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Gracie Abrams Says She Co‑Wrote Album Track With Paul Mescal

Revealed on The New York Times' Popcast, the disclosure signals cross‑disciplinary collaboration that complicates privacy during an album rollout.

Overview

  • She disclosed Friday that she and boyfriend Paul Mescal co‑wrote a short track called "Imaginary Friend," which will appear on her third album Daughter From Hell due July 17.
  • Abrams told Popcast the session was casual and ordinary for the couple, saying the song came from their "very creative home" where friends share instruments and ideas.
  • The interview included her comment that she "doesn't like the feeling of hiding" and that she values privacy while refusing to conceal parts of her personal life tied to her work.
  • Abrams said she copes with scrutiny by expecting the worst and valuing the private lessons and joy the collaboration gave her, adding that online trolling cannot erase that experience.
  • She also acknowledged the role of privilege in her career and framed the Mescal co‑write as one step in an album made with established collaborators such as Aaron Dessner and Audrey Hobert.