Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Sealed/New 1st Ann. 2024

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Chappell Roan "The Rise & Fall Of A Midwest Princess" Island Records 00602465920116 Vinyl, LP + Single Sided Vinyl, LP, issued in an embossed die-cut o-card jacket slip cover, gatefold jacket filled with silver-star confetti, and printed inner-sleeves with lyrics & credits. This is a limited edition, 1 Year Anniversary Reissue, Coral [My Kink Is Coral], Edition. The LP is sealed and comes with an orange circular hype sticker attached to the front shrink wrap and a "Made in Czech Republic" sticker attached to the rear. The LP is sealed and has never been played so it is in mint condition.
"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" is the debut album by the American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, released on September 22, 2023, by Amusement Records, an imprint of Island Records. It was met with widespread acclaim and praised by music critics for its bold and emotionally charged nature. Reviews also complimented the album's engaging blend of sharp song-writing, dynamic pop elements, and Roan's vocal performance. Several publications ranked it on multiple year-end best albums lists for 2023. The album earned Roan her first Grammy Award nominations at the 67th annual ceremony, including for Album of the Year.
Roan was signed to Atlantic Records and living in Los Angeles by 2017, when she released the EP "School Nights", a "folk-leaning" project. In 2018, Roan started working with producer Dan Nigro, eventually releasing the singles "Pink Pony Club" and "Love Me Anyway" in April and May 2020, respectively. She released "California" that August, and was dropped by Atlantic Records shortly after. "Pink Pony Club" and "California" were both ultimately included on "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess".
Roan moved back to her home state of Missouri where she worked to save money to move back to Los Angeles, at which point she resumed working with Nigro. In 2023, to support Roan's career and projects, Nigro launched the Island Records imprint Amusement, and signed her to the imprint as the first (and as of 2024, only) artist on the label. The album is inspired by Roan's experience leaving her hometown in Missouri for Los Angeles to pursue a career as a singer. During her journey of self-discovery, Roan navigated love, heartbreak, and embraced her sexual identity – themes that would become central to the record. Roan has stated that "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" allowed her to "come to accept [her] queerness".
"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" received critical acclaim upon release. According to the review aggregator Metacritic, the album received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 from 7 critic scores. Olivia Horn of Pitchfork called the album "a bold and uproarious introduction, buoyed by sturdy songcraft and steely indifference to good taste", also writing that Roan is "blessed with a powerful and versatile voice". Otis Robinson of DIY summarized it as "thoughtful, a little unhinged and entirely contradictory, merging the alt-pop seriousness of Lana Del Rey with the untethered preppy charm of Lorde to go full throttle into messy, emotional fun".
NME's Hannah Mylrea dubbed it a "bratty, wacky record of huge pop bangers" as well as an "album that combines Roan's electrifying pop stylings with her funny, irresistible songwriting". Sam Franzini of The Line of Best Fit opined that Roan "is a blazing tour-de-force on her debut album. She tackles every corner of human sexuality, psychology, desire, and lust, all on some of the hookiest choruses of this year". Robert Moran of The Sydney Morning Herald described it as "pop at its most fun and life-affirming". LA Times called it "one of the year’s most exuberant dance-pop albums. Attitude described the album as electro, and Clash described the tracks as alt-pop.