Mescal Co-Writes Gracie Abrams Song Amid Romantic Spotlight

Oscar-nominated actor Paul Mescal is credited as a co-writer on Gracie Abrams’s track Imaginary Friend from her album Daughter From Hell. Abrams says they ended up trading lines after she realized she needed more strummed parts, with Mescal contributing to a moody song about a past lover who’s a figment of her imagination. Abrams teased the collaboration on the New York Times Popcast, and the piece notes their dating status and Mescal’s sister Nell as part of the broader indie folk circle.