Some Words on "It's No Fun"

        Today (yesterday while you’re reading this) I announced It’s No Fun is coming out this Friday. It’s been a while since I’ve put something out into the world. I’m so excited, and I’m also nervous.

        This song marks a shift for me, internally and externally. I think in the past the songs I’ve put out were my best-written songs - that is to say that while they might not have been completely autobiographical, they were stories based on nuggets from my life that I could mine and exaggerate to show off how clever I could be and what concept I could think of: how good of a songwriter could I be? Kind of like mental masturbation (am I allowed to say that?)

        I started writing for my first project at 18 and since then, a lot has changed: I’ve written a hit song with my best friends, left college, moved across the country, gone on tour three times, shared drinks with the vampires of Los Angeles whom Tom Petty and Olivia Rodrigo so poignantly write about, had a complicated friend breakup that felt more intense that any romantic rift I’ve ever had, made new friends, hunted for new creative partners, broke myself down and built myself back up over and over again, trying to figure out who I am to myself and who I am to other people. 19-22 has been so wonderful, but Taylor Swift was definitely onto something with the "happy free confused and lonely at the same time" bit. The songs written during this time were and continue to be my lifeline. 'It’s No Fun' is one of those songs. I needed it in a way I haven’t really felt since I was 12 writing about what felt like the end of the world (mean girls who didn’t invite you to their birthday party and boys who liked your friend over you)(she was wearing a bra already and was super good at soccer).

        I love this record. I love how I sound, how it sounds, how I felt making it with Ryan (shoutout Ryan. You are not only amazing at every instrument, but also an amazing person and you let me be weird and burp into the mic), and how I felt writing it with Annika and Rory (also shoutout). Writing it felt like everything I needed to say but couldn’t find the words to. 

        Thank you Sierra who took my photo and Frostie who did my makeup and my friend’s uncle who let us use his apartment for the cover art photo shoot. I love how it turned out and the blue eyeshadow eeeee.

        I lastly want to thank my managers. They’re really incredible people and have helped me through a lot, even when I change my mind about everything and produce my songs three separate times (sorry).

        The most exciting thing to me is when the song reaches your ears, it will become yours. There is freedom in that to me. Because no longer is it about a shitty person or experience or whatever, but it’s about you guys and healing and screaming with your friends or at shows together, and that fucking rocks.

        Ok that’s it. I’m going to bed really happy. I can’t wait for you to hear the full song. And I will be promoting this one annoyingly a lot because I love it so much sorry. Anyways, I love you guys.

Logging off,
Bridge Queen, Grace Enger