Addison Grace – Diving Lessons (Album)

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Addison Grace (he) has announced the release of their debut album ‘Diving Lessons’ on September 29.

22-year-old singer-songwriter Addison Grace (he/they) has announced the release of their debut album, Driving Lessons via AWAL, on September 29. The album was co-produced and recorded by Cavetown’s Robin Skinner in London.

Addison has shared the album’s lead single, “White Lie,” which sets the tone for the emotional highs found across the entire album. Addison states, “I’m thrilled for everyone to finally hear ‘White Lie!’ This song is particularly special to me because it’s the first glimpse into the sound I’ve developed for my debut album Diving Lessons.

The video for the song was directed by Sydney Ostrander (Meet Me at the Altar, Chloe Moriondo). You can listen and share “White Lie” and watch the video as-well.

Over the past month, Addison has been on the road supporting Summer Salt on their U.S. tour. Today, Addison also announces his own headline run and first in support of Driving Lessons. The tour kicks off on October 21 in Portland, OR, and concludes in Salt Lake City on November 21. Along the way, the tour stops in New York City for a show at Mercury Lounge on November 3 and in Los Angeles on November 18 for a show at Echoplex.

As the follow-up to Addison’s first two EPs – Immaturing and Things That Are Bad for Me, both released in 2022 – Diving Lessons showcases exponential growth for the songwriter. Both vocally and lyrically, Addison is one of the strongest members of a new generation of artists who blur the lines between bedroom pop, indie rock, emo, and folk, all without ever fitting into one of these categories.

This post-internet, genre-bending space can be a chaotic shuffle when not handled correctly, but Addison brings structure and vibrancy to their sound, creating a record that unfolds like a multi-act play, complete with characters, spectacle, and plenty of drama. With a narrative arc that tells a story from start to finish, Diving Lessons is at turns intimate, funny, and gut-wrenching, filled with universal feelings that Addison believes could be felt by the twin characters of “nobody” and “anybody” who appear as protagonist and antagonist across the record.

In high school, Addison was the only member of their all-girls choir with a pixie cut. Addison remembers their short hair was always “really frowned upon,” but didn’t connect the dots between this small rebellion and a larger conversation about gender until much later.

TikTok was never much of a musical outlet for Addison, but it was a place to showcase his personality and sense of humor, which were relatable enough that they earned him millions of followers. Instead, it was Instagram where Addison faithfully released cover songs and even early originals recorded in a friend of a friend’s basement.

By chance, Addison wore a Cavetown hoodie in one of these early clips and was spotted by the artist’s manager, who was quickly moved by this young artist’s striking vocal presence and tender, wise lyrics. Signing Addison and bringing Skinner on board to help produce and record their full-length was a highlight for this project.

Previously, Skinner had only collaborated with Addison on the early single “Sugar Rush,” so establishing a larger collaboration between them was a significant part of the sonic fabric of Diving Lessons.

Diving Lessons is a massive step forward for Addison, someone who has experienced the power music has to heal and empower firsthand, and they hope it will have the same effect on listeners. Instead of insisting that trauma makes you stronger or that there’s beauty in brokenness, this record is about the strength it takes to swim to the edge, even if there’s no relief in the lesson.