Biography

GracieHorse weaves stories into her songs. We 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. She makes 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 vulnerable, her songs full of lyrics about the intensity of being alive, all told with a sense of humor and self-awareness. She does what all good country music should do: she creates a patchwork of experiences in a way that is both deeply earnest and absolutely charming. While GracieHorse is her own major artistic statement, the music is a community effort. She enlisted countless friends in the L.A. area to record her new album, L.A. Shit. “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.