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Grace Ives

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Grace Ives
Ives performing at Yes Basement in Manchester, England, 2022
Ives performing at Yes Basement in Manchester, England, 2022
Background information
Born (1995-04-03) April 3, 1995 (age 29)[1]
New York City, U.S.
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.[2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
Years active2016–present
LabelsTrue Panther Sounds[3]
Websitegraceives4u.com

Grace Ives (born April 3, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has been positively reviewed by publications including Stereogum who featured her on their Best New Bands of 2019 list[4] and Pitchfork who awarded her second studio album Janky Star (2022) their Best New Music rating.[5]

Early life and education

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The daughter of a cinematographer (Tim Ives) and a creative director in the music industry, Ives went to college at Maryland Institute College of Art in Maryland before transferring to the State University of New York at Purchase, where she majored in New Media and began working on music in her dorm room.[6]

Career

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In August 2022, she performed her song "Lullaby" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[7]

Ives was the support act for Swedish singer Lykke Li on her North American tour supporting new studio album Eyeye (2022).[8]

Equipment

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Discography

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  • 2nd (2019)
  • Janky Star (2022)

References

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  1. ^ "Grace Ives' Hot Mess Anthems". Pitchfork. June 16, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Grace Ives Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. ^ "Grace Ives on True Panther Sounds". True Panther Sounds. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Best New Bands of 2019". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  5. ^ Gordon, Arielle. "Review of Janky Star by Grace Ives". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ^ "'I was high for five years': bloghouse revivalist Grace Ives on separating partying from pop". The Guardian. 2022-11-15. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  7. ^ Grace Ives – Lullaby, archived from the original on 2022-10-24, retrieved 2022-11-16
  8. ^ "Tour news: Bob Mould, Lykke Li / Grace Ives, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), Herb Alpert, more". BrooklynVegan. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  9. ^ Zhang, Cat (16 June 2022). "Grace Ives' Hot Mess Anthems". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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