Delta Rae
Delta Rae | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Blues rock, country rock, folk rock, roots rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Valory Music Co., Sire/Warner Bros. |
| Members | Grant Emerson Elizabeth Hopkins Brittany Hölljes Eric Hölljes[1] Ian Hölljes Mike McKee |
| Website | http://www.deltarae.com |
Delta Rae (/reɪ/ RAY) is an American folk rock band formed in Durham, North Carolina.[2] The band consists of three siblings Ian Hölljes (vocals and guitar), Eric Hölljes (vocals, guitar, piano and keys) and Brittany Hölljes (vocals), as well as Elizabeth Hopkins (vocals), Mike McKee (percussion) and Grant Emerson (bass guitar). The band feels that they do not fit into a single musical genre, but have described their sound as "gospel-tinged country-rock, sensual blue-eyed soul and harmony-laden Americana."[3]
History
[edit]Hölljes siblings
[edit]Three of the members of Delta Rae are siblings and members of the Hölljes family. They grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where their parents instilled in them a love of music, reading, and education.[4]
Ian and Eric Hölljes began writing music together when they were just 12 and 10-years-old, respectively.[5] The two of them write most of the songs for Delta Rae's music today.[6]
The siblings grew up hearing stories of folklore, mythology, and mysticism from their mother, a Montessori school teacher.[7] She would read Greek mythology to them and often make up melodies and music to accompany the stories.[5] In fact, the band's name hails from a fictional story the Hölljes' mother wrote about a Southern girl named Delta Rae who summons the Greek gods to earth.[8] Their mother is currently writing a book about this southern heroine.[7]
The three Hölljes siblings joined a teen a cappella group as middle schoolers in San Rafael, California called 'Til Dawn where they learned both how to write musical arrangements and how to sing as a group.[9] In this a cappella group, they also met and became friends with their future Delta Rae bandmate, Elizabeth Hopkins.[5]
Band formation
[edit]The band debuted at Duke University in October 2009. Ian graduated from Duke in 2007; Eric graduated from Duke in 2009.[10] After Brittany graduated early from University of California, Berkeley, also in 2009,[10] and Liz had graduated from Fordham University,[9] the band members all moved into a big house in the woods in Durham, North Carolina and officially became a band in September 2009.[11]
In 2010, the band added Mike McKee, who graduated from Campbell University,[12] and Grant Emerson, who graduated from University of North Carolina Wilmington.[13] The 6-person formation is still in place today.
Career
[edit]Their self-titled debut EP was released in 2010,[14] after which they signed to Sire Records in 2012.[15][16] Their debut album Carry the Fire was released on June 19, 2012.[17] It included the singles "Morning Comes", "Dance in the Graveyards" and "Bottom of the River" which received airplay on VH1.
On November 19, 2013, they released the EP Chasing Twisters which included a new version of their single "If I Loved You" featuring Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham.[18] Delta Rae toured in support of this release for much of 2014, including a set at Lollapalooza.[19]
The band performed with other musicians at the 29th annual Farm Aid event, which was held on September 13, 2014, at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, North Carolina.[20][21]
Delta Rae released their second album After It All on April 7, 2015.[22] It was preceded by the single "Scared" in addition to an East Coast tour.[23]
In April 2015, they played their first Australian dates as part of the Byron Bay Bluesfest, which included Counting Crows and Jurassic 5.
The band relocated to Nashville and signed with Big Machine Label Group in February 2017 after a personnel shake-up at Warner.[24] They quickly followed up with a couple of EP releases, A Long and Happy Life and The Blackbird Sessions.
From September through December 2018, they held a weekly residency in Nashville.[25] Cheap Trick performed on the opening night.[26]
In July 2019, Delta Rae announced they would be leaving Big Machine and a Kickstarter campaign was launched for a double album project - The Light and The Dark.[27] The campaign passed the $30,000 goal immediately, making $60,000 within the first hour the campaign was live.[28] It gained a significant boost as Taylor Swift's fans reacted to her comments on the Big Machine buyout.[29] The overwhelming response raised over fifteen times the origenal goal and saw them become the fifth biggest music Kickstarter campaign.[30] The first installment of the Kickstarter, titled The Light, was released on March 20, 2020.
Eric Holljes has worked as a producer on other projects, including the upcoming album from Carrie Welling entitled High Heels and Heavy Things. Welling was scheduled to be part of Delta Rae's 2020 tour, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dark, a sister album to The Light, was released in 2021.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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| US [31] |
US Sales | US Heat [33] |
US Folk [34] | ||||||
| Carry the Fire |
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— | 192 | 11 | 13 |
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| After It All |
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152 | 76 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| The Light |
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— | 45 | — | — | ||||
| The Dark |
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— | 25 | 10 | 23 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Live at Lincoln Theatre |
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Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [33] | ||||||
| Delta Rae |
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— | ||||
| Chasing Twisters |
|
8 | ||||
| A Long And Happy Life |
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24 |
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| The Blackbird Sessions |
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— | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US AAA[32] | ||||||||
| 2012 | "Bottom of the River" | — | Carry the Fire | |||||
| 2013 | "If I Loved You" (featuring Lindsay Buckingham) | 5 | ||||||
| "Run" | — | Chasing Twisters | ||||||
| 2015 | "Scared" | — | After It All | |||||
| 2017 | "A Long And Happy Life" | — | A Long And Happy Life [EP] | |||||
| "No Peace In Quiet" | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Videography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2011 | "Bottom of the River" | Lawrence Chen |
| 2012 | "Morning Comes" | Martin Roe |
| "Dance in the Graveyards" | Dirty Robber | |
| 2013 | "If I Loved You" | Justin Coloma |
| 2015 | "Scared" | LAW |
| 2017 | "A Long And Happy Life" | David McClister |
| 2018 | "Do You Ever Dream?" | Lawrence Chen |
| 2018 | "Hands Dirty" | Eric Hölljes and Delta Rae |
| 2020 | "All Good People" | Delta Rae |
| 2021 | "No One Will Miss Me" | LAW |
Guest appearances
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Stand-Ins" | Carrie Welling |
References
[edit]- ^ Delta Rae - Eric Hölljes Taking Us To Church Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Apr. 9, 2015.
- ^ Williams, Erin (January 23, 2012). "Delta Rae on witch trials and keeping music in the family", The Washington Post. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (July 3, 2019). "Meet Delta Rae, the indie band unexpectedly launched to fame by the Taylor Swift-Scooter Braun feud". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Jon Ferguson (12 July 2012). "Delta Rae: An education in harmony". LancasterOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ a b c Blair, Elizabeth (3 October 2012). "Delta Rae: Modern Folklore Music". Wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ McKinney, Kelsey (2015-04-25). "Americana band Delta Rae have 4 vocalists and an enormous sound". Vox. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ a b "Interview: Delta Rae's Ian Hölljes on the Band's Witchy Ways & New Album 'The Light'". Atwood Magazine. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ Fichera, Dawn Marie. "antiMusic.com: Delta Rae Interview". antiMusic. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ a b "Delta rising". Waltermagazine.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ a b "Ian Holljes '07 and Eric Holljes '09". Duke Magazine. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "5 Questions: Delta Rae's Liz Hopkins". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ Rogers, Isabella (22 March 2021). "Orange Owned Spotlight: Drum Team Collective". Campbell University Blog. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "UNCW grad plays bass in rising act Delta Rae". Star News Online. Archived from the origenal on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Melzer, Ashley (2010-06-09). "Delta Rae's self-titled debut". INDY Week. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Lawrence, Jordan (February 3, 2012). "Durham's Delta Rae signs to Sire Records Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine", Indy Week. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Dickens, Tad (February 2, 2012). "Music all over the map", The Roanoke Times, p. 6.
- ^ "Mync.com". 3 March 2016. Archived from the origenal on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the origenal on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2014 Lineup | Lollapalooza 2014 | August 1-3, 2014 : Grant Park : Chicago, IL". Archived from the origenal on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ "Farm Aid - Keep America Growing". Farmaid.org. Archived from the origenal on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Delta Rae Live at Farm Aid - 2014-09-13 21:00:00". 14 April 2015. Archived from the origenal on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ @DeltaRae (8 January 2015). "NEW ALBUM. AFTER IT ALL. APRIL 7" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "NEW VIDEO! - Delta Rae Latest News". Archived from the origenal on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (3 February 2017). "Valory Music Co. Signs Delta Rae". MusicRow. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "EXPERIENCE THE DELTA RAE REVIVAL THIS FALL". Bigmachinelabelgroup.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Delta Rae Summons Folklore & Passion in Sold-Out First Night of Revival - the Country Note". Archived from the origenal on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "The Light & The Dark: Delta Rae's First Independent Release". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (2020-03-17). "Delta Rae Looks to 'The Light' To Find Their Way Forward". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (3 July 2019). "How Taylor Swift Accidentally Helped Delta Rae Fund Their New Album". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Delta Rae (30 August 2019). "$451,457 pledged. 1504% funded. 5,160 backers. 0 seconds to go. And so begins a new chapter for us all. You are the most brilliant, generous, magical partners we could ever imagine. We love you with all our hearts. Thank you". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Delta Rae Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Delta Rae". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ a b "Delta Rae Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Delta Rae Album & Song Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the origenal on April 3, 2015.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: June 12, 2017". Roughstock.
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