Kansas Anymore

Kansas Anymore
Studio album by
Role Model
ReleasedJuly 19, 2024
Genre
Length41:29
Label
Producer
Role Model chronology
Rx
(2022) 		Kansas Anymore
(2024)
Singles from Kansas Anymore
  1. "Oh, Gemini"
    Released: March 22, 2024
  2. "Deeply Still in Love"
    Released: May 10, 2024
  3. "Look at That Woman"
    Released: June 21, 2024
  4. "Scumbag"
    Released: July 19, 2024
Singles from Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye)
  1. "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out"
    Released: February 14, 2025
  2. "The Longest Goodbye"
    Released: July 9, 2025

Kansas Anymore is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Role Model, released on July 19, 2024, by Interscope and Polydor Records. Executive produced by Noah Conrad,[2] the album explores indie-folk and country influences, departing from the alt-pop style of 2022's Rx. The album features a guest appearance from Lizzy McAlpine on the track "So Far Gone". Its title is a reference to a scene from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz – wherein, after arriving in Oz, Dorothy Gale (played by Judy Garland) remarks to her dog Toto: "I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

Kansas Anymore was preceded by the release of four singles—"Oh, Gemini", "Deeply Still in Love", "Look at That Woman" and "Scumbag". A deluxe edition, sub-titled The Longest Goodbye, was released on February 14, 2025. The reissue features four new songs, including the single "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out", a country-inspired track that went viral on social media, and Role Model's first to reach the Billboard charts.[1] An acoustic version of "The Longest Goodbye" featuring Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey served as the 6th single, released on July 9, 2025.

To support the album, Role Model accompanied Gracie Abrams on the Secret of Us Tour (2024–2025) as an opener at select stops, before embarking on the No Place Like Tour in 2025.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ACRN8/10[4]
AllMusic[5]
DIY[6]
Dork4/5[7]
Pitchfork5.8/10[8]

Pitchfork's critic Brady Brickner-Wood labeled Kansas Anymore as a "step in the right direction" for Role Model, with the album's personality and songcraft being more mature and palatable than any of his past work. He further stated that the album seems "less concerned with landing a hit than it does building a sturdy home to hang out in."[9] Kate Tocke of ACRN called the Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye) tracks a nearly-perfect add-on to an already great album that gives fans "more to wonder about and depth about his storytelling heartbreak."[10]

Commercial performance

Kansas Anymore peaked at number ten on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart, and has earned 282,000 equivalent album units, as of September 2025.[11]

Track listing

Kansas Anymore track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Writing's on the Wall"
  • Shoop
  • Conrad
2:49
2."Look at That Woman"
  • Pillsbury
  • Annika Bennett
  • Jonah Shy
  • Conrad
Conrad2:43
3."Scumbag"
3:03
4."Oh, Gemini"
  • Pillsbury
  • Fitchuk
  • Lombardo
  • Fitchuk
  • Lombardo
2:44
5."Frances"
  • Conrad
  • MacDonald
3:52
6."Superglue"
  • Pillsbury
  • Shy
  • Conrad
  • Harris
Conrad3:20
7."The Dinner"
  • Conrad
  • Linvill
3:08
8."Deeply Still in Love"
Conrad4:02
9."Slut Era Interlude"
  • Pillsbury
  • Jason Vance Harris
  • Vance Harris
  • Conrad
2:06
10."So Far Gone" (featuring Lizzy McAlpine)
Conrad3:16
11."Slipfast"
  • Pillsbury
  • Bennett
  • Shy
  • Matthew Neighbour
  • Conrad
3:12
12."Compromise"
  • Pillsbury
  • Shy
  • Conrad
  • Harris
Conrad3:33
13."Something, Somehow, Someday"PillsburyConrad3:35
Total length:41:29
Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Old Recliners"
  • Pillsbury
  • Conrad
  • Harrison Whitford
Conrad3:41
15."Sally, When the Wine Runs Out"
  • Pillsbury
  • Bennett
  • Whitford
  • Conrad
  • Whitford
  • Conrad
3:38
16."Some Protector"
  • Pillsbury
  • Conrad
Conrad3:37
17."The Longest Goodbye"
  • Pillsbury
  • Conrad
  • Mason Stoops
  • Conrad
  • Stoops
2:43
Total length:55:10

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]
Deluxe edition 		Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved May 22, 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "Role Model Plots 'Kansas Anymore' World Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Tocke, Kate. "Album Review: Role Model – Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye)". ACRN. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  5. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Kansas Anymore - ROLE MODEL". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  6. ^ Martin, Bella. "Role Model - Kansas Anymore review". DIY. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  7. ^ McCarthy, Neive (July 18, 2024). "Role Model – Kansas Anymore". Dork. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  8. ^ Brickner-Wood, Brady. "Kansas Anymore by Role Model". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Brickner-Wood, Brady. "Kansas Anymore by Role Model". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Tocke, Kate. "Album Review: Role Model – Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye)". ACRN. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  11. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 8, 2025). "Role Model Earns First No. 1 Song With 'Sally, When the Wine Runs Out'". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart for week of 26 February 2026". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 16, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Role Model – Kansas Anymore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
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  15. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart on 5/12/2025 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 25/7/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 25/7/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  18. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart on 14/11/2025 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  19. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of August 2, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
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  21. ^ "End of Year Top 50 Albums – 2025". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
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  23. ^ "British album certifications – Role Model – Kansas Anymore". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 17, 2026. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Kansas Anymore Role Model in the "Search:" field.
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