FACT SHEET

● For fans of: Skeeter Davis, Judee Sill, Joan Shelley

● Rae bonded with guitarist-producer Jonathan Wilson (Roger Waters, Father John Misty) over a love for Bobbie Gentry and Scott Walker. Rae: “I love those cinematic pop sounds.”

● Guests on Lighten Up include keysman/ arranger Drew Erickson (Weyes Blood, Lana Del Rey) and, on Can’t See Stars, indie singer-songwriter Kevin Morby. “Kevin agreed to try my idea for a Nancy & Lee-style vocal,” says Rae. “I love it so much.”

The Oxford cedar bucket’s record status was formerly challenged by another in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, until it was torched in a mysterious arson attack.