The Ground Above Pinchas Zukerman solidifying Ariana Grande's status as

solidifying Ariana Grande's status as a rising star in pop music and setting the stage for her future projects

more abrasive “screamo‑rap” edge that fans often compare to contemporary rage‑rap and artists like Rico Nasty

surreal vision of North American life—“the American nightmare” instead of the dream—filtered through Francoeur’s spoken‑sung poetry and the band’s dense

and masculinity reframed through maturity rather than bravado

there “isn’t a weak number” across the compilation

The Ground Above Pinchas Zukerman solidifying Ariana Grande's status asThe Ground Above is Beth Ortons 2026 album on Partisan Records, an eightsong, 47minute cycle she has described as her most direct, urgent, and emotionally fearless work to date. Selfproduced like her 2022 record Weather Alive, it was crafted over roughly a year from liveintheroom recordings, keeping a loose, collective feel while Orton gradually sculpted the songs into expansive, timeless forms. Across tracks crowned by the title piece The Ground