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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.

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archiiie wrote:
Monday evening

pitter-pat and it's not that easy are amazing. love her music

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emcxmc wrote:
14 days ago

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:
19 days ago

fantastic performance at creighton last night!

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flctyjnclff wrote:
19 days ago

♥.

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Chris639 wrote:
24 days ago

Where can I listen to "A Promise Is"?

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heather_310 wrote:
26 days ago

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:
26 days ago

"Any one hear ' A Promise Is' " Yes. It's not bad.

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Sylver1984 wrote:
last month

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:
last month

I heard "Love, Save the Empty" in the local supermarket today. It was WEIRD o_o

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willowe09 wrote:
September 2009

Any one hear ' A Promise Is'

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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
September 2009

Love, save the empty!

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leesun wrote:
September 2009

lovely!

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sas_ wrote:
September 2009

You had the chance to see Matt Nathanson AND Erin McCarley and you didn't go? Woah.

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silvrlininXD wrote:
August 2009

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:
August 2009

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:
July 2009

im in love what a fantastic album!

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Chris639 wrote:
July 2009

Her voice is about as good as it gets.

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feedmetothepigs wrote:
July 2009

Love her :]

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didoFan wrote:
July 2009

He is insane =O

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CursedBracelet wrote:
June 2009

what the heck is rickrush2 talking about?

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