Bustle Booth
The folk singer-songwriter reveals her debut album,Are You Happy Now?
It’s since amassed over 5 million views on Spotify.
I feel detached from positive things, says McRae.
Her incisive lyrics capture the reality of being a woman of color in predominantly white spaces.
Its a sensation she knows intimately.
Learn more about McRae in her Bustle Booth questionnaire, below.
In The Bustle Booth
What’s your coffee order?
Iced oat milk latte.
What are the saved weather locations on your phone?
Nashville, New York, London, Newport, Minneapolis.
Whats your sign?
Virgo sun, Sagittarius moon, Cancer rising.
An intense chart, there is a lot going on.
Favorite overused movie quote?
What was your favorite cartoon as a kid?
Whats one movie or TV show you’re currently obsessed with?
Who is your celeb idol?
Alicia Keys, Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, Donald Glover, Tina Fey.
If you had to be on a reality TV show, what would it be?
The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart.
I think I was scouted for it.
Go-to karaoke song?
Gold Digger by Kanye West.
I feel uncomfortable singing at karaoke.
Whats something thats inspiring you lately?
I just readPriestdaddyby Patricia Lockwood.
My friend Maisie Peters put out her album [last year] and I listened to that a ton.
The new Kacey Musgraves album is great.
I listened toGolden Houra lot when I was making the songs on my EP.
What is something you would want people to say about you?
I hope they say, Oh my God, she is so sweet and so funny.
She is like sunshine, she is a light, she lights up the room.
I don’t know if I do, but I hope I do.
This article was originally published onMarch 22, 2022
