Erin McCarley | |
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Background information | |
Born | Garland, Texas, United States | January 8, 1979
Genres | Adult alternative |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, omnichord |
Labels | Universal Motown, Universal Republic, Republic |
Website | erinmccarley |
Erin Elizabeth McCarley [1] (born January 8, 1979) is an alternative music singer-songwriter. McCarley attended college at Baylor University, and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] She has been compared to Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and Sheryl Crow. [2] [3] Erin released her follow-up to 2009's Love, Save the Empty on August 28, 2012, titled My Stadium Electric.
McCarley began her musical career in San Diego, where she'd moved after college to pursue a non-musical career. It was during this time that McCarley met producer/writer/keyboardist Jamie Kenney and the two began recording the songs that would become her debut album, Love, Save the Empty.[ citation needed ]
In 2008, McCarley performed at the annual SXSW Music Festival where she was discovered by Universal Republic Records.[ citation needed ] Love, Save the Empty , was released digitally on December 30, 2008 via iTunes, debuting #86 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. [4] A physical album followed on January 6, 2009. The first single from the album, "Pony (It's OK)" was the iTunes Single of the Week for the first week of 2009.[ citation needed ]
During 2008, she was part of the "Hotel Café Tour" playing across the United States. [5] [6] She was also part of the "Ten Out of Tenn" tour in Winter 2008/2009. McCarley spent 2009 on the road with various musicians including Brett Dennen, [7] James Morrison, [8] Paolo Nutini [9] and Mat Kearney. [10] In May 2013, she performed the song "Re-arrange Again" with K.S. Rhoads at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Oslo, Norway. [11]
On August 28, 2012, McCarley's second album, My Stadium Electric, was released exclusively to iTunes. "Amber Waves" was promoted as the iTunes Single of the Week.[ citation needed ]
Near the top of the list of McCarley's favorite artists are names like Fiona Apple, Patty Griffin and Greg Laswell (the latter of whom co-wrote "Bobblehead").[ citation needed ]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pony (It's OK)" | 3:26 |
2. | "Blue Suitcase" | 3:28 |
3. | "Sticky-Sweet" | 3:27 |
4. | "Lovesick Mistake" | 4:15 |
5. | "Love, Save the Empty" | 3:16 |
6. | "It's Not That Easy" | 4:22 |
7. | "Hello/Goodbye" | 3:58 |
8. | "Pitter-Pat" | 4:19 |
9. | "SleepWalking" | 3:32 |
10. | "Bobble Head" | 3:22 |
11. | "Gotta Figure This Out" | 4:48 |
12. | "Pony (It's OK)" (acoustic bonus track) | 3:25 |
Total length: | 45:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Elevator" | 3:33 |
2. | "You're Not That Someone" | 3:22 |
3. | "What I Needed" | 3:38 |
4. | "Pop Gun" | 2:45 |
5. | "Vertigo" | 3:17 |
6. | "Re-Arrange Again" | 4:04 |
7. | "Fever" | 3:32 |
8. | "There's No Holding You Down" | 3:29 |
9. | "Survey" | 3:45 |
10. | "Amber Waves" | 4:14 |
11. | "Just Another Day" | 3:03 |
12. | "Hush Hush" | 3:47 |
Total length: | 42:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "G O O D" | 3:57 |
2. | "Diediedie" | 3:17 |
3. | "Cherry Tree" (featuring RUSLAN) | 3:58 |
4. | "Dignity" | 3:12 |
5. | "Send Me on My Way" | 3:38 |
6. | "Sexy. Electric. Respected." | 3:50 |
7. | "We Got the World" | 3:33 |
8. | "Sexicon" | 3:47 |
9. | "Out of the Fog" | 4:19 |
10. | "I Can Be Somebody" | 4:16 |
Total length: | 37:47 |
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