How Role Model is my role model
Role Model, also known as Tucker Harrington Pillsbury or internet star Emma Chamberlain's ex-boyfriend, is a baby-tee-wearing singer who captured all my feelings in his latest exclusive album, Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye) (2025). In my opinion, this album has a song for any feeling you could ever feel —or need to feel— and here, I will list my top five songs based on their vibes.
Let us begin with a good one: “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out.” Anytime you want to dance, take a walk, sing your heart out —or, as Role Model demonstrates in the music video— put on headphones and dance through a mall in an outfit everyone will envy. This is the song to listen to.
Speaking of outfits, “Frances” is a very special song to Role Model romantically, as it talks about his fashion icon ex-girlfriend, Emma Frances Chamberlain. All I can say is: doesn’t everyone wish such a song would be written about them? I do. You can play this song anywhere, especially in your bedroom, crying. I do not know how Ms. Chamberlain has managed to stay away from him— I know I would not. Anyway, this song is amazing and makes me want to wander in a field or dance under the strobe lights.
One of Role Model’s songs that makes me rethink all my life choices is “Some Protector.” The chorus of this song is the part that truly gets me, as he speaks about trying to move on but still missing —you guessed it— Ms. Chamberlain.
He sings about questioning if he is guilty, sorry, missing her, and even lying to his mother. Then, towards the end of the chorus, he answers them all with a “yes.” I do not think Role Model understands how deep this song is. I saw videos of him smiling while singing this chorus at a concert and was shocked— this is nothing to be smiling about, Mr. Role Model!
Want a confidence boost? Listen to “Look At That Woman.” I listen to this song all the time, and it makes my mood so much better. The song is about Ms. Chamberlain, of course —like much of the album is— but it still makes me feel like I am in a movie, and I love that.
I realized Role Model was a genius when I saw that the last song on the album was “The Longest Goodbye.” Finally, after two albums of him talking about Ms. Chamberlain, he is trying to say goodbye and move on. Yet, just when you think he does not love her anymore —like the song continually claims— at the end, he says, “And I don’t think I love you anymore / But I don’t think I’ll ever be so sure.” This lyric is not okay. Once again, I don’t know how Ms. Chamberlain can listen to an entire album about her and not come running back to him. Role Model says he is at least trying to move on, but after everything, I am not so sure.
Overall, the album is truly amazing, and I recommend everyone listen. Besides his music, I could have written a full article about how I want every single article of clothing that he owns. Nevertheless, I hope you give this album a listen, and it will be as life-changing for you as it was for me.