Good Riddance

When Olivia Rodrigo shocked the pop music landscape with her ballad “drivers license,” she drew influence from an unexpected place: Gracie Abrams, an introspective bedroom-pop newcomer with an incredible knack for writing her interior world into a whispered hook—and who had yet to release a debut LP. *Good Riddance*, Abrams’ first full-length, is a triumph, from coming-of-age rockers (“Difficult”), mournful ruminations on past relationships (“I Know it won’t work”), and guitar ballads (“Full machine”) to the lyrical wisdom that only comes with distance (“You were there all the time/You’re the worst of my crimes/You fell hard/I thought good riddance” in the opener “Best”). Straight from the frank, lushly detailed Taylor Swift school of songwriting, Abrams has clearly learned a thing or two from her tourmate; for good measure, *Good Riddance* was co-written with one of Swift’s collaborators, Aaron Dessner of The National.

The artist’s full-length debut is an honest step forward, but emotional vulnerability can’t save it from the clichés of confessional songwriting.

The 23-year-old addresses the trials of squaring love with life on the road on her moving and contemplative debut

Gracie Abrams crafts an incredibly honest portrayal of guilt, doubt, and heartbreak with her debut album Good Riddance which provides a glimpse into the potential profundity of her future efforts

A gut-wrenching yet joyous journey into the thick of her every feeling.

After building a name on whispered lower-case musings, Gracie Abrams offers up her most confident project to date.

On her full-length debut, Good Riddance, pop singer Gracie Abrams focuses in and doubles down on the wispier ruminations of prior EPs, this time in full-on collaboration with This Is What It Feels Like contributor Aaron Dessner, who co-wrote and produced the entire album.

‘Sad Girl Pop’ has become a genre of its own.  A subsection of pop music that will have you crying on public transport, there are swathes of

Good Riddance by Gracie Adams album review by Sam Franzini. The singer/songwriter's full-length is now available via Interscope Records