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As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. The song is a misty balance of the universal and the personal, leaving one commenter on Abrams’ Instagram announcement to ask earnestly, “Okay but does anyone know what this song’s about? But there are plenty of other diaristic artists, ones whose music displays a certain sense of individuality: Consider Mitski’s poetic disaffection, Rodrigo’s playful angst, or Bridgers’ acute melancholy. Gracie Abrams, with her debut album Good Riddance, delivers 12 songs of reflection – a fleshed out album’s worth of diary entries that re-establish Abrams as a formidable figure of this decade’s soft-pop, affectionately labelled ‘sad girl’ era. Taylor Swift’s recent collaborations with Dessner put her songwriting skills on full display, while adding newfound subtlety to her work, like the understated 5/4 discomfort of “tolerate it” and the unexpected stomp beat of “closure.

The album’s title shares the name with one of Gracie’s songs, “ Minor”, initially shared through snippets on Instagram. Good Riddance isn’t a world-changing record, but it’s perhaps the best way to introduce an artist who is proving with each turn that she is more than her previous efforts' peak moments offer. It was originally meant to be released on June 16, 2020, but was delayed to July 14, 2020 so as not to detract from the Black Lives Matter movement.

The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. The EP gave us some heavier topics, treated with tenderness and openness (‘For Real This Time’, ‘Feels Like’); Good Riddance takes those high points and goes deeper. When we first caught wind of Abrams’ music in 2020, we tapped her as “the next Lorde” – though Good Riddance does well in positioning the Californian artist in a place where her voice is standing out on its own.

Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. Amelie” is bewitching, capturing a sense of aching beauty that stands out amongst the album’s more passive moments. Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.Writing with emotional transparency is only one part of the equation, especially given the ubiquity of “sad girl” songs these days. When Good Riddance was first announced, Abrams said that “writing this record allowed me to grow up in ways I needed to. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.