Tucker Pillsbury (Role Model) has been releasing music since 2017 and has seen viral success for songs like “blind” and “neverletyougo.’ However, he has expanded his audience with his recent album “Kansas Anymore” and performed with Gracie Abrams on The Secret of Us tour.
Pillsbury’s album “Kansas Anymore” is a deep dive into heartbreak and the desire to return home after being away. The album calls on a nostalgic childhood comfort by reminiscing on being home after losing someone who felt like home.
A majority of songs on the album are alleged to be about his previous relationship with content creator, Emma Chamberlain. The duo’s break up shocked the internet.
His alleged commentary on their relationship in his songs is what sparked initial interest in the project, specifically with the lead single “Deeply Still In Love.” However, his new sound, creative production and accountability have listeners coming back for more.
Pillsbury released “Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye)” Feb. 14, about six months after the initial release. This deluxe edition includes four new songs: “Old Recliners,” “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out,” “Some Protector” and “The Longest Goodbye.”
A major critique when it comes to deluxe albums is if the new songs fit sonically with the original project. Pillsbury achieves this with all four songs. The production of the new songs brings a new sound while staying on theme with the original project. The lyrics also expand on ideas discussed in the original work.
Pillsbury released the music video for “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” Feb. 21. It features him dancing around in a shopping mall, and clips of him filming this video created viral discourse and excitement. The bridge from “Some Protector” has gone viral online, with people expressing how they resonate with his well-written verse.
The song “The Longest Goodbye” is the perfect song to bring this album to an ultimate close. Pillsbury reminisces on aspects of the discussed relationship and ends with the lyric, “I don’t think I love you anymore,” representing his release of the past. He follows it with the lyric, “but I don’t think I’ll ever be so sure,” and acknowledges he is not forgetting the relationship but moving past it.
Pillsbury's career following this release seems to be on a steady climb up. He recently made his debut on the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 149 and he is currently on his “No Place Like Tour” tour to promote his project further.
