Kansas Anymore
2024 studio album by Role Model
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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."
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| Released | July 19, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 41:29 | |||
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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.[citation needed]
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
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Writing's on the Wall" |
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| 2:49 |
| 2. | "Look at That Woman" |
| Conrad | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Scumbag" |
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| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Oh, Gemini" |
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| 2:44 |
| 5. | "Frances" |
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| 3:52 |
| 6. | "Superglue" |
| Conrad | 3:20 |
| 7. | "The Dinner" |
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| 3:08 |
| 8. | "Deeply Still in Love" |
| Conrad | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Slut Era Interlude" |
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| 2:06 |
| 10. | "So Far Gone" (featuring Lizzy McAlpine) |
| Conrad | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Slipfast" |
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| 3:12 |
| 12. | "Compromise" |
| Conrad | 3:33 |
| 13. | "Something, Somehow, Someday" | Pillsbury | Conrad | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 41:29 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Old Recliners" |
| Conrad | 3:41 |
| 15. | "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" |
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| 3:38 |
| 16. | "Some Protector" |
| Conrad | 3:37 |
| 17. | "The Longest Goodbye" |
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| 2:43 |
| Total length: | 55:10 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] Deluxe edition |
Gold | 7,500‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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