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I really love this little EP turned album. I still don't know what it's considered BUT I think it's an album because it's in the album section of her discography on Apple Music now (but I met this album when it was still an EP) and I would say this is what got me into becoming a Gracie fan. I vividly remember telling my friend about I miss you, I'm sorry and raving about Gracie's sad girl vibes. This is a more modest project of Gracie's, but man I love it! I truly love every song on it. It's not an ambitious piece of work, but it shows off her soft song writing well. Under/over is one of her best songs still in my opinion. Gracie's been under some heat as of late for her mediocre and vague song writing... but I don't think that applies to this album as much. I think sometimes she leans less is more... and yeah, when she does that I sometimes wish she would've leaned more.. but that's just a minor complaint. For example, in I miss you, I'm sorry is a short little song with two small verses and dynamic changing choruses and then a pretty faded out outro. Friend is two verses and three choruses. 21 is two verses and two choruses. Do we see what pattern I'm looking at here? No bridges. Not that every good song needs a bridge... but bridges can often be the shattered glass, I finally see what you're talking about moment. Oftentimes Gracie lacks that in this project in particular and it leaves me craving just a littleeee more. Compare that to thanK you aIMee by Taylor Swift that probably goes on for too long with a third verse after the bridge that I (personally) as a listener find unnecessary. I think really great songs find that great balance between saying enough, but not forcing out too much. And look as a writer myself... I feel them! I am constantly feeling like I'm over explaining in my stuff and I always have to force myself to cut it down. But for Gracie on this one? I think she could've added a little meat (and she improves on that a lot in her newer work)