{"id":2502332,"date":"2026-07-14T23:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2502332"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:58:26","slug":"gracie-abrams-new-album-review-daughter-from-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gracie-abrams-new-album-review-daughter-from-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Gracie Abrams New Album Review: &#8216;Daughter From Hell&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m living with a knife in my side\/I\u2019m gonna take it for a joy ride,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/gracie-abrams\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gracie-abrams\" data-tag=\"gracie-abrams\">Gracie Abrams<\/a> sings three songs into her new album. This isn\u2019t the first time the word \u201cknife\u201d appears on <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_rollingstone?q=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Fdeeplink%3Fid%3DVia2VsmyFkg%26mid%3D43176%26u1%3DRS-1235587533%26murl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.urbanoutfitters.com%252Fshop%252Fgracie-abrams-daughter-from-hell-uo-exclusive-2xlp%253Fcolor%253D072%2526size%253DALL%2526type%253DSTANDARD%2526creative%253D%2526device%253Dc%2526g_acctid%253D312-727-9506%2526g_adgroupid%253D%2526g_adid%253D%2526g_adtype%253Dnone%2526g_campaign%253D%25255BNB%252BPLA%252BUS%25255D%252B-%252BPMAX%252B-%252BLifestyle%252B-%252BGeneral%2526g_campaignid%253D23936608283%2526g_keyword%253D%2526g_keywordid%253D%2526g_network%253Dx%2526g_type%253Dshopping%2526matchtype%253D%2526network%253Dx%2526utm_campaign%253D%25255BNB%252BPLA%252BUS%25255D%252B-%252BPMAX%252B-%252BGeneral%252B-%252BT1%2526utm_content%253D%2526utm_kxconfid%253Dvx6q4l3b6%2526utm_medium%253Dcpc%2526utm_source%253Dgoogle%2526utm_term%253D%2526gclsrc%253Daw.ds%2526gad_source%253D1%2526gad_campaignid%253D23931444120%2526gbraid%253D0AAAAADpxK_-pDAhiBq3-oZrKUaf8WuJxA%2526gclid%253DCjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCWGAWx8xewbpCf1GaTGykRYR4DyeGoZcADuyZQ7D-a7WQAxm96BoMhoCulUQAvD_BwE&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fmusic-album-reviews%2Fgracie-abrams-album-review-daughter-from-hell-1235587533%2F&amp;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&amp;event_type=click\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Daughter from Hell<\/a><\/em>, nor is it the last. She\u2019ll reference knives four different times across the album, and that\u2019s not even including the stunning piano ballad \u201cThe Knife.\u201d For Abrams, these blades are a tool to describe her pain \u2014 the way they twist, cut to the bone, and even linger a while. And on <em>Daughter From Hell<\/em>, you\u2019d almost think she likes it. \u201cThey\u2019re daring me to pull it out,\u201d she sings. \u201cI\u2019ll probably keep it for a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tExpectations are high for <em>Daughter From Hell<\/em>, out this Friday via Interscope. And that\u2019s not just because it\u2019s Abrams\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/olivia-rodrigo-phoebe-bridgers-gracie-albums-album-three-1235494392\/\">third album<\/a>, a famously challenging make-or-break moment in every artist\u2019s career. Abrams, the daughter of filmmaker J.J. Abrams and Hollywood producer Katie McGrath, released her debut, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/gracie-abrams-debut-album-good-riddance-taylor-swift-tour-1234675320\/\"><em>Good Riddance<\/em><\/a>, in 2023 \u2014 the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/gracie-abrams-grammys-2024-best-new-artist-1234874988\/\">same year<\/a> she opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour and received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. A year later, she released her second album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/gracie-abrams-the-secret-of-us-review-1235044135\/\"><em>The Secret of Us<\/em><\/a>, and the deluxe edition featured her first Top 10 hit: the highly addictive joyride \u201cThat\u2019s So True\u201d (we\u2019re still waiting to hear the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/gracie-abrams-thats-so-true-vulgar-versino-1235164444\/\">very vulgar<\/a>\u201d version of it). Abrams has been dismissed as a \u201cnepo baby,\u201d a tag she has talked about with grace and self-awareness. She\u2019s also been the source of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gracieabrams\/comments\/1kntsdr\/what_the_hell\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">dumb memes<\/a>, a perpetual sad girl who, so says the internet, has no right to be \u2014 especially when you have rock-hard abs and you\u2019re dating a famous actor (who also has rock-hard abs).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBut as Abrams admits on the thrilling single \u201cLook at My Life,\u201d she got what she wanted, and it doesn\u2019t sit right. In fact, it can be kind of a bad time. On <em>Daughter From Hell<\/em>, there are ghosts, imaginary friends, engines fading, and possible train collisions \u2014 but it\u2019s her best album yet, 16 tracks that sparkle with angst, beauty, and all the baggage that comes with adulthood. Abrams might be as old as Napster and <em>The Sopranos<\/em> (she was born in 1999), but she writes with the kind of well-worn wisdom songwriters spend their whole careers trying to achieve. \u201cThere\u2019s no one at the top to believe,\u201d she sings on the delicate \u201cHumming,\u201d co-written with her longtime collaborator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/aaron-dessner\/\" id=\"auto-tag_aaron-dessner\" data-tag=\"aaron-dessner\">Aaron Dessner<\/a> and Bon Iver\u2019s Justin Vernon. \u201cWhat a way to feel in your twenties.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1024px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-border-a-2\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1024\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-align-items-center\">\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAbrams\u2019 first two albums were delightfully introspective, her whispery bedroom vocals delivering her greatest secrets straight into your headphones over gentle instrumentation. At times, though, her songs ran the risk of sounding too similar, bleeding into each other both sonically and lyrically. She obliterates that notion in <em>Daughter From Hell<\/em>, which she co-produced with Dessner, digging deep and experimenting more than ever before. The title track is a raw, devastating rocker, unlike anything else in her catalog, that\u2019s easily one of the greatest songs of her career. She simultaneously thanks her mother and apologizes to her for being a troubled teen, singing over fuzzed-out guitar: \u201cI was a pill, you swallowed me down\/They say that I got your mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAbrams has taken enormous leaps with her vocals here, too. Listen to the way she soars across feathery octaves on \u201cGood Reason,\u201d or the way she goes full Adele on the chorus of \u201cMen Like You\u201d: \u201cGirl, I know men like <em>youuuuuuu, youuuuuuu!<\/em>\u201d The cheeky \u201cMini Bar,\u201d co-written with her best friend, pop singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/audrey-hobert-interview-sue-me-1235527209\/\">Audrey Hobert<\/a>, features the same conversational style as \u201cThat\u2019s So True.\u201d Only there are no dumb faces here \u2014 instead, we get hilariously relatable lines about going out (\u201cI\u2019m at the corner minimart\/Got 50 bucks and a brain cell\u201d) and social anxiety (\u201cI\u2019m at the party\/Is it just me, or do you feel insane?\u201d). It\u2019s this kind of charming humor and vulnerability that\u2019s gained her all those devoted fans, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-live-reviews\/gracie-abrams-madison-square-garden-debut-review-1235395460\/\">show up to her concerts<\/a> wearing bows and white skirts, yelling the lines to every song.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cImaginary Friend,\u201d the track directly following that one, stands in stark contrast to the festivities of \u201cMini Bar\u201d \u2014 a comedown of sorts, a stripped-down acoustic gem for the quiet morning after. Abrams co-wrote it with another collaborator on <em>Daughter From Hell<\/em>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/paul-mescal-history-of-sound-hamnet-beatles-1235426053\/\">Paul Mescal<\/a>, the famous actor in question. \u201cDon\u2019t be a figment of my imagination,\u201d Abrams insists. \u201cBut you are, and I fucking hate it.\u201d It might be difficult to write good music when you\u2019re in a happy relationship, but Abrams doesn\u2019t seem to have this problem \u2014 she\u2019s more creative than ever. \u201cYou tell the truth about everything,\u201d she sings on \u201cAfflictions,\u201d which features a subtle string arrangement. \u201cOf all your afflictions\/That is my favorite one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tRight from the opening of <em>Daughter From Hell,<\/em> on the synth-happy \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-songs-of-2026-so-far-1235571412\/gracie-abrams-hit-the-wall-1235571839\/\">Hit the Wall,<\/a>\u201d Abrams tries to navigate why she \u201clives in a pattern of breakdowns.\u201d She cleverly sneaks Joni Mitchell, her North Star, into a line: \u201c\u2018A Case of You\u2019 playing in the hallway\/Hallucinations that I downplay.\u201d It sets the tone for the rest of <em>Daughter From Hell,<\/em> because just like the Canadian legend, Abrams knows her best weapon is her songwriting \u2014 no knives needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m living with a knife in my side\/I\u2019m gonna take it for a joy ride,\u201d Gracie Abrams sings three songs into her new album. 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