Gracie Abrams
The Secret of Us
Interscope
Released 06/21/24
Gracie Abrams has unveiled her second studio album The Secret of Us, which follows the release of her debut LP Good Riddance (2023) last year. Largely co-produced by Abrams and The National’s Aaron Dessner, her sophomore set is preceded by the official singles “Risk” and “Close to You.” Taylor Swift appears on (and co-wrote) the album track “Us.”
“When I thought about putting music out for the first time four or five years ago, I didn’t have much of a grip on anything other than that I knew I loved writing and that was my knack, I suppose,” Abrams tells Vogue. “It was my favorite thing in the world and these are the songs I’m making at this point in my life. It didn’t feel like I was making anything wildly cohesive. It wasn’t until Good Riddance that it felt like I was consciously making an album and wanted something to feel like a full collection of songs that play into each other and work together. I feel like my sound is equally informed by my lived experiences, so that continuously evolves. I think I have the best sense of myself today than I ever have before, and that’s probably why this album is more extroverted. It’s more self-assured.”
Abrams will support the album’s release with an accompanying tour and tickets can be reserved here.
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