A Dirty Dozen with gracie – June 2026

According to a recent press release: “Tooth & Nail Records is thrilled to welcome gracie to the roster! She will release her new album Miss Misfortunately on June 26. Today, she shares the lyric video for new single “Vendetta.” Shimmering keys set the tone for the snappy and sharp song, which gracie dubs “another feminine rage anthem.” The bright melody belies the bite of her refrain “You can’t blame her for what you did, and I know she told her therapist about you.” gracie pens songs out of deep necessity. Her music holds the kind of truth usually only reserved for late-night conversations between lifelong friends. No subject is off the table. Instead, songwriting turns the key to unlock her heart, letting unfiltered feelings and raw recollections spill out on tape. She projects these emotions against a backdrop of artful alternative pop spiked with rock grit and indie intentionality. Embracing her most formative inspirations and pulling no punches, gracie steps into who she always endeavored to be as an artist.” We get gracie to discuss new music, influences, and more…

1. Tell us a little about your latest release.  What might a fan or listener not grab the first or second time they listen through?  Are there any hidden nuggets you put in the material or that only diehard fans might find?

I think all of my lyrics are pretty straightforward and blunt – but I think some people might miss sarcasm or wittiness if that’s not their forte or cup of tea.. but then again, this music probably isn’t for them haha. I would say, look out for little sonic nuggets like the piano in “Sucker”… that’s my favorite secret addition to that song. Or the attention to the bgv’s – we put a lot of love and layers into this album.

2. What got you into music, and can you tell us about the moment you realized you wanted to be a musician?

My parents are musicians, so I grew up surrounded by it. I was singing for my family by the age of 2 or 3, and never wanted to do anything different. I fell in love with artists like Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato as a little girl, and started writing songs when I was 7 or 8. I would fill journals with them. I never had a plan B!

3. Building on that, is there a specific song, album, performer, or live show that guided your musical taste?

Like I said, Taylor and Demi were huge influences to me as a little kid, but discovering Paramore when I was 11 really changed my whole world. I would scream every song in my car. My brother would ask me to sing the high notes just to see if I could. When I was probably 13 or 14, I watched Hayley sing “Last Hope” live on YouTube, and seeing such a powerful song bring so many people together was extremely inspiring to me.

4. If you could call in any one collaborator to do a song with, who would it be, and why?

Right now, Yungblud. First of all, I’m a sucker for a male / female duet. I think he’s doing something really special, and I have such a soft spot for classic rock inspiration. I think he has really nice texture in his voice, and I’d kill to hear what would happen in a studio with him. I love a good harmony.

5. What is your favorite activity when out of the studio and/or not on tour?  What do you like to do to unwind?

A few people have asked me this lately, and I honestly eat sleep and breathe music. As cheesy as it sounds, I hate NOT being in the studio and writing. If I’m not on tour, I’m writing something new. BUT, if I’m not writing, I’m likely seeing a movie at the theater with my guy. We see lots of movies, it’s honestly comical. If I’m not seeing a movie, I’m taking a 2 hour bath, trying to relax, but eventually working on a bunch of stuff on my phone and NOT relaxing.

6. How would you describe your music to someone who’d never listened to you before? What is the one comparison a reviewer or fan has made that made you cringe or you disagreed with?

I would say my music has a pop foundation, with grounding rock elements. I think it’s a true pop / rock record, with enough pop to explore different influences in the future, and enough rock to hold its own in the rock space. I’ve seen a lot of pop-punk fans follow my page, which literally makes me so happy. I think I can tend to get imposter syndrome and think I’m not cool enough for people to think of my music as “rock.” I genuinely don’t think I’ve received a comparison that I disagree with – YET.

7. When your band is hanging out together, who cooks, who gets the drinks in, and who is first to crack out the acoustic guitars for a singalong?

First of all, if my band is hanging out, we’re probably going out to eat. I don’t trust those boys in my kitchen, and I don’t wanna do all those dishes. However, I will definitely bake cookies for everyone. Hopefully we’re watching some stupid comedy or a horror movie. If an acoustic guitar is being brought out for any kind of singalong, it’s Evan, and he’s playing something from Paramore, obviously. And then I get embarrassed after joining in, because that’s extremely cringe. But, to be cringe is to be free, or whatever they say.

8. When was the last time you were starstruck and who was it?

Once upon a time, I did an escape room with Selena Gomez. I knew what I was getting myself into so I was kind of prepared, but I was also depressed at the time and my emotional capacity was probably numbed out. I don’t think it really hit me until we were doing a portion of the escape room where I could just hear her voice and not see her face. I was like, oh my god. That’s Alex Russo.

9. What is the best part of being a musician? If you could no longer be a musician for whatever reason, what would be your dream job?

I honestly have no choice. Like, no one’s making me. But I genuinely can’t fathom living a different life. The best part is all of it, except for the judgment, and the comments. Being a Christian and seeing hate comments from other Christians thinking that making my music is wrong or “sinful” has gotta be the worst part. So I’d say, the fulfillment and joy I get from making and sharing music is one of the greatest experiences in the world – I love everything about it, except for the hate. And, if I had to do anything else, like if I had no singing or writing capability, I’d probably go to cosmetology school and do hair. I love coloring and cutting my own hair, or friends’ hair.

10. What is one question you have always wanted an interviewer to ask – and what is the answer? Conversely, what question are you tired of answering?

I would love an opportunity to talk more about purpose, so maybe more purpose-driven questions would be nice. I couldn’t give you a specific one, but I definitely want it to be known that I believe music to be a much greater tool than society is using it for currently. I think music heals, and that we could be doing a lot more good with it than we are. And, I’ve really only received tasteful interview questions! I have yet to meet a question that I won’t blab out an answer for. Unless we’re talking about my comment section. Then, I’d say, I’m tired of the condemning comments from people who call themselves Christians, asking me how I think it’s okay to do what I do. Like, I dunno, ask God why He made me this way and you’ll get your answer.

11. Looking back over your career, is there a single moment or situation you feel was a misstep or you would like to have a “do over,” even if it didn’t change your current situation?

Um, yeah. I wrote a song for this album that’s never coming out, because I showed the person that it was about, and they tried to sue me. We were friends and everything. I had written it about a conflict we had had over a year ago. Nothing in the lyrics gave away their identity, but they had a lawyer email me that they were able to use for no charge, and we just couldn’t take the financial risk to fight it. It was definitely one of my favorite songs on the album, kind of reminiscent of “Ankle Biters” by Paramore, but a little more playful and antagonistic. I miss it all the time. Maybe someday they’ll have a change of heart and let me release it. Needless to say, our friendship ended. If I could change anything about the situation, I’d go back and NOT show them the song. They never would’ve known if I hadn’t shown them, and we’d all be living happy, blissful lives.

12. If you could magically go back in time and be a part of the recording sessions for any one record in history, which would you choose – and what does that record mean to you?

Oh my god. Probably Thriller. I had options swimming in my head – I’d die to hear Queen record A Night At The Opera, but Thriller is probably the most perfect album in the word. Zero skips, only 9 tracks of glory. Literally the best selling album of all time. I’d just wanna be in the room to feel the atmosphere. Also, they tracked everything on tapes back then, so musicianship was ridiculous. I wanna see that.

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