The track is from the artist’s upcoming debut album Whiplash.
Growing up is a weird and often daunting task. Coming to terms with who you were in the past and who you are, or even who you want to be now. GRAE attempts to find some catharsis and closure on the situation on her effortlessly engaging new release ‘Boxes’.
The track takes her dreamy and often euphoric sound and applies it to the thankless task of sorting through your old stuff as you try to come to terms with these changes. The tracks soaring chorus and energy and life that the artist pours into the lyrics make for a track that feels both packed full of weight and emotionally resonating. Making for a sound that feels as nostalgic and longing as it does endearing and catchy.
“I’m not that kid anymore” rings around the track in an almost apologetic and bittersweet tone. And this is a sad realisation that we all come to at one point or another.
“The idea for ‘Boxes’ came about when I looked around my room one day and realized I wanted to tear down all the posters I’ve had on my walls since I can remember.” GRAE shares of the track. “That was a significant moment because I always thought I’d be that girl wearing a band t-shirt with posters covering her walls forever. But I needed a change. I thought about how I’m ‘not that kid anymore,’ and I wanted to mature in my style and ‘grow up.’ I felt super nostalgic as I went through my band T’s and started clearing out my space. I decided to write about the process of coming to terms with what it means to be an ‘adult,’ and the result of that is ‘Boxes.’”
