finds belonging at a West Hollywood go-go club. Named “song of the summer” by Vulture, the single immediately reached a devout audience of fellow misfits who now scream along to every word at Chappell’s impassioned shows. Throughout a momentous 2022, she sold out her first headlining tour across the country and released her debut independent singles to critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, LA Times, and Pitchfork. Now, she readies her debut album, The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess , arriving September 2023 via Amusement Records/Island Records.
A technicolor celebration of self-discovery and transformation, The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess tracks Chappell’s cinematic journey of falling in queer love for the first time, while embracing all the messy and imperfect moments in-between. Penned by Amstutz alongside Dan Nigro (Olivia Rodrigo), the project’s early 2022 singles like “Naked in Manhattan,” “My Kink Is Karma,” and “Casual” have been praised for their “coming-of-age exuberance” (NPR) and “high drama and meticulous melody-writing” (LA Times). The LP touches every genre from the euphoric dance-pop of “My Kink Is Karma,” introspective acoustic guitar ballads like “Kaleidoscope,” the country-pop “Red Wine Supernova,” and punky new wave inflections on “Hot to Go.” With the full-length, Chappell wanted to “prove that women are multi-dimensional,” she explains. “It’s important for me to show that I’m not just some sexy pop star, I wallow in pain just as much as the next gir