This Is What It Feels Like (EP) explained
This Is What It Feels Like |
Cover: | Gracie Abrams - This Is What It Feels Like.png |
Type: | EP |
Artist: | Gracie Abrams |
Released: | November 12, 2021 |
Length: | 37:50 |
Label: | Interscope |
Producer: |
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Prev Title: | Minor |
Prev Year: | 2020 |
Next Title: | Good Riddance |
Next Year: | 2023 |
This Is What It Feels Like is the second EP by American singer and songwriter Gracie Abrams. It was released on November 12, 2021, through Interscope Records.[1] The project is a primarily a pop record with influences of bedroom pop and indie pop. Abrams co-wrote all the tracks, and as a producer on "Feels Like", which served as the lead single for the project. The production was mainly handled by Abrams, Aaron Dessner, Joel Little, and Blake Slatkin.[2]
Background
Instead of this "full-length" being released as Abrams' debut album, it is being billed as a “project”.[3] It continues with the "emotional territory" that is first heard on her EP Minor.[4]
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.[5] [6]
Musicians
- Gracie Abrams - lead vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks), production (1)
- Blake Slatkin - production (1, 5, 7, 11–12), executive producer (12), additional vocals (1), songwriting (1, 5, 12), bass (1), guitar (1, 12), programming (1)
- Aaron Dessner - production (2, 4, 9–10), songwriting (2, 4, 9–10), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 10), bass guitar (2, 10), drum machine (2, 4, 9), drum programming (2, 4, 9), electric guitar (2, 4), percussion (2, 4, 10), piano (2, 4, 9), synthesizer (2, 4, 9), keyboards (4, 9)
- Joel Little - production (3, 6, 8), songwriting (3, 6, 8), bass (6, 8), guitar (6), keyboards (6, 8), synthesizer (6, 8)
- Omer Fedi - production (5), songwriting (1, 5), guitar (1)
- Carter Lang - production (1), bass (1), programming (1)
- Mick Schultz - co-production (12)
- Bryce Dessner - orchestration (2, 4, 9–10)
- Benjamin Lanz - synthesizer (2, 4, 9–10)
- Yuki Numata Resnick - violin (2, 4, 9–10)
- Clarice Jensen - cello (2, 4, 9–10)
- James McAlister - drum machine (2), drum programming (2), synthesizer (2)
- Ryan Olson - drum machine (2, 4, 9)
- James Krivchenia - drums (2), percussion (2)
- Rob Moose - viola (7), violin (7)
- Sean Hurley - electric bass (12)
Tour
Concert Tour Name: | This Is What It Feels Like Tour |
Border: | yes |
Artist: | Gracie Abrams |
Album: | This Is What It Feels Like |
Number Of Shows: | 37 |
Support Acts: | Alix Page |
Last Concert: | I've Missed You, I'm Sorry Tour (2021) |
This Concert: | This Is What It Feels Like Tour (2022) |
Next Concert: | Good Riddance Tour (2023-2024) |
In support of This Is What It Feels Like, Abrams scheduled the This Is What It Feels Like Tour. It covers North America and Europe with 35 dates. It started on February 2, 2022, in Salt Lake City and concluded on May 31, 2022, in Stockholm.[7] Her shows in Toronto on October 27, and Montreal on October 28, were canceled. Alix Page opened for Abrams.[8] Along with her headlining tour, Abrams also opened for Olivia Rodrigo on the Sour Tour for select dates, where she sang songs featured on the project.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Graves . Shahlin . November 2, 2021 . Gracie Abrams announces new project 'This Is What It Feels Like'. . Coup De Main Magazine . en . April 6, 2022.
- Web site: Gracie Abrams' 'This Is What It Feels Like' Is Painfully Relatable Songwriting at Its Finest / Ones To Watch . Ones To Watch . April 6, 2022.
- Web site: 2021-11-08 . Gracie Abrams And The Professionalization Of "Bedroom-Pop" . 2022-04-06 . Stereogum . en.
- Web site: NME . November 15, 2021 . Gracie Abrams on 'Rockland' & new project 'This Is What It Feels Like In Conversation . YouTube . en . April 6, 2022.
- This Is What It Feels Like. Gracie Abrams. 2021. Interscope Records. liner notes.
- Web site: Credits / This Is What It Feels Like / Gracie Abrams . Tidal . May 11, 2022 . en.
- Web site: Paul . Larisha . 2021-09-29 . Rising Pop Singer Gracie Abrams Announces 2022 'This Is What It Feels Like' Tour . 2022-04-06 . uDiscover Music . en-US.
- Web site: Branco . Holly . 2022-02-13 . Gracie Abrams Embraces Crowd During Intimate Concert - The Heights . 2022-04-06 . en-US.
- Web site: Shafer . Ellise . 2022-04-05 . Gracie Abrams on How Songwriting Is 'Like Breathing,' Touring With Friend Olivia Rodrigo and Making New Music With Aaron Dessner . 2022-04-06 . Variety . en-US.
- Web site: setlist.fm/setlist/gracie-abrams . setlist.fm .