Grace Ives

{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1995)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Grace Ives

| image = GraceIves.jpg

| caption = Ives performing at Yes Basement in Manchester, England, 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|3}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/grace-ives-interview-janky-star/|title=Grace Ives' Hot Mess Anthems|date=June 16, 2022|website=Pitchfork|access-date=June 22, 2022|archive-date=June 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622212225/https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/grace-ives-interview-janky-star/|url-status=live}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/grace-ives-mn0004200030/biography|title=Grace Ives Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic|access-date=2022-10-23|archive-date=2022-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023193244/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/grace-ives-mn0004200030/biography|url-status=live}}

| genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop|electronic}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards}}

| years_active = 2016–present

| label = True Panther Sounds{{cite web |title=Grace Ives on True Panther Sounds |url=https://truepanther.com/releases/grace-ives-janky-star/ |website=True Panther Sounds |date=5 April 2022 |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610111544/https://truepanther.com/releases/grace-ives-janky-star/ |url-status=live }}

| website = {{URL|graceives4u.com}}

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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{{cite web |title=Best New Bands of 2019 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2060352/best-new-bands-artists-2019/lists/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=2022-06-22 |archive-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714172813/https://www.stereogum.com/2060352/best-new-bands-artists-2019/lists/ |url-status=live }} and Pitchfork who awarded her second studio album Janky Star (2022) their Best New Music rating.{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Arielle |title=Review of Janky Star by Grace Ives |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/grace-ives-janky-star/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=2022-06-22 |archive-date=2022-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621140544/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/grace-ives-janky-star/ |url-status=live }}

Early life and education

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.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title='I was high for five years': bloghouse revivalist Grace Ives on separating partying from pop |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/15/grace-ives-janky-star |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115234008/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/15/grace-ives-janky-star |url-status=live }}

Career

In August 2022, she performed her song "Lullaby" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.{{Citation |title=Grace Ives – Lullaby |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_E3s6ZejBo |language=en |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-date=2022-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024170003/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_E3s6ZejBo&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}

Ives was the support act for Swedish singer Lykke Li on her North American tour supporting new studio album Eyeye (2022).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Tour news: Bob Mould, Lykke Li / Grace Ives, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), Herb Alpert, more |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tour-news-bob-mould-lykke-li-grace-ives-glenn-tilbrook-squeeze-herb-alpert-more/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=BrooklynVegan |date=23 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023211754/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tour-news-bob-mould-lykke-li-grace-ives-glenn-tilbrook-squeeze-herb-alpert-more/ |url-status=live }}

Equipment

  • Roland MC-505{{cite web |last1=Zhang |first1=Cat |title=Grace Ives' Hot Mess Anthems |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/grace-ives-interview-janky-star/ |website=Pitchfork |date=16 June 2022 |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622212225/https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/grace-ives-interview-janky-star/ |url-status=live }}

Discography

  • 2nd (2019)
  • Janky Star (2022)

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