A new era starts here. Role Model, the project of Tucker Pillsbury, just released “High Hopes 3000” via Interscope, the first single and visual from his upcoming third studio album ‘Chuck Timely & The Hourglass’, arriving August 7. The track was written by Pillsbury alongside Mason Stoops, Taylor Mackall, Remy Morritt, Kane Ritchotte, and Harrison Whitford, with Stoops, Mackall, and Ritchotte handling production. To mark the release, Pillsbury sits down with Zane Lowe for an Apple Music New Music Daily conversation, streaming on demand later this morning. Listen here.
The rollout has been pure intrigue. Select fans received old-fashioned acquaintance cards in the mail from the mysterious “Chuck Timely,” each carrying a phone number that led to a pre-recorded voicemail from Chuck himself. An Instagram account soon surfaced under the same name, picturing Chuck reimagined across different eras and sparking a wave of fan theories about who he really is.
The new video matches that ambition. Directed by Danica Arias Kleinknecht, it made its television debut across MTV Live and MTVU and lit up the Paramount billboards in Times Square. It’s the first visual of this new chapter, and a bold one.
Momentum has been building for a while. His 2024 sophomore album ‘Kansas Anymore’ earned rave reviews and now sits near 320 million streams, powered by the viral hit “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out,” which he performed on Saturday Night Live with surprise guest Charli XCX. He followed it with the sold-out No Place Like Tour, moving over 90,000 tickets worldwide, and a stint supporting Gracie Abrams.
There’s plenty more ahead. Pillsbury is rolling through a summer festival run with stops at Primavera, Bonnaroo, Leeds, and beyond, and he’s stepping into acting with a debut role in Lena Dunham’s upcoming Netflix film ‘Good Sex’, opposite Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo.
Role Model Festival Dates:
June 4-6, 2026 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
June 7, 2026 – We Love Green, Paris, France
June 11-14, 2026 – Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
August 28, 2026 – Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
August 29, 2026 – Electric Picnic, Dublin, Ireland
August 30, 2026 – Reading Festival, Reading, UK