Chappell Roan fans will need to exercise patience as they await the pop star’s sophomore album. Roan has indicated that it may take several years to follow up her 2023 debut, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.”
In an interview published by Vogue on Monday, Aug. 4, Roan disclosed that there are no immediate plans for a new LP to accompany her latest single, “The Subway.” “The second project doesn’t exist yet,” she said. “There is no album. There is no collection of songs.”
Roan explained that crafting her second album is a lengthy process. “It took me five years to write the first one, and it’s probably going to take at least five to write the next,” she said. “I’m not that type of writer that can pump it out. Even if I was in the studio 12 hours a day, every single day, that does not mean that you would get an album any faster.”
This isn’t the first time Roan has mentioned the extended timeline for her next full-length album. Fans had hoped for a quicker release, especially since she has dropped new tracks over the past year. On Aug. 1, she released the long-awaited ballad “The Subway,” following March’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “The Giver.” Last year, “Good Luck, Babe!” became her breakout single.
In July, Roan announced pop-up shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City, telling fans she wanted to do something special before retreating to work on the next album, suggesting that substantial work on a new LP hadn’t begun.
While Roan is taking her time with her next project, “Midwest Princess” set a high bar. Released in September 2023, the album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in August the following year and earned Roan her first Grammy, winning best new artist in February.
Despite the challenges of sudden global fame, Roan has been candid about her mental health struggles and addressed toxic fan behaviors. In her Vogue interview, she shared that she has learned to balance her career with personal well-being, partly by removing social media apps from her phone.
As a result, her next album will be shaped without the influence of social media. “I’ve never written an album where I don’t have Instagram or anything,” she told Vogue. “The album process is purely, only mine. No one on TikTok gets to see it.”