My daughter, who is not from hell as far as I know, was delighted to learn this week of a new Gracie Abrams album called Daughter From Hell. I'm pretty interested in hearing it too. Abrams had some passive-aggressive folk-pop jams on her last Aaron Dessner-produced album, 2024's The Secret Of Us. She's back with the National member and super-producer this time around, and he had this to say on Instagram the other day:
So so so so so beyond excited to share that @gracieabrams’ 3rd album, “Daughter from Hell”, is out July 17 everywhere. The first single, “Hit the Wall”, is out this Thursday night!! I can’t believe it’s been 6 years since Gracie and I started making songs together. I’m deeply grateful for every song we have made and the way we have kept challenging ourselves and growing together as collaborators and friends, sometimes hitting the wall, and then pushing and breaking through. It has been such a journey since we began working on Daughter from Hell two years ago. We started on the same day that we recorded That’s So True and I Told You Things at @electricladystudios in New York - multiple songs on this album were made in that time. Since then we have searched and searched for songs in Long Pond, in London and back at Electric Lady. You’ll hear us expanding our musical vocabulary and pushing into uncharted waters sonically, and most of all the sharpening and deepening of Gracie’s lyricism and expression in ways that continue to astound me. I believe this album contains absolutely the most moving and powerful work we have done together — it feels elevated in every way — and I can’t WAIT until you all get to hear it. We will share more details soon on all the dear friends who helped us along the way.
Now we'll find out if Daughter From Hell's lead single is up to snuff. Along with Aaron Dessner, the track also credits Bryce Dessner, Justin Vernon, and Ben Lanz. Watch the Renell Medrano-directed music video for "Hit The Wall" below.
Daughter From Hell is out 7/17 on Interscope. In other Abrams news, she's making her film acting debut in Halina Reijn's A24-produced Please, and Tom Burke recently joined the cast.
