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American musician
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Female
Place of birth
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Age
45 years
Education
Baylor University
Waco, McLennan County, USA
South Garland High School
Garland, Dallas County, USA
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Biography

Erin Elizabeth McCarley (born January 8, 1979 in Garland, Texas) is an alternative music singer-songwriter. McCarley attended college at Baylor University, and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has been compared to Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and Sheryl Crow.Erin released her follow-up to 2009's Love, Save the Empty on August 28, 2012, titled My Stadium Electric.

Biography

Influences

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").

Beginning of Musical Career

McCarley currently calls Nashville home, but she began her musical career in San Diego, where she'd moved after college to pursue a life that did not feature music at its center. 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.

Love, Save the Empty

In 2008, McCarley traveled the annual SXSW Music Festival where she was discovered by Universal Republic Records. Love, Save the Empty, was released digitally on December 30, 2008 via iTunes debuting #86 on the Billboard Top 200 Album. ChartA 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.

During 2008, she was part of the "Hotel Café Tour" playing across the United States, and also performed at the 2008 SxSW festival. She was also part of the "Ten Out of Tenn" tour in Winter 2008/2009. Erin spent 2009 on the road with various musicians including Brett Dennen, James Morrison, Paolo Nutini and Mat Kearney. In May 2013, she performed the song "Re-arrange Again" with K.S. Rhoads at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Oslo, Norway.

My Stadium Electric

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.

Discography

Albums

  • Love, Save the Empty – January 6, 2009 (iTunes, December 30, 2008)
No.TitleLength
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
  • My Stadium Electric – September 4, 2012 (iTunes, August 28, 2012)
No.TitleLength
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
  • Yu Yī – September 8, 2017
No.TitleLength
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

Singles

  • "Pony (It's OK)" – 2008
  • "Love, Save the Empty" – 2009
  • "Pitter-Pat" – 2009
  • "In My Veins Feat. Andrew Belle" (Andrew's Album The Ladder) – February 2010
  • "Every Subway Car Feat Barenaked Ladies" (Barenaked's Album All in Good Time) – March 2010
  • "Amber Waves" – 2012
  • "Out Of The Fog" – 2015
  • "G O O D" – 2016
  • "DieDieDie" – 2017
  • "DIGNITY" – 2017
  • "Blackout" – 2017
  • "I Won't Let You Down" – 2017
  • "Everywhere Ghosts Hide" – 2018
  • "Fight to Feel Alive" – 2020

Guest appearances

  • Trent Dabbs – Off We Go(Transition, Ready. Set. Records! | August 6, 2010)
  • Joshua Radin – They Bring Me To You (Simple Times, Mom & Pop Music Co. | September 9, 2008)

Music videos

Compilations

  • Ten Out of Tenn Vol. 2 (2008) – "Pony (It's Ok)"
  • Ten Out of Tenn Christmas (2008) – "Little Drummer Boy"
  • He's Just Not That Into You (2009) – "Love, Save the Empty"
  • Post Grad (2009) – "Pony (It's Ok)"

Television performances

  • Late Show with David Letterman – January 6, 2009
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – February 12, 2009
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson – May 29, 2009 and April 20, 2010
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What genre of music does Erin McCarley perform?
Erin McCarley performs pop and alternative pop music.
When was Erin McCarley's debut album released?
Erin McCarley's debut album, "Love, Save the Empty," was released on January 6, 2009.
What is Erin McCarley's most well-known song?
Erin McCarley's most well-known song is "Pony (It's OK)", which was featured in the TV show "Grey's Anatomy" and peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2008.
Has Erin McCarley released any new music recently?
As of the information on the Wikipedia page, Erin McCarley has not released any new music since her third studio album, "YU YĪ," which was released on March 12, 2018.
Has Erin McCarley won any awards?
Yes, Erin McCarley won the Best Pop Album award at the 2009 Nashville Music Awards for her debut album, "Love, Save the Empty."
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