Macy Rodman

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Macy Rodman
BornJuneau, Alaska
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • singer-songwriter
  • comedian
  • podcaster
  • performance artist
  • former drag queen[6]
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • Sweat Equity
  • Accidental Popstar
Associated actsShamir

Macy Rodman is an American singer-songwriter, comedian, podcaster, and performance artist.[7][8] Rodman's style combines punk and rock with 90's inspired club-pop beats, eliciting comparisons to PJ Harvey, Sinéad O’Connor, Björk, Portishead, Madonna, Liz Phair, and Courtney Love.[9][2] She has released three studio albums, The Lake (2017), Endless Kindness (2019), and Unbelievable Animals (2021).

Early and personal life[]

Rodman is originally from Juneau, Alaska,[5] and moved to New York City in 2008[1] to go to the Parsons School of Design. She later dropped out.[3] Rodman is a transgender woman and started her transition shortly after moving to the city.[4] She lives in Brooklyn, New York.[10]

Career[]

Rodman became involved in the Brooklyn drag scene after moving to New York[9] through DJing and performing.[11] She then began to host a weekly alternative drag show called Bathsalts.[12]

Rodman released her debut EP, Help, in 2016.[13] Her first two albums, The Lake and Endless Kindness, were released in 2017[14] and 2019[15] respectively, on Sweat Equity. She released two remix EPs, called Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Packs, in 2020 for her songs "Berlin" and "Vaseline".[16] Rodman signed to Shamir's Accidental Popstar Records in 2021,[9] and released her third studio album, Unbelievable Animals, the same year.[10] Rodman wrote the songs for the album during the COVID-19 lockdown.[10] The album consists of twelve songs written in the span of a month deals with heartbreak and pandemic anxiety and combines "radio-rock shine with dirt-punk roots, like the energy in a '90s nightclub" with a dash of Ray of Light-esque experimental pop and Chromatica-style club bangers.[17][10] In 2022, she produced Ysak's single "Crossroads."[18] On March 4, 2022, Rodman released an EP of Unbelievable Animals remixes called Uncontrollable Flammables,[19] featuring remixes from Ariel Zetina, False Witness, Veronica Electronica, Michete, Yufi, Jim Cannon, Penelopi, So Drove, and M Zavos.[20]

Rodman hosts the improvisational comedy podcast Nymphowars with Theda Hammel.[21]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details
The Lake
  • Released: June 25, 2017[14]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Endless Kindness
  • Released: November 8, 2019[15]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Unbelievable Animals
  • Released: August 27, 2021[10]
  • Label: Accidental Popstar Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Remix albums[]

Title Album details
Uncontrollable Flammables
  • Released March 4, 2022[19]
  • Label: Accidental Popstar Records
  • Fomat: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays[]

Title Album details
Help
  • Released: February 15, 2016[22]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Pack vol. 1: BERLIN
  • Released: September 4, 2020[16]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download
Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Pack vol. 2: VASELINE
  • Released: November 6, 2020[23]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Shiny" 2018 Non-album single
"Greased Up Freak (Part 1)" 2019 Endless Kindness
"Love Me!" 2021 Unbelievable Animals
"Rock 'N' Roll Gay Guy"[24]
"Punk Rock Boyfriend"
(with Shamir)
"Hazy Shade of Winter" Non-album single

References[]

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Rhodes (February 25, 2020). "Macy Rodman, a punk performance artist for the shitposting generation". Document Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hahn, Rachel (July 12, 2017). "Singer-Songwriter Macy Rodman Is a Fashion Star in the Making". Vogue. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Blacksher, Devine; Nguyen, Andrew (June 18, 2020). "The Psychedelic Pop Singer Who's 'Drawn to Chaotic Good'". The Cut.
  4. ^ a b Dommu, Dream. "Meet Macy Rodman, Trans Pop's Accidental Courtney Love". Nylon. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Manzella, Sam (August 5, 2021). "Macy Rodman's Latest Single Is All About Hooking Up With Your Friends". LOGO News. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Martin, Erica (September 6, 2013). "Drag Queen Macy Rodman Thinks Bushwick Is Getting Gayer and Gayer". Bedford and Bowery. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Wetmore, Brendan (August 2, 2019). "Macy Rodman Is a 'Greased Up Freak'". Paper.
  8. ^ Tourjee, Diana (October 25, 2015). "'Lazy Girl' by Artist Macy Rodman Is an Anthem for Transgender Millennials". Vice.
  9. ^ a b c Ali, John (September 13, 2021). "NYC starlet Macy Rodman finds magic through heartbreak with new album 'Unbelievable Animals'". Yahoo Money. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e Dresden, Hilton (August 25, 2021). "How Macy Rodman Turned a Pandemic Breakup Into Her Grooviest Album Yet". them. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Nichols, James Michael (March 9, 2014). "Macy Rodman, Host Of 'BathSalts' At Don Pedro". HuffPost. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  12. ^ Caplan, Seth. "Queer Nightlife: A Night with Untitled Queen". INTO. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  13. ^ Walker, John (June 21, 2016). "A Highly Subjective List Of The 20 Best Songs of 2016 (So Far) - Page 10 of 10". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Markbreiter, Charlie (December 6, 2018). "NYMPHOWARS: A Podcast That Plunks Caitlyn Jenner in a Sephora Cabaret". Garage. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Mashurov, NM (2020). "Endless Kindness by Macy Rodman (Sweat Equity, 2019)". The Poetry Project. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Moran, Justin (September 3, 2020). "Macy Rodman Knows You Want to Move to Berlin". PAPER. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  17. ^ Moran, Justin (July 1, 2021). "Macy Rodman Announces New Album, 'Unbelievable Animals'". PAPER.
  18. ^ Moran, Justin (January 24, 2022). "Ysak and Macy Rodman Talk Shit". PAPER. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  19. ^ a b Connolly, Abigail (March 5, 2022). "Weekly Tour Announcement Roundup: The Weeknd, Kevin Morby, Summer Walker, and More". Bandsintown. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  20. ^ "Uncontrollable Flammables, by Macy Rodman". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  21. ^ Leight, Riley (December 24, 2019). "The Podcast That Best Captured the Chaos of the Internet in 2019". The Cut. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  22. ^ Song, Sandra (February 11, 2016). "PREMIERE: Macy Rodman Talks Fear And Safety As A Trans Woman On "Violent Young Men"". PAPER. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.
  23. ^ "Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Pack vol. 2: VASELINE, by Macy Rodman". Bandcamp. November 6, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  24. ^ Desk, TV News. "Macy Rodman Drops 'Rock 'N' Roll Gay Guy' Video". BroadwayWorld.com.

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