Daughter from Hell (Gracie Abrams) - First listen and ranking!
First impression: I think it was good. A strong album. But, NGL all the songs kinda sound the same to my ears right now (as most first listens do for me with most artists) so it's going to take a while for me to really learn these ones compared to some other artists... but I have listened twice, so here is my initial ranking. I will update after a week! Here is my ranking from least fav to favorite...
16. DAUGHTER FROM HELL - kinda sad to have this one here as it's the title track... but I just found it really slow and draggy. Not a big fan of the sound of it in general. I am not a huge fan of slower songs though, so this is not unusual for me.
15. HUMMING - A bit repetitive, also not a huge fan of this one right now. It reminds me of some of her older slower songs. It had pretty moments though.
14. SOBER - Very slow too and it reminds me of another Gracie song but not sure which one. It's okay.
13. COLD GOODBYES - Another slowish one for me and I didn't love it on the first listen much at all, but i think by the end I was trying too hard to remember all the songs lol. On the second listen I liked it a lot better!
12. WHAT IF IT'S RIGHT - This one was also repetitive sounding, and to me had some country flare at the end, kinda? It felt like it was missing some more in it, like maybe more instruments or something, but it was nice. Interesting backing vocals here too.
11. AFFLICTIONS - This one had a nice sound but it was a tiny bit repetitive. I liked this one a lot more on the 2nd listen, its a nice song!
10. MEN LIKE YOU - Not one of my immediate favs but liked it better on the second listen. It has an easy chorus that you can sing to.
9. GOOD REASON - This one reminded me a tiny bit of 'I love you, I'm sorry.' It is nice. Very pretty and I'm sure it will really grow on me.
8. BROKE MY HEART - This song reminded me of a Taylor song? But couldn't think which one. I really liked it though and it was one of my initial favorites on the first few listens.
7. MEWS - This one is slow but it's really pretty. It was kinda giving me holiday vibes.
6. IMAGINARY FRIEND - Really liked the sound of this one! It was nice. And I really loved it on second listen.
5. DEATH WISH - Really pretty, really liked the chorus in this one! It was a great 2nd track. It was my initial favorite but then some others passed it in my 2nd listen, but it's def. one of my favorite tracks.
4. MINIBAR -Rreally liked this one right off the bat! So fun and upbeat and I found myself rocking out a bit. LOVE LOVE LOVE Gracie's faster songs.
3. THE KNIFE - This one was super pretty, to me it also sounds like a Taylor song, it was giving an older Taylor Swift song vibe. I really loved this one on second listen and I can see it becoming one of my favorites.
2. LOOK AT MY LIFE - Like with Oliva's (The Cure and Drop Dead) I think Gracie also chose the best two first singles for the album as they are my favorite tracks still. I know its early, but i loved these songs on first listen immediately, and i didn't feel that way about some of the others on this album. But I love the sound of these songs. Look at My Life was my favorite for a few weeks but I think Hit the Wall is slightly better.
1. HIT THE WALL - Absolutely fantastic first single! Liked it immediately, its so catchy.
For some reason, Gracie's songs take me a bit longer to really connect to and learn, so it'll be a while before I can fully rank them, but I am excited to learn the lyrics more and finally hear what the messages of the song are. I cannot hear lyrics on the first few listens but I will be doing that tomorrow! Ill check in after a week. :)
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