{{Short description|American folk pop band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Erin Rae | image = Erin Rae-5 (46311881962).jpg | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = Rae in 2018. | alias = | origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| *Folk pop *indie pop}} | years_active = {{start date|2012}}–present | label = Single Lock | website = {{URL|www.erinraemusic.com/}} | current_members = *Erin Rae McKaskle *Cori LeCain *Graham Bechler | past_members = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}
'''Erin Rae''' (formerly a part of '''Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles''') is an American folk pop musician from Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name="americansongwriter">{{cite web|last1=Horowitz|first1=Hal|title=Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles: Soon Enough|date=September 2015|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2015/09/erin-rae-meanwhiles-soon-enough/|publisher=American Songwriter|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref>
According to Rolling Stone, Erin Rae "makes smooth-edged music for Sunday afternoons" and "her arrangements — anchored by pedal-steel guitar and the steady strum of an acoustic guitar — may be rooted in modern-day indie folk, but the songs themselves rustle up comparisons to Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne".<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|title=Americana Music Fest 2015: 27 Must-See Acts|date=15 September 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/americana-music-fest-2015-27-must-see-acts-20150915/erin-rae-the-meanwhiles-20150915|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref>
==History== Erin Rae began her singer/songwriter career as Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles in 2012 with the release of an EP titled ''Crazy Talk''.<ref name="causeascenemusic">{{cite web|title=Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles|date=19 November 2012|url=http://www.causeascenemusic.com/erin-rae-the-meanwhiles/|publisher=Cause a Scene Music|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> In 2015, Erin Rae released her debut full-length album with The Meanwhiles titled ''Soon Enough''.<ref name="rollingstone"/><ref name="diffuser">{{cite web|last1=Armstrong|first1=Chuck|title=Exclusive Premiere: Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles, 'Soon Enough'|url=http://diffuser.fm/erin-rae-soon-enough-song-premiere/|publisher=Diffuser.fm|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="nocuntryfornewnashville">{{cite web|last1=Liebig|first1=Lorie|title=Stream "Soon Enough" from Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles' Debut LP|date=3 July 2015|url=http://nocountryfornewnashville.com/2015/07/03/stream-soon-enough-from-erin-rae-and-the-meanwhiles-debut-lp/|publisher=No Country for New Nashville|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="bluegrasssituation">{{cite web|title=WATCH: ERIN RAE, 'CLEAN SLATE'|date=10 August 2015|url=http://www.thebluegrasssituation.com/read/watch-erin-rae-clean-slate|publisher=The Bluegrass Situation|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> The album was recorded in only two days.<ref name="americansongwriter"/>
In July 2015, Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles recorded a Daytrotter session at Big Light Studio in Nashville.<ref name="pastemagazine">{{cite web|title=Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles - Welcome To Daytrotter / Soon Enough|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/07/erin-rae-and-the-meanwhiles-welcome-to-daytrotter-soon-enough.html|publisher=Paste|accessdate=4 February 2016|archive-date=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004140759/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/07/erin-rae-and-the-meanwhiles-welcome-to-daytrotter-soon-enough.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Erin Rae's second full-length album, ''Putting On Airs'', was released in June 2018.<ref name="noiseyvice">{{cite web|title=Erin Rae Has a Song for You When You Feel Like Going Back to Your Old Ways|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/erin-rae-has-a-song-for-you-when-you-feel-like-going-back-to-your-old-ways/|publisher=Vice|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>
In 2021 she as a solo artist was inter alia part of the Newport Folk Festival in July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newport Folk Festival stage schedule 2021 |url=https://newportfolk.org/2021-schedule/ |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=newportfolk.org}}</ref>
Erin Rae released her third full-length album, ''Lighten Up'', in February 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Christina |date=February 4, 2022 |title=New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 4 |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1077889084/new-music-friday-the-top-5-albums-out-on-feb-4 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=NPR}}</ref> followed by a live album, ''Lighten Up & Try: Live & From The Heart'', in August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liebig |first=Lorie |date=2023-08-14 |title=Erin Rae Announces New Live Album, Unveils 2023 Tour Dates |url=https://americansongwriter.com/erin-rae-live-album-2023-tour-dates/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref>
She was featured on Tyler Childers' album, ''Rustin’ in the Rain'', released in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liebig |first=Lorie |date=2023-08-26 |title=Tyler Childers Reveals 'Rustin' In the Rain' Track List |url=https://americansongwriter.com/tyler-childers-rustin-in-the-rain-track-list/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Collaborators== *Gerard G. “Jerry” Bernhardt III (production, Guitar, bass, vocals) *Dominic Billet (drums, bass, vocals) *Kevin Morby
==Past collaborators== *Cori Bechler (vocals) *Graham Bechler (drums) *Kevin Whitsett (bass) *Brett Resnick (steel) *Mark Sloan (electric guitar) *Mark Fredson (keys) *Kristin Weber (fiddle, vocals) *Molly Parden (vocals)
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album ! scope="col"| Type |- | rowspan="1"| 2015 ! scope="row"| "Soon Enough" | rowspan="3"| Studio |- | rowspan="1"| 2018 ! scope="row"| "Putting On Airs" |- | rowspan="1"| 2022 ! scope="row"| "Lighten Up" |- | rowspan="1"| 2023 ! scope="row"| "Lighten Up & Try (Live & From The Heart)" | rowspan="1"| Live |- |}
===EPs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| EP |- | rowspan="1"| 2012 ! scope="row"| "Crazy Talk" |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 ! scope="row"| "Putting On Airs: 4 Track Demos" |- ! scope="row"| "Lagniappe Session" |- | rowspan="1"| 2022 ! scope="row"| "Erin Rae: OurVinyl Sessions" |- | rowspan="1"| 2024 ! scope="row"| "Lagniappe Session (Second Session)" |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Single ! scope="col"| Album |- | rowspan="1"| 2016 ! scope="row"| "Playing Old Games" | rowspan="4"| Non Album Singles |- | rowspan="1"| 2019 ! scope="row"| "Gold Plated" |- | rowspan="1"| 2020 ! scope="row"| "Christmas Starts Tonight" |- | rowspan="4"| 2021 ! scope="row"| "Back In Baby's Arms" |- ! scope="row"| "True Love's Face" | rowspan="4"| ''Lighten Up'' |- ! scope="row"| "Modern Woman" |- ! scope="row"| "Candy & Curry" |- | rowspan="2"| 2022 ! scope="row"| "Cosmic Sigh" |- ! scope="row"| "Rich Man" | rowspan="4"| Non Album Singles |- | rowspan="1"| 2023 ! scope="row"| "Passing Through" |- | rowspan="2"| 2024 ! scope="row"| "Early Blue" |- ! scope="row"| "On Her Side" |}
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