Erin McCarley, who grew up in the Dallas suburb of Garland, has an amazing talent, and an even more amazing voice. She recalls days of dance class and choir rehearsal, and saying that her parents couldn't have done a better job raising her and her sister. “It was a very happy home with very little pain to deal with.” She quickly realized that life wasn't always that way: “It kind of gave me an unrealistic view of everything,” she said.
After college, she moved to San Diego, but her pursuit wasn't centered around music. She would sing on weekends with a country cover band, and as she lived in the area more, she progressed towards a singer and songwriter. “Once I discovered songwriting it became an addiction,” said McCarley. She spent many, many days in her home for hours and hours on end, working on songs.
When she met producer/writer/keyboardist Jamie Kenney, they began writing the songs that would make up her first album: Love, Save the Empty. When she performed the tracks on the album at SXSW, they were an immediate success. Her debut album was released in the fall.
“It’s hard for me to write about being happy,” she said. “I don’t prefer being sad, but it’s a real spot for me. If you met me, I’m not this dark, sulking person, though I’m not bubbly by any means, either. I guess it comes down to the fact that I’m not afraid of being sad."
Similar Artists: Missy Higgins, Schuyler Fisk
Influenced By: Alanis Morissette, Aimee Mann, the Beatles
Favorite Songs: Pitter-Pat; Love, Save the Empty; Pony; Gotta Figure This Out, Lovesick Mistake, Blue Suitcase
I first heard her music from a free sampler from Amazon of Pitter-Pat, and have been listening to her since. I need to get the album soon :]
After college, she moved to San Diego, but her pursuit wasn't centered around music. She would sing on weekends with a country cover band, and as she lived in the area more, she progressed towards a singer and songwriter. “Once I discovered songwriting it became an addiction,” said McCarley. She spent many, many days in her home for hours and hours on end, working on songs.
When she met producer/writer/keyboardist Jamie Kenney, they began writing the songs that would make up her first album: Love, Save the Empty. When she performed the tracks on the album at SXSW, they were an immediate success. Her debut album was released in the fall.
“It’s hard for me to write about being happy,” she said. “I don’t prefer being sad, but it’s a real spot for me. If you met me, I’m not this dark, sulking person, though I’m not bubbly by any means, either. I guess it comes down to the fact that I’m not afraid of being sad."
Similar Artists: Missy Higgins, Schuyler Fisk
Influenced By: Alanis Morissette, Aimee Mann, the Beatles
Favorite Songs: Pitter-Pat; Love, Save the Empty; Pony; Gotta Figure This Out, Lovesick Mistake, Blue Suitcase
I first heard her music from a free sampler from Amazon of Pitter-Pat, and have been listening to her since. I need to get the album soon :]
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