Grace Pettis Announces Highly-Anticipated Full-Length Album
Cathartic Down To The Letter Out June 14th
photo by Starla Dawn
"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
"Singer-Songwriter Grace Pettis uses self-reflection and vulnerability as a means to craft honest, relatable, and cathartic music" - Guitar Girl
Award-winning singer-songwriter Grace Pettis is set to release Down To The Letter, due June 14th. Following her critically acclaimed Working Woman record, Grace Pettis' much-anticipated sophomore MPress Records release, Down To The Letter, pulls no punches and captures the Nashville-based, Alabama-Austin-raised singer-songwriter at the peak of her songwriting powers. Chronicling the end of a long term relationship with heartbreaking detail, the lyrics deftly toe the line between personal autobiography and universal catharsis. The record is about one woman's journey through tough times, coming out on the other side all the more herself – vulnerable but triumphant, bruised but in possession of her own, solitary strength.The record was produced by lauded singer-songwriter-producer Mary Bragg (Natalie Price) and showcases Pettis' rich voice, perhaps one of the most dynamic and agile of her generation. Her first single/video, "I Take Care of Me Now" premiered in Glide Magazine.
Watch/Listen to "I Take Care of Me Now" HERE
Stream the Single HERE
Pre-order Down To The Letter HERE
Grounded by Pettis' vocals and acoustic guitar, along with notable contributions from Bragg on acoustic guitar, the album also features Josh Kaler (Francis Cone, Heather Nova) on pedal steel, acoustic, and electric guitars with Owen Biddle and Jordan Perlson on electric bass and drums (respectively). Musician/producer Jon Estes (Robin Hitchcock, Rodney Crowell) contributed upright bass, cello, piano, and B-3' and Will Hawley added horns to "Joy." With final overdubs at Bragg's own project studio, they were able to achieve both the aching intimacy of ballads such as "Horses" and "Sobering Up," and other candid tracks like "Rain" and "I Didn't Break This."
Mary Bragg (who also produced Pettis' debut album on MPress, 2021's acclaimed Working Woman) was Pettis' first choice for Down To The Letter, despite their second album calling for a markedly different approach. "I knew this album would be challenging," says Pettis. "I was too close to these songs and the subject matter to be all that objective with things like song and production choices. But I was in good hands with Mary." On the last day of tracking, the studio was full to the brim with Grace's Nashville musician friends, supporting the tender "Joy," and exuberant "I Take Care of Me Now" as a makeshift choir and then with gang vocals. Guest vocals from Mary Bragg, Robby Hecht, and Emily Scott Robinson round out this collection of songs.
Tour Dates
(* with Robby Hecht, + with Joe Crookston, # with RJ Cowdery, @ with Natalie Price)
4/17/24 |
The Evening Muse - Charlotte, NC * |
4/20/24 |
The Peacock Performing Arts Center - Hayesville, NC |
4/21/24 |
3rd Street Coffeehouse - Roanoke, VA |
5/08/24 |
Buffalo Friends of Folk Music - Williamsville, NY *+ |
5/09/24 |
West Art Lancaster - Lancaster, PA *+ |
5/10/24 |
Avenel Performing Arts Center - Woodbridge, NJ *+ |
5/11/24 |
Jalopy Theatre - Brooklyn, NY *+ |
5/12/24 |
The Burren - Boston, MA - *+ |
5/15/24 |
Treelawn Social Club - Cleveland, OH # @ |
5/16/24 |
Clifton Opera House - Clifton, OH #@ |
5/17/24 |
Live at Loveland - Loveland, OH @ (private) |
5/18/24 |
Hirth Happenings - Maineville, OH@ (private) |
6/07/24 |
Rockin' Box 33 - Lubbock, TX * |
6/09/24 |
Red Dirt Folk Salon - Oklahoma City, OK * |
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- Rain
- Horses
- I Didn't Break This
- Sobering Up
- I Take Care of Me Now
- Wild
- Joy
- A Thousand Times a Day (ft. Emily Scott Robinson)
- The Better and the Worst
- Vivian
- The Year of Losing Things
- When Nobody's Watching (ft. Robby Hecht)
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About Grace Pettis
A year-round touring artist equally at home on a big festival stage as in a listening room in Ireland, Grace Pettis has also been a member of Austin-based trio Nobody's Girl with Rebecca Loebe and BettySoo since 2017, releasing their first EP in 2018 and full-length studio album in 2021 to critical acclaim. Grace is the winner of many of the nation's most prestigious songwriting contests, including NPR’s Mountain Stage New Song Contest. Her songs have been recorded by other esteemed artists, including Sara Hickman and Ruthie Foster, with 3 co-writes on Foster's 2024 Grammy® nominated record, Healing Time. Grace’s critically acclaimed album, Working Woman (MPress Records), set the stage for her highly anticipated sophomore release via MPress, Down To The Letter, due June, 2024. For more information, visit gracepettis.com
For more information, and interview and/or radio requests, please contact:
Jill Richmond-Johnson | jillr@mpressrecords.com | 212-481-7243
Monica Hopman | monica@thinkpress.net
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