By: Sophia Elmstrom

‘Minor’ by Gracie Abrams is her first ever EP and her debut music. Gracie Abrams is a fairly new artist who got her start by a school project which she never thought would lead to anything.

Gracie Abrams is a folk pop singer and her range of musical talent is truly incredible. Once you start listening to Gracie you will not be able to stop. The first time I found her was when I first listened to ‘Minor’. The first song I ever listened to was “I Miss You I’m Sorry”. This song and this whole EP truly changed the way I viewed music and how I saw Gracie Abrams as an artist.

The EP ‘Minor’ contains 7 songs in total and their names are: “Friend”, ”21”, “Under/Over”, “tehe”, “I miss you, i’m sorry”, “Long sleeves”, and “Minor”. ‘Minor’ is a breakup album with all these songs being about heartbreak in your teenage years. My ranking of these songs is:

1. Friend: 10/10
2. Minor: 9.5/10
3. I Miss you, im sorry: 8/10
4. 21: 10/10
5. Long Sleeves: 6/10
6. Under/Over: 5/10
7. tehe: 7/10

The reason my favorite song on ‘Minor’ is “Friend” is because the lyrics and music are beautiful. The lyrics show what it is like to go through a breakup and have your ex still want to be your friend. You know you cannot do this because it won’t work like that and she knows just because her ex is okay doesn’t mean she is.

I believe that this is a song many teens can relate to and I think it is an amazingly crafted song. “Friend” is 2:57 long and my favorite lyrics are “I’m sure you’re doin’ fine but I don’t wanna hear it”. I really like this lyric because it shows that she knows her ex is okay after the breakup but she really does not want to hear about it.

Another song that I believe to be crafted beautifully is “21”. This is a song about moving on and having to accept that your ex will have a life without you. “21’s” lyrics are strong and have many meanings behind them. Gracie Abrams herself said in an interview that she took many of these lyrics directly from her journal.

The song is 3:06 long and my favorite lyric is “When the night is over, don’t call me up I’m already under”. The reason I really like that lyric is because it is referencing her other song on the EP “Under/Over”.

Overall, I really like this album and it led me to love Gracie Abrams and all of her music. I rate this album a 10/10 because of the lyrics and meaning behind songs.