Macy Rodman
Macy Rodman in 2018
Background information
Birth nameMacy Lee Brown[1]
Born1989 (age 34–35)
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • singer-songwriter
  • comedian
  • podcaster
  • performance artist
  • former drag queen[7]
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • Sweat Equity
  • Accidental Popstar

Macy Rodman (born Macy Lee Brown; 1989)[8] is an American singer-songwriter, comedian, podcaster, and performance artist.[9][10] 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.[11][3] 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[6] in 1989[12] and moved to New York City at age 18[13] in 2008[2] to go to the Parsons School of Design. She later dropped out.[4] Rodman is a transgender woman and started her transition shortly after moving to the city.[5] She lives in Brooklyn, New York.[14]

Career

Rodman became involved in the Brooklyn drag scene after moving to New York[11] through DJing and performing.[15] She then began to host a weekly alternative drag show called Bathsalts.[16] In June 2022, Rodman was featured on the cover of My Comrade, an underground magazine covering drag.[17]

Rodman released her debut EP, Help, in 2016.[18] Her first two albums, The Lake and Endless Kindness, were released in 2017[19] and 2019[20] respectively, on Sweat Equity. She released two remix EPs, called Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Packs, in 2020 for her songs "Berlin" and "Vaseline".[21] Rodman signed to Shamir's Accidental Popstar Records in 2021,[11] and released her third studio album, Unbelievable Animals, the same year.[14] Rodman wrote the songs for the album during the COVID-19 lockdown.[14] 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."[22][14] In 2022, she produced Ysak's single "Crossroads."[23] On March 4, 2022, Rodman released an EP of Unbelievable Animals remixes called Uncontrollable Flammables,[24] featuring remixes from Ariel Zetina, False Witness, Veronica Electronica, Michete, Yufi, Jim Cannon, Penelopi, So Drove, and M Zavos.[25] In 2023, she remixed Softee's song "Isn't Enough."[26][27]

Rodman hosts the improvisational comedy podcast Nymphowars with Theda Hammel.[28]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
The Lake
  • Released: June 25, 2017[19]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Endless Kindness
  • Released: November 8, 2019[20]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Unbelievable Animals
  • Released: August 27, 2021[14]
  • Label: Accidental Popstar Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Remix albums

Title Album details
Uncontrollable Flammables
  • Released March 4, 2022[24]
  • Label: Accidental Popstar Records
  • Fomat: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title Album details
Help
  • Released: February 15, 2016[29]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Pack vol. 1: BERLIN
  • Released: September 4, 2020[21]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download
Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Pack vol. 2: VASELINE
  • Released: November 6, 2020[30]
  • Label: Sweat Equity NYC
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Album
"Shiny"[31] 2018 Shiny/My Car (split single with DJ Delish)
"Greased Up Freak (Part 1)"[32] 2019 Endless Kindness
"Love Me!"[32] 2021 Unbelievable Animals
"Rock 'N' Roll Gay Guy"[33]
"Punk Rock Boyfriend"
(with Shamir)[34]
"Hazy Shade of Winter"[35] Non-album single

References

  1. ↑ "BERLIN". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Murphy, Rhodes (February 25, 2020). "Macy Rodman, a punk performance artist for the shitposting generation". Document Journal. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Hahn, Rachel (July 12, 2017). "Singer-Songwriter Macy Rodman Is a Fashion Star in the Making". Vogue. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Blacksher, Devine; Nguyen, Andrew (June 18, 2020). "The Psychedelic Pop Singer Who's 'Drawn to Chaotic Good'". The Cut. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Dommu, Dream (February 14, 2016). "Meet Macy Rodman, Trans Pop's Accidental Courtney Love". Nylon. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Manzella, Sam (August 5, 2021). "Macy Rodman's Latest Single Is All About Hooking Up With Your Friends". LOGO News. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ Martin, Erica (September 6, 2013). "Drag Queen Macy Rodman Thinks Bushwick Is Getting Gayer and Gayer". Bedford + Bowery. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Ledesma, Jasmine (August 20, 2021). "Meet Macy Rodman, Glittering Starlet of the Internet". Subvrt Mag. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ Wetmore, Brendan (August 2, 2019). "Macy Rodman Is a 'Greased Up Freak'". Paper. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ Tourjee, Diana (October 25, 2015). "'Lazy Girl' by Artist Macy Rodman Is an Anthem for Transgender Millennials". Vice. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 Ali, John (September 13, 2021). "NYC starlet Macy Rodman finds magic through heartbreak with new album 'Unbelievable Animals'". Yahoo Money. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ Silverman, Aviva (May 29, 2020). "NYC TOHP Transcript #197: Macy Rodman" (PDF). NYC Trans Oral History Project. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ Bankwalla, Afriti (July 22, 2022). "Kylie Minogue Meets Courtney Love: Introducing Macy Rodman". District Fray Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Dresden, Hilton (August 25, 2021). "How Macy Rodman Turned a Pandemic Breakup Into Her Grooviest Album Yet". them. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ Nichols, James Michael (March 9, 2014). "Macy Rodman, Host Of 'BathSalts' At Don Pedro". HuffPost. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ Caplan, Seth (November 4, 2021). "Queer Nightlife: A Night with Untitled Queen". INTO. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  17. ↑ Boyle, Meka (June 29, 2022). "Inside 'My Comrade,' a time capsule of NYC's legendary drag scene". Document Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ Walker, John (June 21, 2016). "A Highly Subjective List Of The 20 Best Songs of 2016 (So Far)". Brooklyn Magazine. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  19. 1 2 Markbreiter, Charlie (December 6, 2018). "NYMPHOWARS: A Podcast That Plunks Caitlyn Jenner in a Sephora Cabaret". Garage. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  20. 1 2 Mashurov, NM (2020). "Endless Kindness by Macy Rodman (Sweat Equity, 2019)". The Poetry Project. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  21. 1 2 Moran, Justin (September 3, 2020). "Macy Rodman Knows You Want to Move to Berlin". Paper. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  22. ↑ Moran, Justin (July 1, 2021). "Macy Rodman Announces New Album, 'Unbelievable Animals'". Paper. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  23. ↑ Moran, Justin (January 24, 2022). "Ysak and Macy Rodman Talk Shit". Paper. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  24. 1 2 Connolly, Abigail (March 5, 2022). "Weekly Tour Announcement Roundup: The Weeknd, Kevin Morby, Summer Walker, and More". Bandsintown. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Uncontrollable Flammables, by Macy Rodman". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  26. ↑ Brow, Jason (June 13, 2023). "Softee Decides The 'Song Of The Summer' Is Here When Picking For 'The Sound Of Pride' Playlist (Exclusive)". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Interview: Softee's Queer Pop Hit 'Isn't Enough' Remix by Macy Rodman". WUSSY MAG. May 31, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  28. ↑ Leight, Riley (December 24, 2019). "The Podcast That Best Captured the Chaos of the Internet in 2019". The Cut. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  29. ↑ 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.
  30. ↑ "Neovaginal Dilation Expansion Pack vol. 2: VASELINE, by Macy Rodman". Bandcamp. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  31. ↑ 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". Jezebel. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  32. 1 2 Skala, Jemima (July 3, 2021). "Macy Rodman proclaims 'Love Me!' on latest single". Mixmag. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  33. ↑ Deerwater, Raina (August 6, 2021). "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!". GLAAD. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  34. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (February 14, 2022). "Shamir on Amerie, America's Next Top Model, and the song that inspired him to make music". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  35. ↑ "Hazy Shade of Winter, by Macy Rodman". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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