Rio Romeo is a force of nature whose open-book honesty and unbounded curiosity have made them a 2020s cult hero. They've amassed more than 713,000 followers on TikTok, and their breakthrough single, the longing "Nothing's New," has racked up more than 308 million streams on Spotify. With their new album Good Grief, they're taking stock of their whirlwind last five years, which have included cross-country relocations, a new romance, a horrifying accident that resulted in brain and hip injuries—and the support of a fanbase that's helped them not just survive, but thrive. Good Grief brings together nine songs from Rio's last five years. A companion piece to their 2022 EP Good God!, which contained "Nothing's New," Good Grief shows how Rio's songwriting and vocal skills have blossomed—their genre-fluid songs possess a musical-theater grandness while also vibrating with punk vitality and the righteousness of queer folk. "I've been waiting forever to put this project out," they say.