Since leaving the major label system in 2012, alt/pop artist Erin McCarley has awakened her creative spirit on her most provocative, passionate and poignant body of work yet titled YU YĪ. Her third full length album and first independent release will be available September 8, 2017.
Over the past two years, Erin has steadily released tracks that will culminate into her new album YU YĪ. “From the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, YU YĪ is described as the desire to see with fresh eyes, and feel things just as intensely as you did when you were younger – before expectations, before memory, before words,” explains Erin. “This rang so loud in my head when I first heard this concept. Not only being ok with, but owning new ideas and provocative thinking whether it is light or dark. YU YĪ represents a power behind a voice and the music that was manifesting inside of me, and it became an open slate for me to express myself. It almost felt at times as if I was dipping in and out of an alternate universe experience.”
Audiences got their first taste of this alternate universe with 2015s “I Can Be Somebody”. With its soulful and shimmering refrain, the track vaulted to the Top 25 of Spotify’s US Viral Chart, landed on Reese Witherspoon’s playlist as well as a Dancing with the Stars spot. Meanwhile, Deorro’s dance version amassed 27 million-plus plays and featured in We Are Your Friends starring Zac Efron.
2016s follow-up “GOOD” showcases her evolution and quickly amassed over a million streams. Produced by RUSLAN and co-written with Kenny Childers, McCarley’s raspy croon turns into an anthemic falsetto proclamation, “I’m definitely high.” “GOOD” has that buzz of a new relationship and the thrill that comes from that kinetic connection, and whether or not to jump in.
McCarley’s voice takes center stage on YU YĪ, hypnotizing at every turn as she wades through her relationship with anxiety, the political climate, empowerment, romance, and all of life’s twists and turns.
YU YĪ will be available September 8, 2017. “Die Die Die” is available for PURCHASE now.
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Editor-in-Chief/Entertainment Reporter
I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!
My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.
Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.
As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.
All of this has led me here, giving you the latest entertainment news for the DMV and the entire nation, and I am truly excited for whatever will come next.
