One could make things easy and call Gracie Abrams a typical “Nepo Baby”. This fashionable term is derived from the English word “nepotism”, which translates old-fashionedly as “nepotism”. The father of the 23-year-old songwriter is the influential director and producer JJ Abrams (“Lost”, “Mission: Impossible III”, various “Star Wars” sequels).
Not reckoning, but more of a meditation on the Beverly Hills feeling
A well-protected daughter with a villa and pool, but of course she can’t do anything about her origins. Still, Abrams feels compelled to delve into the Hollywood background in The Blue, a cloaked self-reflection in which one line reads, “You talk about your dad….” The song does not explicitly address the problem areas that children of rich parents usually have to deal with. But the beautifully melancholic strumming along, at the same time finely produced and delicate guitar song is not a reckoning, but rather a meditation on the Beverly Hills feeling.
Even before her debut album, Abrams was appearing on “hot” or “to watch” lists for the new music year. By then she had already had international concerts. Adjectives such as “sensitive”, “poetic” or “bold lyrics” were used around their “highly relocated” Germany shows last May. Billboard praises producer Aaron Dessner’s mellow Matrix, “which burns tenderly beneath her while exhibiting a magnetic restraint.”
Twelve songs of the quiet school
The single “Where Do We Go Now” is such an imperfect romance, delivered with extreme caution. Then in the chorus she throws – oopsie! – raise your hands. One may book this under the heading “being able to show feelings”. There are twelve songs from the quiet school, which are trimmed to worldwide success simply because of the vita of the producer (Taylor Swift!). Made pure of flowers, of course. Even a track like “I Should Hate You” stays in the floral dress zone. A cute new mildness with a bright future.
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