The Secret of Us - Gracie Abrams

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The Secret of Us - Gracie Abrams | review + analysis

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Ай бұрын

Gracie Abrams' second studio record, "The Secret of Us" is out. It contains a rare Taylor Swift feature and some really good production and writing. In this video, we're going to dive into this 13 track record that shows us what Gracie is capable of. I'm going to break it down for you before assigning this record a score! #thesecretofus #gracieabrams #popmusic
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@sebastianbenavidesmorales2274 Ай бұрын

i see the potential on her to be a great indie pop artists, she just needs to follow the more upbeat sound of tracks like close to you and risk, my problem with gracie is that her full bodies of work feel monotonous

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I think she like a lot of artist conflate cohesion with quality when it’s something that happens and isn’t something you build a record around… if that makes sense.

@noneapplicable1327 Ай бұрын

I felt like she was trying a bit too hard to emulate other artists like another commenter said. I still like the record but it still feels like an early record rather a breakthrough one

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

She’s definitely found the edges of her sound like the acoustic sharp upbeat sound mixed with some electronic elements would give her more shape

@Sequoya Ай бұрын

I’ll have to check it out. I listened to “the loneliest time” after your review and still blast that record to this day.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

The Loneliest Time is so good!.

@CatNagTaylorsVersion Ай бұрын

Album ranking 1. Us( Featuring Taylor Swift) (the best writing on this record from Gracie and Taylor is used very well) 2. CLOSE TO YOU (it feels like Gracie and not like her trying to write into swiftian writing) 3. Risk (album context makes this better I promise) 4. Let it happen (Vocal moment I’ve been waiting for) 5. I love you I’m sorry (good music is good music) 6. Gave you I gave you I (Guilty pleasure music) 7. Free now (good closers always get ranked higher by me, argue with the wall) 8. Blowing smoke ( no notes) 9. Felt good about you (great gown beautiful gown) 10. Though love (entering the skip category) 11. I knew it, I know you ( interesting title, doesn’t lead anywhere really though) 12. Good luck Charlie (it’s not worth being on the record) 13. Normal thing (I already forgot this one existed)

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Close to You is so good. Like I don't care if Gracie die hards call me basic, it's really good songwriting.

@CatNagTaylorsVersion Ай бұрын

@@EljohnMacaranas it’s the only songwriting outside of us that doesn’t feel like she’s actively trying to knock off Lorde, Taylor, Lana, and Olivia

@countnu4166 Ай бұрын

i ride for you Elijohn Macaranas (sorry i just had to say it).

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

😭😭😭 tysm

@wazha14 Ай бұрын

Y'all should work it out on the remix 🤭

@countnu4166 Ай бұрын

@@wazha14 I do make music so who knows fr.

@CatNagTaylorsVersion Ай бұрын

The song writing on this record is definitely a upgrade but I can’t help but feel that Gracie is leaning to much into Lorde and swiftian writing but the most interesting thing about Swiftian writing is that Taylor pushes it and shapeshifts it into genres and actually takes in the criticism thrown at her to evolve it so everyone that’s working at evolving into a swiftian sound is trying to fit into an older model of the writing. I hope on the next project Gracie develops less into a swiftian writer and someone who has there own artistic voice ingrained into there work

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I think she’s still figuring out exactly who she is artistically which is going to be an interesting journey. She’s certainly good at homaging like her dad was with Spielberg movies🫢

@gracielaayala2226 Ай бұрын

Swiftian?

@CatNagTaylorsVersion Ай бұрын

@@gracielaayala2226 it’s the name the critics gave the of the writing style of Taylor Swift

@gracielaayala2226 Ай бұрын

@@CatNagTaylorsVersion ohhh 😮

@BBROSNANN Ай бұрын

The Secret Of Us was pretty good, but I’m still waiting for a truly great album. The record kinda lost the energy towards the end of the tracklist (still enjoyable, thoughtful, and interesting) which was a bit of a surprise considering how Gracie discussed how the album was more extroverted. I’m awaiting Gracie’s 1989 moment though. Close To You and a few other tracks really teased how going full pop would be so cool.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Full pop Gracie would be excellent, she has this cool sorta alt sound to her voice that’s not necessarily Lorde but in the same wheelhouse

@damonchampion823 Ай бұрын

I listened to this album and it was nice but can’t stream anything but Brat right now. Obsessed 🤩

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

💯 agreed as soon as I ended this back to Brat!

@Charlie-jl3ur Ай бұрын

Completely unrelated, but kinda related, you can feel that mid 2020s have fully started as many new names have popped up on charts (or at least reached major notoriety): Gracie, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappelle Roan, Shaboozey, just to name a few.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Oh for sure, the actual like competition has begun now. These Grammys are gonna be a mess.

@ATWTMVTVFTVSGAVRALPS Ай бұрын

The production of TSOS is so concise, just like TTPD:TA At first listen you'll be confused and start to conflate the different songs because the guitar is used so often!

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I think the guitar becomes the heart of the record

@ATWTMVTVFTVSGAVRALPS Ай бұрын

5:21 i think this is a direction that Taylor should do for her next record's lyrics. A balance of vagueness and personal details would probably make the VERY vocal abd rowdy fans focus on the art itself rather than who they might be about.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I agree, Swift leaned a little too hard (likely on purpose tho) for TTPD and it alienated some of the base and also emboldened another parasocial group to go ham on speculation

@r_u_s_t_y__h_o_r_s_e_s-hg4fe Ай бұрын

@@EljohnMacaranas i agree, i think she did it on purpose in the 1st half. The first half was good imo but the second half was much better, and better written, but I’m probably biased as folklore and evermore are my favs by far.

@ATWTMVTVFTVSGAVRALPS Ай бұрын

@@r_u_s_t_y__h_o_r_s_e_s-hg4fetrue! The majority of TTPD:Anthology songs seem to be meticulously created.

@CatNagTaylorsVersion Ай бұрын

Why did I see the picture of Charlie and Gracie together before this video dropped

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Omg 😭

@paarthm9681 Ай бұрын

the bridges on this album went hard imo

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

She learned from the best

@IrisKelly2002 Ай бұрын

I really like this album. Its the only album ive been able to replay apart from ttpd and espresso plus birds of a feather. Best song is I love you, im sorry and free now

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Birds of a Feather has been my obsession I think it’s my most played song this year!

@kailiasage Ай бұрын

Unexpectedly, this album made me realize just how much I actually care about how an artist presents their work. I don’t like the front or back cover of the album and all of the mouth visuals on Spotify make me incredibly uncomfortable. I enjoyed your thought process on this album, even though I fully recognize that her work is not for me.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Yeah the presentation does it a great disservice on top of the nepo baby allegations

@barbexoticzz Ай бұрын

idk if you’re gonna see this but i just realized ive been keeping up with you for about two years. very glad your hiatuses were never permanent lmao

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Honestly, my hiatuses have never been more than like a month or so but in KZfaq time that's like an eternity I think lol

@sandramusic4574 23 күн бұрын

i do like this album and there are some songs on there which reach my favorite gracie songs list but i thought This Is What It Feels Like was way better. I also relaly loved good Riddance but my gracie album ranking goes 1. This Is What It Feels Like 2. Good Riddance 3. The Secret Of Us

@EljohnMacaranas 21 күн бұрын

Respectable opinion considering the way this leaned way more pop

@piscesmoonn Ай бұрын

gracie needs to fire whoever makes her album covers 😭

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Those lyric videos looking like that... definitely sorta makes it hard to get casuals to click

@piscesmoonn Ай бұрын

yea most of the promotional material seems odd and I guess unflattering?? maybe theres a better word but I just don’t see her vision

@r_u_s_t_y__h_o_r_s_e_s-hg4fe Ай бұрын

THIS. as someone who isn’t that big of a Gracie fan, I was actually reluctant to listen to it because of the album cover 😭

@gracielaayala2226 Ай бұрын

Omg i love her and US Is stuck in my mind

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

US is really good 😭

@tylerhackner9731 Ай бұрын

Interested to see how she progresses

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I think she has potential

@arianaminogue2504 Ай бұрын

soooooo not related but i’d looooove to hear your thoughts on dopamine.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Solid debut but fuck her management

@shreyaraman. Ай бұрын

For me personally gracie has been a hit or miss artist. My personal favs by her i miss you I'm sorry,mess it up ,for real this time ,feels like. however i do feel that her music does at time gets pretty one note and when i listen her album front to back it becomes somewhat monotonous and i love Aaron's production for folkmore but somehow even his sound adds to making her music sound one note. I do think secret of us is a lot better than her previous work as it is a bit more dynamic..for me some highlights were risk,us,let it happen and i knew it,i know you. I do wish she'd explore other genre rather than pigeon holing herself into the folky sound/sad acoustic. Her writing is really good and don't hate me this..i want to do some vocal lessons because so many times in this album whenever she tried to hit a higher note,her voice cracked and sounded a bit whiny.This album is promising and i hope she works w other producers in future to explore new sounds for her.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I think she wants to like gain an air of artistic legitimacy or whatever as a singer songwriter before becoming more poppy. Which is fair and what she wants to do but is somewhat of a disservice to her potential

@amandaleebee98 Ай бұрын

This is old news and I thought you had a video about it but can you review “rollin up the welcome mat” Kelsea ballerini. We love you ❤❤

@berryven Ай бұрын

Even tho I'm a Swiftie... Gracie is the only artist I realte to It's hard to find songs about being the "villain" or "red flag" in a relationship, Gracie however is THAT artist for me. Risk, Mess It Up, I Miss You I'm Sorry, Rockland... I cry when I play my fave songs of her And I lost it when I saw a Taylor Feature 😭 That was the best thing as a fan of both

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

That’s actually a really cool observation that she’s unafraid of being the villain in her love songs (often times bc of her reluctance)

@nimratmand3318 Ай бұрын

never been this early omg

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Hahaha thanks for being here! 💙

@kingvampstan Ай бұрын

This was my first Gracie record, and I js didn’t enjoy it much, I wanted to love it, I loved the singles, but the only new songs I liked, Free Now, and Tough Love, the rest was kinda boring. Like I hate to be mean, but I js didn’t have much fun w this record.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I think that's fair. I will be honest when I say it took me awhile to finish Good Riddance bc I kept nodding off, this one I was able to do in one shot

@mf8347 Ай бұрын

Find her lyrics too diaristic sometimes and she definitely needs to get better at singing live but both those things are easy to fix. Feel like over the last year I've really grown to like her music especially this album and even the album cover is endearing to me now. Genuinely can see her being like a big thing in the future.

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I feel like she’s almost at that point. A few adjustments here and there!

@Crabluvrr Ай бұрын

Personally can’t help but think her music is just, boring. Like just very generic pop, respectfully a worse phoebe bridgers. She does not experiment at all and yeah. Just my opinion it trying to offend anyone

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

That’s fair

@closetty Ай бұрын

This album hits the way her other album didnt! The production is excellent and her songwriting shines thru

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

Much stronger than the first one

@closetty Ай бұрын

@@EljohnMacaranas i wrote this before i got halfway into the vid so im stoked we have the same opinion ❤️

@lanadelclown7706 Ай бұрын

I am the biggest Taylor stan but I just can’t get into Gracie no matter how much taylor tries to push her. She just seems so inauthentic in her rise to fame (even getting signed to Interscope with no music out…) and IMO isn’t talented enough yet for me to ignore the nepotism

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

This was the first record to make me go “okay maybe she has a hit in her” I def did not pay much attention bc of the clear nepo babyism

@Isabelledttt Ай бұрын

I’ve listened to her album twice b2b. Shes just boring for me as an artist. 😅 rooting for her though! 🎉

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I feel like she’s got potential but the whole like sad girl thing is getting played out

@booklover319 Ай бұрын

I love Gracie‘s eps/albums/singles, but I can‘t really connect With this album. For me it‘s too happy but at the same time sad lyrics. It‘s something new but reminds me too much of Taylor Swift (I‘m not a Taylor Swift-Fan). I still like this album but it‘s my least fav project by her. Best songs: I love you I‘m Sorry, Risk + Tough Love 💛

@EljohnMacaranas Ай бұрын

I think leaning too much into Taylor’s wheelhouse makes you rather want to listen to the OG