Noah is simply really talented at writing songs that stick in your brain without you getting sick of them, and that skill really shines on “Stick Season.” It also helps that the song is fairly cynical and self-deprecating, two traits that have become hugely trendy in pop lyrics as of late (as pointed out by our very ...

From foliage to sticks Nate Formalarie, spokesman for the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, said an exact definition of stick season could be up for interpretation, but it typically starts as soon as the leaves fall down. It lasts from roughly mid-October to the beginning of December.

In 2020, as the pandemic started, Kahan fled New York and went back to his parents' place in Vermont, on a huge tranche of land and woods. His debut album, Busyhead, had come out the year before and had been largely ignored. He felt like a failure. With touring impossible, he came close to abandoning his career.

On October 14, 2022, Kahan released his third studio album, the 14-track Stick Season, which was produced by Gabe Simon. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, Kahan's first appearance on the chart, launching Kahan into mainstream success and helping make him a recognizable figure within the music world.