{"product_id":"graciehorse-l-a-shit-red","title":"Graciehorse - L.a. Shit [Red]","description":"\u003cp\u003eGraciehorse weaves stories into her songs. On L.A. Shit, her new record and first with Wharf Cat, she takes us into the past half a decade of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe see her as a traveling nurse, living in big blue expanse of Wyoming, dancing with a man in a crisp white Stetson, eating chicken wings in a hazmat suit, commenting on how strange a place like Los Angeles can be, how loaded it is with wannabe cowboys and fast food restaurants. It's a record of immaculate country music, the kind of stuff you'd put on blast in your truck as you drive down empty stretches of highway. It's also a vulnerable record, full of lyrics about the intensity of being alive, all told with a sense of humor and self-awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some of the songs on L.A. Shit are over a decade old, Gracie started writing the record in earnest during the pandemic. She's a nurse, injured her neck in the line of duty, and suddenly found herself out of work. She had a creative explosion, putting memories into words and melodies in her home studio that she shared with her husband. Particles of songs from years past became beautifully realized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything was clicking in the way that it should. She found herself able to express the sometimes inexpressible. She did what all good country music should do: she created a patchwork of experiences in a way that is both deeply earnest and absolutely charming. All of this came not long after a period of time where Gracie felt a loss of creative control over her work. L.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShit is a statement about experiencing artistic ownership again. \"Hollow Head,\" is the oldest song on the record. \"I started writing it fifteen years ago,\" she says, \"But I never got the chance to really sit down and work on it as much as I wanted.\" It's about the predator archetype, she shares. About being taken advantage of and trying to rise above it. \"Cuz the wind will always find the dust to spin a devil,\" she sings over flutters of pedal steel, \"Always find a weed to push around.\" Her voice is resonant, clear, emotive. The stuff of Lucinda Williams and old country standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What I'm Missing,\" is expansive, a world inside of a song. It's cosmic country: there are shitty motels and perfect vocal harmonies. True crime sleuths, hours spent rotting on the Internet, and poignant allusions to working in healthcare during the pandemic. It's a stunning song: all keys, more pedal steel. \"If You're Gonna Walk That Straight Line Son, It's Only Gonna Hurt,\" burns like a fire in the desert. It gives off the vibe of a Neil Young song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e There's huge cascades of guitars, Gracie's vocals are confident and searching. \"This 8 ball that you're shaking has no answer,\" she sings, wryly. In addition to being Gracie's own major artistic statement, L.A. Shit is a community effort. To make it, she enlisted countless friends in the Los Angeles Area, many of whom are touring and session musicians who were stuck at home during the pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I'm grateful,\" she says of the experience, \"I'm proud that I get to show off my friends on this record.\" Indeed, L.A. Shit is that kind of big family affair. It's as country as country can be. Funny, heartbreaking, brutal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46834366513313,"sku":"843563161890","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/7038\/5569\/files\/4196347-2965681.jpg?v=1786124431","url":"https:\/\/store.consequence.net\/products\/graciehorse-l-a-shit-red","provider":"Consequence Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}