Alaina Stacey

Over the course of three EPs, Chicago-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriterAlaina Stacey sets out to musically interpret the aesthetics of DAWN, DAY, and DUSK. It is an untraditional approach for a recording project, but one that she hopes reflects the scope of life that these songs cover. “These are songs that Iʼve written over the last decade,” she explains. “They donʼt all make sense on the same album. Instead I like to imagine them reflecting different sonic and emotional moments in my life.” On her latest EP, “DAY,” which is the second in the three-part series EP series, Alaina hones in on active energy, the feeling of walking into broad daylight with a determination to right all of oneʼs wrongs. Alaina grew up in a musical family in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, and moved to Nashville at 18 where she toured and recorded with country trio Maybe April. With Maybe April, Alaina appeared onstage at the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles, alongside Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson and The Goo Goo Dollʼs Johnny Reznick as part of a GRAMMY week performance called A Song Is Born. Their Audiotree video went viral, and they remain one of Audiotreeʼs top twenty most popular videos. With Maybe April, she opened for Brandy Clark and Sarah Jarosz, and performed at Pilgrimage Music Festival, Merlefest, SXSW, CMA Fest, and other festivals, and released an EP and record, The Other Side, which was produced by her brother Julian. The band won “Americana Group of the Year” two years in a row at the Arkansas Country Music Awards. Now working under her own name, Staceyʼs solo work fuses her love of 90ʼs and early 2000ʼs country with other musical influences, both old and new. Recorded and produced by Evan Redwine in Nashville and Brian Deck in Chicago, Staceyʼs EP “DAY” features a bright and sunny sonic outlook, despite many of the songs being drenched in heartbreak and lyrical melancholy. From “Break Your Heart” to “Liar,” Stacey works with an upbeat and shiny pallet to bring hard truths into the harsh light of day.

Philadelphia native Sarah Gray is known for her vulnerable and soulful music that touches listeners from around the world. While she is known for her live performances, she is working in the studio on her debut project and is ready to share more music with her fans. Her new single “Make The Most Of It” is her second release from this project and tackles complex emotions from a breakup.