Brighton-born Gracey is clearly enjoying her breakout year. After the runaway success of her collaboration with 220 Kid on the single Don’t Need Love, which reached a peak of number nine for two weeks in the UK singles chart, as well as songwriting credits for the likes of Sub Focus, Lorde, and Kylie Minogue and another smash collaboration with Alexander 23, the young singer-songwriter is back with her new seven-track EP The Art Of Closure.

It’s an incredibly confident and varied collection. 99% comes screaming out of the gates, a minimalist slice of industrial pop with the first chance here to savour Gracey’s stunning vocals, which she unleashes to maximum effect on the song’s verses, while Empty Love is a sweet and sparse affair that discusses social media and it’s addictive nature.

On Don’t, she showcases her lyrical skill further as she sings: “You’re just telling me lies and lies to try and get back in my sheets / Careful what you say cause babe I might believe / You come inside we don’t need the conversation or the coffee / Don’t say you miss me if you don’t / Don’t say you’ll love me when you won’t / I always know when you lie to me / So please, let me go”.

Like That raises the tempo, the smooth project she completed with fellow rising star Alexander 23 that has racked up the streams, before Care Less slows things down again, an almost acoustic little interlude in the middle of The Art Of Closure. Alone In My Room (Gone) is another great example of Gracey’s vocal prowess, while closing track Don’t Need Love is the blistering number that sparked so much of her success to date and has already racked up almost fifty million streams on Spotify.

Writing on her official Facebook page about the release, Gracey said: “So fcking excited to announce that I am dropping my mini album The Art of Closure on the 13th November! Don’t is one of my favourite tracks on there and is out now (big up Zane Lowe Apple Music for premiering it).

“These songs are so special to me, writing them helped me through so much. I hope you love them as much as I do. I cannot wait to share this with you.”

The Art Of Closure tracklist:

1. 99%

2. Empty Love

3. Don’t

4. Like That

5. Care Less

6. Alone In My Room (Gone)

7. Don’t Need Love

Watch the official lyric video for Don’t here.

Author: Joe Sharratt

Joe Sharratt is a writer and journalist based in the UK covering music, literature, sport, and travel.