MPress Records Releases Grace Pettis' Title Track "Working Woman" Ahead of Forthcoming Album
Working Woman Album out May 7th
As a decorated songwriter, Pettis blurs the lines between country, Americana, and folk. Her soulful delivery of calculated lyrics helps her tell stories for all generations
– American Songwriter
Grace has a melodic way of writing that not only stays in your head but reads what's sitting in your soul. She writes what I always wanted to say – Ruthie Foster
MPress Records' award-winning singer/songwriter Grace Pettis has released her first single, "Working Woman", the title track on her forthcoming album out on May 7th. The single was premiered by Americana Highways.
The record features an all-female/non-binary band and was produced by singer-songwriter Mary Bragg and mixed by 2x Grammy® award winner Shani Gandhi. The rest of the credits on the album include an all-female/non-binary team as well, including co-writers, the photographer, and the graphic designer. Featured artists include Indigo Girls ("Landon"), Ruthie Foster ("Pick Me Up"), Dar Williams ("Any Kind of Girl"), The Watson Twins ("Never Get It Back"), Gina Chavez ("Mean Something") and Mary Bragg ("Paper Boat").
Grace explains, "I thought a lot about what to call this album. I tossed around a lot of different titles, pulled from lines I liked or themes the record seemed to have. But in the end, it really had to be called Working Woman, because the album is not subtle. It's about recognizing and honoring the work that women do in every space in our society. It’s about claiming our own power and place in the world. This record is about the work women do and valuing that work."
An award-winning singer-songwriter from Austin via Alabama, this isn't Pettis' first rodeo. For Grace, who has been characterized as "a little bit folk, a little bit country/Americana, and a whole lot of soul," 2020 had many silver linings. She signed with MPress Records, released three critically acclaimed singles – "Landon", "White Noise", and "Drop Another Pin" (with "Landon" landing at #10 on The Bluegrass Situation’s year-end "The Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack"), and recorded Working Woman in Nashville.
ABOUT GRACE PETTIS
Grace is the winner of many of the nation’s most prestigious songwriting contests, including NPR's Mountain Stage New Song Contest, and has received grants from the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation. Grace’s songs have been recorded by other esteemed artists, including Sara Hickman and Ruthie Foster. Her highly acclaimed independently released records, Grace Pettis (2009), Two Birds (2012), and the acoustic EP, Blue Star in a Red Sky (2018), have garnered praise from top-notch magazines, newspapers, and radio. She also holds down duties as a member (along with Rebecca Loebe and BettySoo) of the Americana/folk-pop trio Nobody’s Girl. For more information, visit gracepettis.com.
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