Just Give It Some Grace

Tera Hepler - Reporter

There are albums people admire, and then there are albums that stay with people. Grace by Jeff Buckley was released in 1994 and is a collection that floats between folk, rock, blues, and alternative genres. The album itself is timeless and, after three decades, still has something new to reveal with its mix of beauty and pain that refuses to fade away. 

    In a decade dominated by grunge and angst, Grace was released. Grace is one of those records that somehow finds itself under our skin. Jeff Buckley’s only completed studio album is a testament to the artist’s vulnerability and still sounds astonishingly alive.

   Grace is an album that wrestles with the themes of love, loss, spirituality, morality, and transcendence. The tone of the album shifts from delicate to explosive, mirroring Buckey’s emotional and vocal range. 

   In short, Grace feels like listening to someone searching for the meaning in everything: love, life, faith, and even death. It is fragile and powerful all at once, and that is what makes it so timeless.