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British singer/songwriter GRACEY has quickly become one of my favorite new artists. She narrowly missed out on a song in my Top 25 Favorite Songs of 2020, but she’s definitely going to have multiple songs in my Top 25 Favorite Songs of 2021 playlist. 

“What A Waste” is a breakup song about the disappointment of a relationship ending, and having to start over again. I can definitely relate to that disappointment. You invest so much time, energy, feelings, into someone only to have to let that all go, and find someone else to do it all over again. 

“Sad Song” is my favorite song on the EP. I love sad breakup music, even when I’m not sad or going through a breakup. This song is about feeling sad and wanting to hear a sad song, but it’s so hard to find a deep one with all the meaningless music dominating the airwaves. There’s a yearning to hear a song that explains what you’re feeling when you’re going through heartbreak. 

I relate to “Can’t Be Friends” since I don’t believe in being friends with exes. It’s too hard when you know you still have feelings for them, but you know you’re better off without them. 

“The Internet” is the final song on the 4 song EP. It’s a song about mental health, damage of fame and social media, body image, and all the struggles that come with the online world we live in. 

British pop star GRACEY first rose to prominence as a song writer, but is now stepping into the limelight for herself as a singer. I discovered her singles first, but then I realized she released an EP called Imposter Syndrome last year, and I love it.

“Different Things” like every song on the EP is about a breakup. This song is about how not wanting the same things caused the demise of the relationship.

Not knowing if someone loves you as much as you love them is one of the hardest parts of a relationship. In “If You Loved Me” GRACEY sings about how her ex was confused about his feelings, and didn’t say, know, or show his love.

“Fingers Crossed” is about how one keeps wishing and hoping the relationship would’ve improved but never did. It’s clear GRACEY got dumped based on every song.

“Easy For You” is about feeling hurt why it’s so easy for your ex to move on faster than you. I can relate.

It's every thing I just get like this:

I don't know that 2021 has been the vintage year for sadbangers that 2020 was, and perhaps in a global sense that's a good thing. Gracey's "The Internet" has the intensity of baseline and lyrics that mark out a classic of the genre ("I want to talk / but if I talk I'm going to cry / and if I cry / I'm going to have to tell them why / and then I'll overthink the conversation all night" hits).

‘you have bewitched me, body and soul’

I’ve been accused of being cold, snobbish, distant. Those who know me well know that I’m nothing of the sort. If anything, the opposite is true. But is it too much to ask to want to protect your private life, your inner feelings?

Audrey Hepburn, the late actress and humanitarian l, had this to say when asked about her “beauty tips:”

-For attractive lips, speak with words of kindness.

-For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

-For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

-For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

-For poise, walk with knowledge; you'll never walk alone

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed.