Erin Rae (formerly Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles) is an American

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band from

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. The band is led by singer Erin Rae McKaskle. According to

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, 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".

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''. In 2015, Erin Rae released her debut full-length album with The Meanwhiles titled ''Soon Enough''. The album was recorded in only two days. In July 2015, Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles recorded a

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session at Big Light Studio in Nashville. Erin Rae's second full-length album, Putting On Airs, was released in June 2018. In 2021 she as a solo artist was inter alia part of the

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in July.

Members

*Erin Rae McKaskle (vocals, guitar)

Collaborators

*Gerard G. “Jerry” Bernhardt III (production, Guitar, bass, vocals) *Dominic Billet (drums, bass, vocals) *Kevin Morby

Past members

*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

Studio albums *Soon Enough (2015) prod. Michael Rinne *Putting On Airs (2018) prod. Gerard G. “Jerry” Bernhardt III & Dan Knobler *Lighten Up (2022) EPs *Crazy Talk (2012) prod. Graham Bechler *Philadelphia 4-track demos (2019) prod. Gerard G. “Jerry” Bernhardt III *Lagniappe Sessions EP Aquarium Drunkard (2019) prod. Gerard G. “Jerry” Bernhardt III ‘’’Singles’’’ *Playing Old Games (2016) writ. Erin Rae + Pete Lindberg *Gold Plated/Refugee (2019) prod. Gerard G. “Jerry” Bernhardt III & Dan Knobler *Merry Christmas Darling w/ Coco Reilly & Kate Bernhardt (2018)

References

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