Chuck Timely & the Hourglass is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Role Model, which was released on August 7, 2026, by Interscope.
Background Role Model began working on Chuck Timely & the Hourglass in early 2025. The name comes from an original alias he considered. In an interview, he detailed his relationship with American actress Dakota Johnson and how she is featured on "Love I You".
Role Model announced the album on May 28, 2026, with the release date set for August 7, 2026. The lead single "High Hopes 3000" was released on June 3, 2026. The second single "Joy" was released on July 10, 2026.
On June 18, 2026, Role Model announced the Chuck on Tour dates for the tour to support the album. He will be supported by Samia and Keni Titus throughout the tour. On July 8, he announced he would be performing a show on the albums release day at Thompson's Point in his homestate of Maine to kickoff the tour. On July 30, 2026, he performed at Thalia Hall as part of a Lollapalooza after show under the name Chuck Timely.
Critical reception
Any Decent Music gave the album a weighted average score of 5.9 out of 10 from five critic scores. According to Metacritic, it received "generally favorable" reviews based on a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 from seven critic scores.
Jordan Bassett of NME called the album Role Model's "most likeable album yet".
Commercial performance According to data reported by Hits, the album earned 39,858 album-equivalent units in its first week in the United States, comprising 24,962 album sales, 96 track-equivalent albums, and 14,800 streaming-equivalent albums.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal. Musicians
Tucker Pillsbury – vocals (all tracks), percussion (tracks 2, 4), handclaps (3), whistle (4), bongos (10) Mason Stoops – acoustic guitar (1–4, 7–12), electric guitar (2–12), 12-string acoustic guitar (2, 3, 6–9, 12), background vocals (3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12), 12-string electric guitar (3, 6, 11); guitar, handclaps (3); banjo (4, 5, 8), percussion (4), bass guitar (6, 9, 11, 12), glockenspiel (6), toy piano (7), electric sitar (8), slide guitar (10), bass harmonica (11) Taylor Mackall – organ (1–3, 6–12), piano (2–12), background vocals (2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12), electric piano (3, 7, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (4, 10); Clavinet, percussion (4), acoustic guitar (5), pump organ (11) Bella Porter – background vocals (1–4, 6–10, 12) Georgia Greene – background vocals (1–4, 6–10, 12) Vanessa Wheeler – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (7) Evangeline Barrosse – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 10, 12), percussion (4) Logan Hone – flute (1, 5, 6, 10) Sora Lopez – cello, string arrangement (1, 6, 9–12) Daniel Chae – violin (1, 6, 9–12), string arrangement (1, 10, 12) Omar Akrouche – background vocals (2–4, 7, 9, 12), percussion (2), bass guitar (3, 4), drum machine (3), handclaps (3) Remy Morritt – drums (2, 5, 6, 11), background vocals (2, 9, 11), percussion (2, 11); acoustic guitar, tambourine (5); congas (12) Kane Ritchotte – electric guitar (2, 7), shaker (2); handclaps, snare drum (3); bass guitar, drums, percussion (7, 8, 10); background vocals (7, 9, 10, 12), timpani (8) Harrison Whitford – background vocals (2, 11), acoustic guitar (5, 6, 9, 11), electric guitar (5), slide guitar (6) Gabe Noel – bass guitar (2, 6) David Timely – melodica (2) Sam Gazarian – percussion (2) Sam KS – percussion (3–5, 8, 9, 12), drums (3, 4, 9, 12), handclaps (3), background vocals (4), cymbals (6) Brooks Daughtrey – background vocals, percussion (4) Jade Steg – background vocals, percussion (4) Madeleine Mayi – background vocals, percussion (4) Sydney Ross Mitchell – background vocals, percussion (4) Amelia Keesler – background vocals (4) Kaveh Rastegar – upright bass (5) Karoline Menezes – viola (6, 9, 11) Emiko Rochelle – violin (6, 9, 11) Sam Wilkes – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar (12)
Technical Omar Akrouche – engineering Vanessa Wheeler – engineering assistance Sam Gazarian – engineering (7), engineering assistance (2) Rachel White – engineering assistance (3) Mark Stent – mixing Kieran Scott – mixing assistance Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering Jay Franco – mastering assistance
Charts + Chart performance for Chuck Timely & the Hourglass Chart (2026) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 4 Danish Vinyl Albums (Hitlisten) 15 German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 9 Portuguese Albums (AFP) 116 US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) 3
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