Folkโs modern muse Jensen McRae has revealed the release date for her highly anticipated sophomore album, I Donโt Know How But They Found Me!, scheduled to drop on April 25 via Dead Oceans. Set against the backdrop of heartbreak, self-discovery, and the complexities of love, I Donโt Know How But They Found Me! is a bold evolution for the young artist. The eleven-track album, recorded in North Carolina with Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver) and featuring contributions from Nathan Stocker (Hippo Campus), Matthew McCaughan (Bon Iver), and her brother Holden McRae, is a vibrant collection of songs anchored by razor-sharp lyrics and timeless pop melodies.McRaeโs voice is as versatile as her songwritingโwispy and textured at times, clear and bright at others...
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Folkโs modern muse Jensen McRae has revealed the release date for her highly anticipated sophomore album, I Donโt Know How But They Found Me!, scheduled to drop on April 25 via Dead Oceans. Set against the backdrop of heartbreak, self-discovery, and the complexities of love, I Donโt Know How But They Found Me! is a bold evolution for the young artist. The eleven-track album, recorded in North Carolina with Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver) and featuring contributions from Nathan Stocker (Hippo Campus), Matthew McCaughan (Bon Iver), and her brother Holden McRae, is a vibrant collection of songs anchored by razor-sharp lyrics and timeless pop melodies.McRaeโs voice is as versatile as her songwritingโwispy and textured at times, clear and bright at others. Itโs a voice that embodies both the heartbreak of being left and the strength of doing the leaving. The albumโs title, inspired by a line from Back to the Future, reflects McRaeโs resilience: โI couldโve easily collapsed beneath the weight of what happened to me, but I didnโt. I was bulletproof the whole time.โFollowing the release of her latest album, Jensen McRae will embark on an extensive North American and European/UK tour in Spring 2025, bringing her signature blend of raw lyricism and soulful melodies to stages across the globe. The North American leg kicks off on May 3 in Philadelphia, PA, with stops in major cities like New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles. In June, McRae will take her evocative storytelling overseas for a string of shows across Europe, with dates in Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, and Bristol. General public tickets go on sale Friday, February 28, at 10 AM local time at jensenmcrae.comAt just 27, Jensen McRae has already toured with Noah Kahan, MUNA, Amos Lee, and Corinne Bailey Rae, graced a Times Square billboard, and served as the cover of Spotifyโs Todayโs Singer-Songwriters playlist. A graduate of USCโs Thornton School of Music and a GRAMMY Camp alum, McRae is carving out space for young Black women in the folk genre with unflinching honesty and raw lyricism.She released her debut album, Are You Happy Now?, in 2022, featuring viral singles like โImmuneโ and โWolves,โ has earned widespread acclaim from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture, UPROXX, NY Post, Billboard, and Stereogum. Sheโs been spotlighted in PAPER, DORK and Wonderland Magazine, with the latter declaring, โThe future is just beginning for Jensen McRae.โ Of her most recent work with โMassachusetts,โ NYLON praised her candid storytelling: โListening to Jensen McRae almost feels too personal, as if every lyric was not just a line in a song, but an unraveling of her innermost thoughts.โInspired by the likes of Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman, McRaeโs voiceโboth literal and lyricalโresonates deeply, personifying the human experience with rare vulnerability and grace. With a sound that blends introspection and artistry, sheโs an artist whoโs here to stay.
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