This Is What It Feels Like, Gracie Abrams

Gracie Abrams caught my attention back when she was announced as the opener for Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR tour, but now that I'm officially seeing her open for Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour next year, I felt it was time to give her full album a listen.

This Is What It Feels Like fits right in with albums like SOUR and Folklore-- its lyric-focused, gently powerful, and so easy to enjoy listening to.

Stand-out tracks: "Feels Like" "Wishful Thinking"

My favorites: "For Real This Time" "The Bottom"

"Feels Like" is a solid album opener-- it almost gave me the vibe of a soft-rock "State of Grace". "For Real This Time" has a gorgeous, almost melancholy dance beat to it that beautifully demonstrates the freeing heartbreak of walking away from someone you care about. "The Bottom" almost feels vaguely Colbie Caillat-esque, but sassier.

It's hard not to compare Gracie to Olivia and Taylor, but with a song like "Wishful Thinking" she almost perfectly combines Olivia's "Traitor" and Taylor's "The Story of Us." "Better" continues the emotionally-charged soft-rock that Gracie does so well across this whole album. Between "Hard to Sleep", "Augusta", and "Alright" This Is What It Feels Like closes with some gorgeous acoustic songs, appropriately mimicking lullabies and ending the album with questions of what could be.

After listening to This Is What It Feels Like, I'm genuinely excited to see Gracie translate these songs to stadiums. And, I'm excited to see where her music goes next.

AM I OBSESSED?

RATING:

FULLY OBSESSED