Molly Tuttle’s So Long Little Miss Sunshine is a solo Americana-leaning pop and roots record that marks a bold stylistic shift from her GRAMMY-winning bluegrass work with Golden Highway, foregrounding her songwriting and guitar playing in a more expansive sonic palette.

Commercial success

• Debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart, extending Tuttle’s run as a leading figure in contemporary roots music.

• Reached the Billboard 200, introducing her pop-inflected Americana sound to a broader mainstream album audience.

• Supported by singles such as “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” helped secure early momentum for the project.

Cultural impact

• Marks a deliberate move away from Tuttle’s celebrated bluegrass band Golden Highway toward a solo configuration, signaling a new chapter that has been widely discussed in Americana and roots circles.

• Features a high-profile collaboration with producer Jay Joyce in Nashville, aligning her with a cohort of genre-crossing country and rock artists.

• Incorporates a reinterpretation of Icona Pop and Charli XCX’s “I Love It,” bridging contemporary pop and Americana and underscoring her interest in reframing mainstream material through an acoustic, songwriter-focused lens.

Critical response

• Billboard highlighted So Long Little Miss Sunshine as “the result of…risk-taking,” noting that the album “marks a radical stylistic evolution” built on “a bedrock of folk-pop, country and rock, while still folding in dashes of bluegrass.” Read full review

• Spectrum Culture observed that while parts of the record “sound professional and well-executed,” at its best—on songs like “Everything Burns” and “Rosalee”—Tuttle delivers “an exceptional song from a woman who’s made a career out of regular exceptionality,” even as she tests how far she can push into pop while retaining her individuality. Read full review

• The Week, summarizing AllMusic’s assessment, noted that the album “may not make her into the next Taylor Swift,” but called it “that rarity—an acoustic musician’s big pop move that fully succeeds without throwing away the virtues of her previous work,” praising its “keen melodic hooks” and radio-ready sheen. Read full review