State of Grace

State of Grace sets Red's whole tone in one breath: love can be grand, dangerous, even 'ruin everything' and still worth the leap. It isn't sweet, it's majestic — standing at the cliff edge grinning 'let's go.'

I love an opener like this — other albums warm up with a gentle ballad; she hits you with a rock song first. That 'I'll jump even though I'll fall' energy is the album's code: Red is about feelings that don't care about the cost.

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