NEW ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Rachele Lynae
By
Bob Doerschuk
© 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.
The daughter
of a fisherman, Rachele Lynae was raised on Alaska’s Kodiak Island. From the
start, she set her eyes far beyond the snow-capped mountains that towered on the
horizon, toward the Lower 48 and a career in Country Music. She began singing
in church at age 5, did her first show at 11 in the Kodiak Lions Club, started
writing songs at 12 and embarked on her first tour at 17. Enrolled after that
in Belmont University, she polished her chops at Tootsies Orchid Lounge and other
Lower Broadway venues.
In her senior year, Lynae cut an EP that soon made its
way to Jamie O’Neal. The celebrated Country artist took Lynae under her wing,
eventually producing her self-titled, six-song “party pack” digital EP on
O’Neal’s Momentum Label Group imprint. Her single, “Fishin’ for Something”
(written by Lynae and Hannah Bethel) dropped July 2, immediately receiving five
new adds on Mediabase.
“Party ‘Til the Cows Come Home” (Lynae, O’Neal,
Stephanie Bentley and Jimmy Murphy) is a full-bore barn burner, complete with
a high-impact guitar lick, internal rhymes and a powerful chorus that summons
the listener to join the fun. Equally impressive, Lynae employs multiple arrangement
devices — sing-along riffs, sudden breaks and other elements that change constantly
yet never impede the groove.
And, oh, yeah, she can sing too. On the power ballad
“Done Is Done” (Lynae and Luke Sheets), check out how her intensity varies
from delicate to resonant and assertive within the space of a few bars, making
it all sound easy and never losing focus. Even in these few moments, Lynae’s
fiery delivery could illuminate the Northern Lights.
IN HER OWN WORDS
BOOK
ON YOUR NIGHTSTAND
“My Bible is sitting next to a copy of Pride and Prejudice.”
PET PEEVE
“Driving
under the speed limit.”
FAVORITE FOOD ON THE ROAD
“When
I’m on the West Coast, I have to hit up In-n-Out Burger at least once! Other than
that, does coffee count as food?”
WHAT YOU HOPE PEOPLE WILL
SAY ABOUT YOU 50 YEARS FROM NOW
“I want people to say that I have
always been inspiring and empowering – a cheerleader for love.”
On the
Web: www.RacheleLynae.com
On Twitter: @RacheleLynae
Rachele Lynae.
Photo credit:
Angela Talley Photography