It's been almost two years since Cassadee Pope released new music but today Rolling Stone Country released her first single (due to hit Apple Music tomorrow) for her next untitled, release-date-less album. "I Am Invincible," which Rolling Stone Country
for some reason deemed "Paramore-meets-Carrie Underwood," starts out with a shoutout to "her girls, the fighters, the warriors" making it undoubtedly our next feminist power anthem written by
two guys. In an interview, Pope discussed her past, women in country, and the writing process. Highlights below:
-Connected with "I Am Invincible" because she was having a lot of trouble feeling frustrated with not writing a hit every day. She's been writing for months and has "enough songs for three albums" yet is still in the writing/demoing process.
-Hopes to see more women in country soon and says in particular Kacey Musgraves and Kelsey Ballerini are good
-Writing with a bunch of people for the album and may have a duet with Kip Moore but nothing has been finalized
-"I've done a lot of experimenting," she says. "I've gone super-country, and a little more Shania pop-rock. And I want to stick with the empowerment [theme], because that can be something people turn to me for, and I love that direction."
lol-On her pop-punk roots: "That kind of music still has a special place in my heart," she says. "I felt like I was a kid again. I still enjoy that kind of music, and that will never change. But it's a different story doing it. I'm in a different mind frame now than when I was 18 years old. I was definitely more dramatic, definitely more emo."
LOLSongArticleTweetThe queen of screechy barely country mid tempo songs is coming back! We are all unprepared and I am delightfully pressed as per usual. (◡‿◡✿)