
Grace Ives: GirlfriendGrace Ives' album "Girlfriend" review explores how the singer-songwriter transforms everyday archetypes (nursery rhymes, ringtones, the 9-to-5) into oblique pop standards that mask personal turmoil. The article details Ives' three-year period of self-destructive behavior following her 2022 breakthrough "Janky Star," including heavy drinking and pushing people away, before she quit alcohol, moved to Los Angeles, learned to drive, and channeled those experiences into her music.Twitter / X·Jun 20, 2026