Erin McKeown
| Erin McKeown | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop, folk, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Labels | TVP, Nettwerk, Righteous Babe |
| Website | www |
Erin McKeown (pronounced "mick-YONE") is an American multi-instrumentalist and folk-rock singer-songwriter.
McKeown's music is difficult to categorize. It touches on pop, swing, rock, folk, and electronic music, as well as many other genres. McKeown cites The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as an influence on her music.
She grew up in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and now lives in Massachusetts. McKeown began her career in the folk scene. She released her first album, Monday Morning Cold in 1999 on her own label (TVP Records), travelling throughout New England while a student at Brown University in order to promote the record. Although she had begun studying ornithology, she graduated from Brown with a degree in ethnomusicology. Early in her career, she collaborated with Beth Amsel, Jess Klein, and Rose Polenzani; the four of them performed as Voices on the Verge.
McKeown's 2005 album, We Will Become Like Birds (produced by Tucker Martine), served as a departure from her earlier work, with a more rock-oriented sound. At a September 1, 2008, concert at The Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville, Virginia, McKeown told the audience that she wrote this album "in an attempt to write myself out of the worst heartache I'd experienced up to that point." Her next studio release, Sing You Sinners, was released in Europe on the 23 October 2006 and in the United States on January 9, 2007 by Nettwerk. It consists mostly of covers of jazz standards from the 1920s through 1950s.
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