Watch indie folk rising star Erin Rae's Tiny Desk Concert!

WATCH ERIN RAE’S MESMERISING TINY DESK CONCERT

Please credit: Olivia Falcigno/NPR FOLLOWING U.S. LIVE DATES WITH FATHER JOHN MISTY AND JASON ISBELL, ERIN WILL TOUR WITH DYLAN LEBLANC WITH DATES INCLUDING LA’S TROUBADOUR ON JULY 18    PERFORMANCES AT NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, LIVE ON THE GREEN, MOUNTAIN STAGE AND AMERICANAFEST  CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM PUTTING ON AIRS, OUT NOW VIA SINGLE LOCK RECORDS

"Erin Rae writes songs about letting go of lovers and thoughts that weigh you down, embracing contentment and recognizing the small moments that add up to the grand scheme"  -  Lars Gotrich “Nashville Singer-Songwriter Erin Rae’s ‘Bad Mind’ Video Is A Contemplative Appeal To A Higher Power.” “Bad Mind,” inspired by an aunt declared an unfit parent “just because she had a woman for a lover in ’98” and the way history still haunts anyone questioning their sexuality.” “No matter where or when you’re listening, a hazy summer of the mind arises from the cozy instrumentation and Erin Rae’s thoughtful voice.”  “You feel this is her time to crest.” “Another very perceptive lyricist and skilled Americana songwriter.” “A Song for You When You Feel Like Going Back to Your Old Ways.” “Her uneasy reckoning results in a warm, beautiful song built of both pain and empathy.” — Marissa Lorusso - Bad Mind - Songs Of The Year 2018

Friday July 12 - NPR Music today dropped their Tiny Desk Concert with indie folk singer-songwriter Erin Rae who performed songs from her critically acclaimed record, Putting On Airs, earning the respect of music notables including Father John Misty and Jason Isbell who she joined on tour earlier this summer. NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich stated, “Every time I've seen Erin Rae live, she transforms her quiet storms into different hues of squalling introspection. Her performance at the Tiny Desk opens with a soft tide of ambient tones — both a way to ease into the song but also understand that life's unease is ever-present. Then a lilting acoustic melody introduces "Bad Mind," a stunning statement of identity from a Nashville singer-songwriter who shares the secrets we keep close.” He added, “Erin Rae writes songs about letting go of lovers and thoughts that weigh you down, embracing contentment and recognizing the small moments that add up to the grand scheme. But more importantly her songs make you just sit in your thoughts for a tick longer. Putting On Airs, the album Erin Rae released last year, wraps these subtle shifts of folkloric psychedelia in deeply personal songwriting that hits hard two, three listens in.” Erin will tour throughout the US in 2019 with shows opening for Dylan LeBlanc on dates including LA’s Troubadour on July 18, she will also perform at Newport Folk Festival, Nashville’s Live On The Green, Mountain Stage and at Americanafest in Nashville in September. Erin recently received a nomination for Best Emerging Act Of The Year at the 2019 Americana Music Honors and Awards. For more information click here. The former backing vocalist stepped out into the spotlight with Putting on Airs, exploring her struggle to understand her own sexuality and her experience with mental health growing up in Tennessee. Single “Bad Mind,” shared a deeply personal account of coming to terms with a difficult event from her childhood, where an Alabama supreme court ruled her aunt to be an “unfit” mother, solely because she was gay. NPR Music’s Marissa Lorusso voted it one of NPR Music’s best songs of 2018 and described it as an “Uneasy reckoning which results in a warm, beautiful song built of both pain and empathy.” Putting On Airs also received praise from publications including, Stereogum who described her vocals as “Beautifully understated”. Popmatters said, “The unforced intimacy and intelligence of her songwriting, the cooing birdsong melodies, and the country/folk/roots blend of sounds in which its all cloaked make Putting on Airs no small pleasure.” Uproxxdescribed Rae’s record as a, “sweet, warm wind, rushing through your window just when you need a reminder of how beautiful and breezy life can be.”  Rae’s distinct voice has drawn comparison to a diverse range of contemporaries from Jenny Lewis and Phoebe Bridgers to 60s and 70s singer-songwriters including The Carpenters and Janis Ian. Putting On Airs released on John Paul White’s Single Lock records in 2018, is the perfect soundscape for Rae’s soothing vocals and a genre-fusing mix of indie-rock, psych-rock and folk. The recently released four track demos were recorded in 2016 in Philadelphia, by album co-producer Jerry Benhardt and became the backbone of the album recording sessions for the album Putting On Airs, which was recorded in the dead of winter at The Refuge, a former Franciscan monastery run by singer-songwriters Cory Chisel and Adriel Denae in Appleton, WI. The album was co-produced by multi-instrumentalist Jerry Bernhardt and engineer Dan Knobler (Rodney Crowell, Tift Merritt) and featured Dominic Billett on drums. TOUR: JUL 12 FRI - Stubbs Jr, Austin, TX, w/t Dylan LeBlanc JUL 14 SUN - Forecastle Festival, Louisville, KY JUL 16 TUE - Valley Bar, Phoenix, AZ, w/t Dylan LeBlanc JUL 17 WED - The Casbah, San Diego, CA, w/t Dylan LeBlanc JUL 18 THU - Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, w/t Dylan LeBlanc JUL 19 FRI - The Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz, CA, w/t Dylan LeBlanc JUL 20 SAT - The Independent, San Francisco, CA,  w/t Dylan LeBlanc JUL 23 TUE - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, w/t Dylan LeBlanc JUL 26 FRI - Newport Folk Festival: The Future is Female AUG 11 SUN - Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV, United States AUG 16 FRI -  Music in the Mill, Hickory, NC (w/tThe Mountain Goats) AUG 17 SAT - The Halls, Harrisonburg, VA, United States AUG 24 SAT -  Thacker Mountain Radio Hour - Ocean Springs, MS AUG 30 FRI - Live On The Green, Nashville, TN, United States SEP 10 TUE - SEP 15 SUN - Americana Fest, Nashville, TN, United States SEP 28 SAT - Ohana Music Festival, Dana Point, CA, United States OCT 4 FRI - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX EUROPE: OCT 30 WED - De Rozenknop, Eindhoven, Netherlands OCT 31 THU - TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands NOV 2 SAT - Take Root, Groningen, Netherlands NOV 3 SUN, 30CC/Schouwburg - Leuven, Belgium NOV 4 MON - The Lexington, London, United Kingdom NOV 5 TUE - The Railway Inn, Winchester, United Kingdom NOV 6 WED - The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, United Kingdom NOV 7 THU - Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom NOV 8 FRI - The RAFA club, St. Davids, United Kingdom NOV 10 SUN - The Running Horse, Nottingham, United Kingdom NOV 11 MON- The Prince Albert, Brighton, United Kingdom NOV 13 WED - Valve Records, Solingen, Germany