After playing it live for over a year, Chappell Roan has finally released the studio version of her already smash single "The Subway."
Last June, Chappell Roan played an early afternoon slot at New York City's Governor's Ball music festival and she drew, probably, the biggest crowd of the weekend. Nothing about that seems out of the ordinary today (aside from the time spot), but in June of 2024 it was an incredible phenomenon. At that show, while dressed as the Statue of Liberty, Roan debuted a new song called "The Subway." While some indie bands may road test new material on tour, it's pretty atypical for Pop Stars to debut new music in that kind of setting. Chappell, however, isn't your typical Pop Star. Over the past year, she's played the song to her growing audiences and workshopped it to give the track the time and attention it deserved. Now, over a year after its debut, she's shared the studio recording that's already become a fan favorite of her performances (when I caught her at Primavera Sound earlier this summer, the majority of the crowd already knew all of the words).
The final product is a slower burn from her massive spectacles, but given the response it's already received, her fans are clearly on board and it helps to even out her show with the rest of her banging catalogue. It's a rather rare experience to have such a major artist develop a song like this so openly, but if there's anything we've learned about Chappell, it's that she's got, she's got a way.
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