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Erin McCarley calls the music on her debut album, Love, Save the Empty, a document of her search for authenticity in herself and in others. If that sounds heavy, there’s a reason why: According to McCarley, “Loving You” is about “being honest at the beginning of a new relationship and saying, ‘I have nothing left to give,’ to this amazing person standing right in front of me.” “Sleepwalking” profiles a cynic that can’t hear it come back his own way. For the title track, McCarley was inspired to write a song about the effects stemming from a lack of role models in a parentless world. And yet the 11 songs collected here (songs that ignited an industry-wide frenzy when McCarley performed them at SXSW earlier this year) pull off the trick that all great pop performs: They do heavy philosophical lifting with a lightness that boosts the spirit. This is elegantly crafted, deeply melodic music that resounds with echoes of the Beatles and Aimee Mann, Alanis Morissette and Amy Winehouse.
McCarley grew up in the Dallas suburb of Garland, where she says her parents couldn’t have done a better job raising her and her older sister. “It was a very happy home with very little pain to deal with,” she explains, describing days filled with dance class and choir rehearsal. In a way, though, her ideal childhood led to an unexpected wake-up call later in life. “It kind of gave me an unrealistic view of everything,” McCarley notes with a laugh. “That’s not how the world is, you know?” In McCarley’s music you can hear her charting the distance between fantasy and reality, as well as the heartbreak that inevitably accompanies its discovery.
McCarley grew up in the Dallas suburb of Garland, where she says her parents couldn’t have done a better job raising her and her older sister. “It was a very happy home with very little pain to deal with,” she explains, describing days filled with dance class and choir rehearsal. In a way, though, her ideal childhood led to an unexpected wake-up call later in life. “It kind of gave me an unrealistic view of everything,” McCarley notes with a laugh. “That’s not how the world is, you know?” In McCarley’s music you can hear her charting the distance between fantasy and reality, as well as the heartbreak that inevitably accompanies its discovery.
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Pony (It's OK)
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Blue Suitcase
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Hello/Goodbye
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It's Not That Easy
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SleepWalking
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Bobble Head
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archiiie wrote:
pitter-pat and it's not that easy are amazing. love her music
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emcxmc wrote:
Amazing artist. 'Love, Save the Empty' is one of the best albums of 2009. Favourite tracks : 'Lovesick Mistake', 'Hello/Goodbye', 'Pitter-Pat', 'Sleepwalking', 'Gotta Figure this Out'
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laura11 wrote:
fantastic performance at creighton last night!
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flctyjnclff wrote:
♥.
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Chris639 wrote:
Where can I listen to "A Promise Is"?
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heather_310 wrote:
awwh yay, i saw her with landon pigg! such a pretty voice. give vedera a listen if you get a chance--kristen may has a gorgeous voice as well. free download of 'satisfy' here: http://www.vederamusic.net/newsletter
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darksongbird wrote:
"Any one hear ' A Promise Is' " Yes. It's not bad.
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Sylver1984 wrote:
I only knew 'love, save the empty' and yesterday I thought I'd give the whole CD a try. I'm glad I did, what a great CD! :D
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sas_ wrote:
I heard "Love, Save the Empty" in the local supermarket today. It was WEIRD o_o
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willowe09 wrote:
Any one hear ' A Promise Is'
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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
Love, save the empty!
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leesun wrote:
lovely!
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sas_ wrote:
You had the chance to see Matt Nathanson AND Erin McCarley and you didn't go? Woah.
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silvrlininXD wrote:
Beautiful, soothing voice. :) Now that I've listened I regret not seeing her perform at my college when she came to town with Matt Nathanson. My friends claim she is awesome live as well.
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alex_xx wrote:
I loved every single song on her album, and I already want more. But I get the feeling I'm gonna have to wait a while. ):
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Silk-NL wrote:
im in love what a fantastic album!
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Chris639 wrote:
Her voice is about as good as it gets.
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feedmetothepigs wrote:
Love her :]
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didoFan wrote:
He is insane =O
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CursedBracelet wrote:
what the heck is rickrush2 talking about?
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