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To Comfort A 'Bad Mind,' Erin Rae Unearths Uneasy Truths

The Nashville singer-songwriter offers empathy through her own struggle with identity.
Erin Rae's <em>Putting On Airs </em>comes out June 8.

makes quiet music for the mind swept into a torrent. It'd be easy to call her sound escapist, as her gentle voice offers a balm over softly strummed guitar and brushed percussion. But Rae also unearths uneasy revelations with hard wisdom,, her new album.

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