Name: L.A. Shit
Brand: GracieHorse

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WCR143lp-C1

Colour

Colour details

Red&nbsp;

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-05-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

843563161890

Total Cap

Red LP

WCR143lp

Black

Extended format: No

843563161555

Black LP

WCR143cd

843563161562

Artist

GracieHorse

Genre US

Country 

Label US

Wharf Cat

GracieHorse weaves stories into her songs. On&nbsp;L.A. Shit, she takes us into the past half a decade of her life. We see her as a traveling nurse, living in the 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. It’s a record of 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 a vulnerable record, full of lyrics about the intensity of being alive, all told with a sense of humor and self-awareness.

While some of the songs on&nbsp;L.A. Shit&nbsp;are over a decade old, Gracie started writing the record in earnest during the pandemic. She’s a nurse, injured her neck in the line of duty, and suddenly found herself out of work. She had a creative explosion, putting memories into words and melodies in her home studio that she shared with her husband. Particles of songs from years past became beautifully realized. Everything was clicking in the way that it should. She found herself able to express the sometimes inexpressible. She did what all good country music should do: she created a patchwork of experiences in a way that is both deeply earnest and absolutely charming.

All of this came not long after a period of time where Gracie felt a loss of creative control over her work.&nbsp;L.A. Shit&nbsp;is a statement about experiencing artistic ownership again. “Hollow Head,” is the oldest song on the record. “I started writing it fifteen years ago,” she says, “But I never got the chance to really sit down and work on it as much as I wanted.” It’s about the predator archetype, she shares. About being taken advantage of and trying to rise above it. “Cuz the wind will always find the dust to spin a devil,” she sings over flutters of pedal steel, “Always find a weed to push around.” Her voice is resonant, clear, emotive. The stuff of Lucinda Williams and old country standards.

In addition to being Gracie’s own major artistic statement,&nbsp;L.A. Shit&nbsp;is a community effort. To make it, she enlisted countless friends in the Los Angeles Area, many of whom are touring and session musicians who were stuck at home during the pandemic. “I’m grateful,” she says of the experience, “I’m proud that I get to show off my friends on this record.” Indeed,&nbsp;L.A. Shit&nbsp;is that kind of big family affair. It’s as country as country can be. Funny, heartbreaking, brutal.

L.A. Shit

Music US