Noah Kahan’s song “Stick Season” currently sits at No.
But it’s more remarkable because “Stick Season” is the title track of an album released just over a year ago.
That success arrives a few years into Kahan’s career, which began with more straight-ahead pop and shifted into rootsier territory during the pandemic.
He inflects his songs with bits of Vermont attitude and lore, and has collaborated with Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves.
On this week’s Popcast, a conversation about how Kahan’s niche stardom has given way to pop acclaim, how Vermont figures into his songwriting and sound, and how he revisits the rustic mainstream rock of the early 2010s.
Persons:
Noah Kahan’s, Kahan, Zach Bryan, Kacey, Rebecca Jennings, Vox Jason Lipshutz, Jon Caramanica
Organizations:
Billboard, Facebook, Twitter
Locations:
rootsier, Vermont