{"id":3573,"date":"2025-01-23T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:23:18","slug":"taylor-rae-follows-hit-debut-with-new-album-the-void-out-april-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/taylor-rae-follows-hit-debut-with-new-album-the-void-out-april-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Rae Follows Hit Debut With New Album The Void, Out April 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Heavy-Hitting New Single “Maybe I’m The Villain” Out Today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin based singer\/songwriter\u00a0Taylor Rae<\/strong>\u00a0has announced her new album\u00a0The Void<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,which is set for release on\u00a0April 18th<\/strong>. The anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 debut\u00a0Mad Twenties<\/em>,\u00a0The Void<\/em>\u00a0is an immersive and wildly eclectic album that both confirms Rae’s status as an Americana A-lister as well as reaches far beyond the genre’s borders.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n


Rae has also unveiled today the first peak at the new album with the heavy-hitting alt-tinged juggernaut “Maybe I’m The Villain<\/strong><\/a>“, a self-reflective track that strives to view things through the opposite lens.\u00a0Holler<\/em><\/a>\u00a0featured the track and raved, “With its lush, sweeping harmonies, sugary ’90s pop gloss and crunching backbeat, the swampy country funk of ‘Maybe I’m the Villain’ is a bold statement of intent that sounds like All Saints recording with The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.”
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Listen To “Maybe I’m The Villain” HERE<\/strong><\/a>
Pre-Order\/Pre-Save\u00a0The Void<\/em>\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The concept for this song came while I was quarreling with someone, and for the life of me, I just could not see their side,”<\/em>\u00a0said Rae.\u00a0“Then it dawned on me that when we have opposing thoughts with others, it is likely they view us as the villain of the story. From there, I was then inspired to tie it into the very light topic of Intergenerational Trauma. This story became about my family history. Over the course of my twenties I spent so much time in therapy uncovering patterns and learning how to break generational cycles, but it has proved to be a nearly impossible task. There are times when I genuinely scare myself after reflecting on my own past behaviors and decisions, because they remind me of exactly what I’ve been trying to avoid doing and\/or being for so long. This is a deeply self-reflective song that explores the result of having been hurt by the people around you, and how if you’re not careful, you just regurgitate it onto others, and even yourself. Every song on The Void portrays a different thing I’ve had to get comfortable with being uncomfortable with.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracklisting:<\/u><\/strong>
1. The Void
2. Maybe I’m The Villain
3. Cologne
4. Telluride
5. Undertone
6. Celebrating Alone
7. Not Mine
8. Hi
9. Trapped
10. The Airport Song<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hailed by\u00a0No Depression<\/em>\u00a0as “a singer fully in command of her vocal gifts and a songwriter who enfolds her lyric sensibility in haunting musical sketches,” Rae has spent years touring behind her career-launching debut, driving herself from show to show, watching America unfold outside the car windshield. While crisscrossing the country and playing over 200 gigs a year, including supporting artists such as Sierra Hull, Pokey LaFarge, The Head and the Heart, John Craigie, Band of Heathens, and The Brothers Comatose, she watched\u00a0Mad Twenties<\/em>\u00a0become a national hit. The record wound up spending more than\u00a030 weeks on the Americana Radio charts<\/strong>. No other independently-released album enjoyed a longer stay on the Americana charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Now with her sophomore release, Rae takes her eyes off the road and turns her attention inward. Filled with the most personal songs of her career,\u00a0The Void<\/em>\u00a0is a sharply-written record that celebrates the contradictory and complementary parts of the human experience, exploring life’s dark corners \u2014 from breakups to intergenerational trauma \u2014 with a colorful mix of roadhouse roots-rock, modern-day folk, alternative music, blues, and analog Americana. Anchored by a songwriting style that explores the uncharted spaces between genres, she took inspiration from the roots of American music while also maintaining a modern edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Produced by Grammy-winner\u00a0Eric Krasno<\/strong>\u00a0(Soulive, Lettuce, Tedeschi Trucks Band) and recorded out of his studio in Pasadena,\u00a0The Void<\/em>\u00a0features songs that are vulnerable, self-examinations rooted in loss and heartbreak, while others are celebrations of new love. Together, they explore the contrasts that have filled Rae’s life of late: darkness and light, chaos and balance, closed doors and new beginnings. Some songs were built around live-in-the-studio performances that showcased her strength as a stage performer. Others were recorded layer by layer. The result is a stunning blend of cinematic slow-burners, self-empowerment anthems, raw stripped-down field recordings, bluegrass-inspired barn-burners, and even the occasional reggae rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


“The main theme is introspection,”<\/em>\u00a0Rae continues.\u00a0“The past four years have been such a trying time with constant change. Sometimes it felt like I was staring into the void, and I decided to document the moment by writing these songs.”<\/em>
As the sound fades into the ether, we’re reminded that the road goes on forever, shuttling us from the past toward whatever future lies ahead.\u00a0The Void<\/em>\u00a0is the soundtrack to that unending journey, whipped into existence by a singer\/songwriter who’s dedicated to the long haul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour Dates:<\/strong>
24\/1 – Edinburgh, UK @ Cabaret Voltaire*
25\/1 – Sheffield, UK @ 290 Albert Road*
26\/1 – Manchester, UK @ Night & Day Cafe*
27\/1 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds*
1\/2 – Berlin, DE @ Prachtwerk*
2\/2 – Hamburg, DE @ H\u00c4KKEN*
3\/2 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA*
5\/2 – Stockholm, SE @ Bar Brooklyn*
*supporting John Craigie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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