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Gracie and Rachel

"There's a terrific tension in the sound, an underpinning of mystery set against a baroque, but modern, pop foreground. [Gracie and Rachel is] something that Im finding myself falling in love with a lot, which is music that has more space in it, and I really like that."
-Bob Boilen/NPR Music

Gracie and Rachel are a study in duality: light and dark, classical training with a pop sensibility, Californians in New York. Their music pits anxiety and tension against an almost serene self-assurance. The result is a compelling juxtaposition of Gracies piano and lead vocals and Rachels violin and voice, augmented with stark percussion.

Like their stylized color palette of black and white, their instrumentation appears simple and spare at first glance, but theres a powerful prism effect at work that brings us back to the concept of duality: their songs are intimate and expansive, questioning and confident. The nine orchestral-pop songs on Gracie and Rachel' (released June 23) tell a story thats rooted in the truth their truth but retain an enigmatic air that makes them relatable to anyone who has ever found their heart racing with doubt and pushed forward regardless.