Gracie Gray

Appealing to fans of the flourishing new US indie movement - artists like Skullcrusher, Squirrel Flower and Gia Margaret - to ever-present reference points such as Mazzy Star and Grouper, forthcoming album anna follows Oregon In A Day, a self-released record which enjoyed organic support from the likes of LA Weekly and IMPOSE, and sees Gracie move the listener with a combination of sombre, slow-burning, grunge-tinged bedroom-rock (“happiness” / “don’t you agree”), floating, heartwarming indie-pop (“anna”) and classic acoustic songwriting (“warm the beach”).

Of the album, Gracie explains :

"It is all about holding onto love for yourself through all of life’s changes. It looks at many huge shifts in a short period of time, and each track tries to make sense of how all relationships seem to fade, while promising to try in spite of it all."

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Gracie Gray’s anna LP is about holding onto love for yourself through all of life’s changes. It looks at many huge shifts in a short period of time, and each track tries to make sense of how all relationships seem to fade, while promising to try in spite of it all.

“maybe” sheds light on the duality within us in the opening line “I am the moon glowing / I am the wind moving things and screaming.” Title track “anna” brings in the idea that no matter how others treat you or perceive things about you, loving yourself is essential to your own survival. Echoes in the background sing “I wanna live, I don’t wanna be dead” while the main line floats above singing “anna I love you, hell or high water.”

“sisters” brings into question a soured relationship with a church leader. It feels like you’re stepping out of a bad dream in the line “we’re young, we’re sisters, don’t try to split the team and get her.” Unlike some dreams, it ends alright, with the sisters still together, asking their former leader “will you rot there, without a cause?”

“dig” is the feeling that even one moment of holiness with someone else can cover a multitude of unanswered questions. While “hi(de)”, leaves the space needed to process those unanswered questions.

Says Clash Magazine, “The record ties together aesthetics emblematic of her broader work, with the restrained palette, raw production, and coy melodies building into something essential.”