Overview

• “The Subway” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and serves as a “very safe segue” toward her next musical era despite its New York City imagery drawing on experiences hiding in Los Angeles.
• Roan confirmed that a sophomore album “doesn’t exist yet,” noting it could take up to five years to complete a second full project.
• Her three post-debut singles—“Good Luck, Babe!,” “The Giver” and “The Subway”—span country, ’90s rock and romantic pop while each entering the top five of the Hot 100.
• She said months of displacement after January’s Altadena wildfires and a heavy touring schedule have left her unsettled and unable to write until she secures a stable home routine.
• Roan emphasized that forcing her songwriting undermines her creativity and stressed the need for patience and comfort before diving into her next body of work.