Lighten Up

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Lighten Up
Lighten Up Album.jpg
Studio album by
Erin Rae
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)
Genre Indie Folk
Length41:46
Label Thirty Tigers
Producer Jonathan Wilson
Erin Rae chronology
Putting On Airs
(2018)		Lighten Up
(2022)
Singles from Lighten Up
  1. "True Love's Face"
    Released: 2021
  2. "Modern Woman"
    Released: 2021
  3. "Candy & Curry"
    Released: 2021
  4. "Cosmic Sigh"
    Released: 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters 8/10 [1]
Under the Radar (magazine) 8/10 [2]
Mojo (magazine) Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Uncut (magazine) 8/10 [4]
God Is In The TV 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [6]

Lighten Up is the second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Erin Rae, released in 2022. It peaked at number 47 on the UK Albums Chart. [7]

Contents

Album information

The album gained critical attention upon release and was ranked at 85 in Rolling Stone's Best Albums Of 2022 list. [8] The positive reception surrounding the album prompted Rae to embark on her first headlining tour across the United States in the fall of 2023. The tour produced a subsequent live album, titled Lighten Up & Try (Live From The Heart) which features performances of all the songs on Lighten Up in addition to songs from elsewhere in Rae's discography.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Erin Rae, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Candy & Curry" 3:34
2."Can't See Stars (feat. Kevin Morby)" 3:37
3."True Love's Face" 3:21
4."Gonna Be Strange" 3:20
5."California Belongs To You" 3:38
6."Cosmic Sigh" 3:41
7."Modern Woman" 3:25
8."Drift Away" 3:41
9."Enemy" 3:43
10."Mind/Heart" 3:52
11."Lighten Up & Try"Rae, Andrew Combs3:07
12."Undone" 2:47

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2022)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 47

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References

  1. ↑ "Erin Rae: Lighten Up (Album Review)". PopMatters. February 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ Saalman, Austin. "Lighten Up". www.undertheradarmag.com.
  3. ↑ "Mojo - March 2022" – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ "Uncut - March 2022" – via Internet Archive.
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  6. ↑ "Erin Rae: Lighten Up". Pitchfork.
  7. ↑ "ERIN RAE". Official Charts. February 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of 2022". December 1, 2022.


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