Macy Rodman Explained
Macy Rodman (born 1989)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, comedian, podcaster, and performance artist.[2] [3] Rodman's style combines punk and rock with 90s inspired club-pop beats, eliciting comparisons to Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Sinéad O'Connor, Björk, Sia, Portishead, Madonna, Liz Phair, and Courtney Love. She has released three studio albums, The Lake (2017), Endless Kindness (2019), and Unbelievable Animals (2021).
Early and personal life
Rodman was born in Juneau, Alaska[4] in 1989[5] and moved to New York City at age 18[6] in 2008 to go to the Parsons School of Design. She later dropped out. Rodman is a transgender woman and started her transition shortly after moving to the city.[7] She lives in Brooklyn, New York.[8]
Career
Rodman became involved in the Brooklyn drag scene after moving to New York through DJing and performing.[9] She then began to host a weekly alternative drag show called Bathsalts.[10] In June 2022, Rodman was featured on the cover of My Comrade, an underground magazine covering drag.[11]
Rodman released her debut EP, Help, in 2016.[12] Her first two albums, The Lake and Endless Kindness, were released in 2017[13] and 2019[14] respectively, on Sweat Equity. She released two remix EPs, called Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Packs, in 2020 for her songs "Berlin" and "Vaseline".[15] Rodman signed to Shamir's Accidental Popstar Records in 2021,[16] and released her third studio album, Unbelievable Animals, the same year. Rodman wrote the songs for the album during the COVID-19 lockdown. 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] [8] 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] In 2023, she remixed Softee's song "Isn't Enough."[21] [22]
Rodman hosts the improvisational comedy podcast Nymphowars with Theda Hammel.[23]
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Notes and References
- Web site: Meet Macy Rodman, Glittering Starlet of the Internet . September 24, 2022 . August 20, 2021 . Jasmine . Ledesma . Subvrt Mag.
- Web site: Wetmore . Brendan . August 2, 2019 . Macy Rodman Is a 'Greased Up Freak' . . August 24, 2021 . August 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210824183548/https://www.papermag.com/macy-rodman-greased-up-freak-video-2639621382.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2?rebelltitem=2 . live .
- Web site: Tourjee . Diana . October 25, 2015 . 'Lazy Girl' by Artist Macy Rodman Is an Anthem for Transgender Millennials . . August 24, 2021 . August 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210824184140/https://www.vice.com/en/article/pg79mm/lazy-girl-by-artist-macy-rodman-is-an-anthem-for-transgender-millennials . live .
- Web site: Manzella . Sam . August 5, 2021 . Macy Rodman's Latest Single Is All About Hooking Up With Your Friends . January 26, 2022 . . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126012623/http://www.newnownext.com/macy-rodman-rock-n-roll-gay-guy/08/2021/ . live .
- Web site: Silverman . Aviva . 2020-05-29 . NYC TOHP Transcript #197: Macy Rodman . 2023-05-08 . NYC Trans Oral History Project.
- Web site: Bankwalla . Afriti . 2022-07-22 . Kylie Minogue Meets Courtney Love: Introducing Macy Rodman . 2023-04-25 . District Fray Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: Dommu . Dream . Meet Macy Rodman, Trans Pop's Accidental Courtney Love . January 26, 2022 . . February 14, 2016 . en . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126012624/https://www.nylon.com/articles/macy-rodman-trans-pop-interview . live .
- Web site: Dresden . Hilton . August 25, 2021 . How Macy Rodman Turned a Pandemic Breakup Into Her Grooviest Album Yet . January 26, 2022 . . en-US . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126012624/https://www.them.us/story/macy-rodman-new-album-unbelievable-animals-interview . live .
- Web site: Nichols . James Michael . March 9, 2014 . Macy Rodman, Host Of 'BathSalts' At Don Pedro . January 26, 2022 . . en . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126033255/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/macy-rodman-brooklyn_n_4913302 . live .
- Web site: Caplan. Seth. Queer Nightlife: A Night with Untitled Queen. January 26, 2022. INTO. November 4, 2021 . en-US. January 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126033255/https://www.intomore.com/you/queer-nightlife-night-untitled-queen/. live.
- Web site: Boyle . Meka . 2022-06-29 . Inside 'My Comrade,' a time capsule of NYC's legendary drag scene . 2022-10-24 . . en-US.
- Web site: Walker . John . June 21, 2016 . A Highly Subjective List Of The 20 Best Songs of 2016 (So Far) . January 26, 2022 . . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126033254/https://www.bkmag.com/2016/06/21/20-best-songs-of-2016-so-far/ . live .
- Web site: Markbreiter . Charlie . December 6, 2018 . NYMPHOWARS: A Podcast That Plunks Caitlyn Jenner in a Sephora Cabaret . January 26, 2022 . . en . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126012615/https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/vbaz9d/nymphowars-podcast . live .
- Web site: Mashurov . NM . 2020 . Endless Kindness by Macy Rodman (Sweat Equity, 2019) . January 26, 2022 . . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126012616/https://www.poetryproject.org/publications/newsletter/261/endless-kindness-by-macy-rodman . live .
- Web site: Moran . Justin . September 3, 2020 . Macy Rodman Knows You Want to Move to Berlin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126033254/https://www.papermag.com/macy-rodman-berlin-music-video-2647449148.html?rebelltitem=6#rebelltitem6?rebelltitem=6 . January 26, 2022 . January 26, 2022 . . en.
- Web site: Ali. John. September 13, 2021. NYC starlet Macy Rodman finds magic through heartbreak with new album 'Unbelievable Animals'. January 26, 2022. Yahoo Money. en-US. January 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126012615/https://money.yahoo.com/nyc-starlet-macy-rodman-finds-185403254.html. live.
- Web site: Moran . Justin . July 1, 2021 . Macy Rodman Announces New Album, 'Unbelievable Animals' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210824182822/https://www.papermag.com/macy-rodman-unbelievable-animals-2653606203.html . August 24, 2021 . August 24, 2021 . Paper.
- Web site: Moran . Justin . January 24, 2022 . Ysak and Macy Rodman Talk Shit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217180421/https://www.papermag.com/ysak-macy-rodman-2656441956.html?rebelltitem=28#rebelltitem28?rebelltitem=28 . February 17, 2022 . February 17, 2022 . . en.
- Web site: Connolly . Abigail . March 5, 2022 . Weekly Tour Announcement Roundup: The Weeknd, Kevin Morby, Summer Walker, and More . March 11, 2022 . . March 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325015656/https://news.bandsintown.com/article/2022-03-03-weekly-tour-announcements-the-weeknd-kevin-morby-summer-walker-and-more/ . live .
- Web site: Uncontrollable Flammables, by Macy Rodman . March 11, 2022 . . en . March 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325015657/https://macyrodman.bandcamp.com/album/uncontrollable-flammables . live .
- Web site: Brow . Jason . 2023-06-13 . Softee Decides The 'Song Of The Summer' Is Here When Picking For 'The Sound Of Pride' Playlist (Exclusive) . 2023-08-10 . Hollywood Life.
- Web site: 2023-05-31 . Interview: Softee's Queer Pop Hit 'Isn't Enough' Remix by Macy Rodman . 2023-08-10 . . en-US.
- Web site: Leight . Riley . December 24, 2019 . The Podcast That Best Captured the Chaos of the Internet in 2019 . January 26, 2022 . . en-us . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126015638/https://www.thecut.com/2019/12/nymphowars-best-captured-the-chaos-of-the-internet-in-2019.html . live .
- Web site: Song . Sandra . February 11, 2016 . PREMIERE: Macy Rodman Talks Fear And Safety As A Trans Woman On "Violent Young Men" . https://web.archive.org/web/20210824183635/https://www.papermag.com/macy-rodman-1597457118.html . August 24, 2021 . Paper.
- Web site: November 6, 2020 . Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Pack vol. 2: VASELINE, by Macy Rodman . March 11, 2022 . . December 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227132537/https://macyrodman.bandcamp.com/album/neovaginal-dilation-expansion-pack-vol-2-vaseline . live .
- Web site: Juzwiak . Rich . Hope . Clover . Caraballo . Ecleen Luzmila . Garza . Frida . Sherman . Maria . Walker . Harron . July 20, 2018 . Macklemore Plays God, the Internet Are Saints, and Bebe Rexha's a Total Mess . March 15, 2022 . . en-us . June 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210625215459/https://jezebel.com/macklemore-plays-god-the-internet-are-saints-and-bebe-1827666042 . live .
- Web site: Skala . Jemima . July 3, 2021 . Macy Rodman proclaims 'Love Me!' on latest single . March 23, 2022 . . July 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210705001317/https://mixmag.net/read/macy-rodman-love-me-single-release-news . live .
- Web site: Deerwater . Raina . 2021-08-06 . The GLAAD Wrap: Trailers for new seasons of 'Diary of a Future President' and 'Queen Sugar;' new music from Lady Gaga, Macy Rodman; and more! . 2023-06-13 . . en-US.
- Kaplan . Ilana . February 14, 2022 . Shamir on Amerie, America's Next Top Model, and the song that inspired him to make music . . March 20, 2022 . March 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312235107/https://ew.com/music/shamir-heterosexuality-soundrack-of-my-life/ . live .
- Web site: Hazy Shade of Winter, by Macy Rodman . March 16, 2022 . . en . December 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211226120634/https://macyrodman.bandcamp.com/track/hazy-shade-of-winter . live .