GRACE PETTIS

singing songwriter - traveling troubadour - working woman

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Down to the Letter (2024)

"[Down to the Letter] contains one jewel after another. Little novellas that dig deep... the finesse is to be admired as Grace sings these 12 fragile, penetrating songs." -Americana Highways

“There’s rarely been an album that comes across as such a catharsis, and yet, in sharing her often painful perspective, Pettis offers lessons learned for all those yearning for affirmation and acceptance... an exceptional accomplishment.”

- Goldmine

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Grace's music is described as a little bit of folk, a little bit of country/Americana, and a whole lot of soul.

Grace is the winner of many of the nation’s most prestigious songwriting contests, grants, and residencies, including NPR’s Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico. Grace’s songs have been recorded by other esteemed artists, including Sara Hickman and Ruthie Foster, with three co-writes on Foster's Grammy-nominated album, Healing Time (2024).

Grace was an official showcasing artist at SXSW and Folk Alliance International last year (2024). She has independently released three acclaimed records and signed with MPress Records in 2020. Her debut album on MPress, Working Woman (2021), was produced by lauded singer-songwriter Mary Bragg, mixed by two-time Grammy® Award winner Shani Gandhi (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical), and featured an all-female/non-binary band and creative credits. Guest contributions came from Indigo Girls, Ruthie Foster, Dar Williams, and other luminaries.

Grace Pettis' much-anticipated sophomore MPress Records release, Down to the Letter, captures the Nashville-based (formerly Austin-based) singer-songwriter at the peak of her songwriting powers. Chronicling the end of a marriage and the reclamation of self after betrayal, codependency, and loss with heartbreaking detail, the lyrics deftly toe the line between personal pain and universal catharsis.

Produced by Mary Bragg (Natalie Price), mixed by Jon Estes (Robyn Hitchcock, Dolly Parton), and mastered by John McLaggan (Parachute Mastering), the album showcases Pettis' rich voice, perhaps one of the most dynamic and agile of her generation.