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Role Model Announces “Chuck Timely” Album, No Synthesizers

6/5/2026

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Role Model Announces Album

Role Model announced his upcoming album “Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.”
He said the album uses the fictional persona Chuck Timely to explore his favorite parts of different music eras.
He imposed a rule of no synthesizers while trying to capture the dance feel of 1980s synth-pop.
He named Bruce Hornsby, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Madonna as key influences for the record.

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Chuck Timely Releases

Chuck Timely & The Hourglass is slated for release on Aug. 7, 2026.
The album’s lead single, “High Hopes 3000,” is already out.
Timely said he wrote the album over a two-year span of dating, not dating, and stagnation.
He linked his single life’s rollercoaster feelings and pressure to find love to doubts about whether romance will fix deeper issues.

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Chuck Timely Promotes

Album’s marketing campaign mails acquaintance cards that direct fans to a voicemail from fictional Chuck Timely.
An Instagram account for Chuck Timely posts the character in various historical eras, sparking fan speculation about his identity.
The record, written in Maine and produced by Mason Stoops, Taylor Mackall, Remy Morritt, Kane Ritchotte and Harrison Whitford, will be promoted on a festival circuit including Primavera Sound, We Love Green and Bonnaroo.

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Role Model Announces Album

Role Model announced his upcoming album “Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.”
He said the album uses the fictional persona Chuck Timely to explore his favorite parts of different music eras.
He imposed a rule of no synthesizers while trying to capture the dance feel of 1980s synth-pop.
He named Bruce Hornsby, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Madonna as key influences for the record.

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