Welcome to artist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
Rae Isla’s electronic press kit. 

BIO

Hi, I’m Rae, a traveling bard.

Rae Isla is an independent American singer-songwriter and musician from Bainbridge Island, WA, now based in Los Angeles. Drawing from her early years playing classical cello, learning piano and guitar as a teenager, and attending Berklee College of Music on a vocal scholarship, Rae weaves together a unique blend of folk, indie rock, and alt-country influences to create lush, evocative songs. Her 2021 debut album, Another Life, garnered critical acclaim with features in Rolling Stone and Billboard, and charted #27 on NACC radio. Her newly released sophomore album, New Frontier—featuring fan favorites like “Miles and Miles” and “Free to Love”—marks an evolution in her artistry as a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and visual storyteller.

Rae’s voice has also reached new audiences through film and television. She performed the lead original song for Ezra, a feature film starring Robert DeNiro and Rose Byrne, and composed the theme for the upcoming docuseries SCENE: SILVER LAKE. Known as a “traveling bard,” Rae’s live performances are both intimate and immersive, sharing fantastical stories from the road and creating a communal experience that breaks down the barrier between artist and audience. A burgeoning American songwriter in her own right, Rae's ability to blend honest and intimate storytelling with cinematic arrangement will draw you in, and keep you there.

MUSIC

PHOTOS

LIVE VIDEOS

TOUR HISTORY

New York, NY
Le Poisson Rouge (700), Gramercy Theater (500), Mercury Lounge (250), SoHo House (200)
Brooklyn, NY
National Sawdust (350), Rough Trade (250), Sultan Room (200), Union Pool (150)
Seattle, WA
Fremont Abbey (250), Triple Door (250), The Crocodile Here/After (100), Barboza (200)
Belltown Bloom Fest, Freakout Fest
Los Angeles, CA
Hotel Cafe (250), Peppermint Club (200), Venice West (250), Moroccan Lounge (250)
Mexico City, MX
Departamento (100), Una Cancion Fest
Austin, TX
Swan Dive (250), Hole In The Wall (200)
Boston, MA
Brighton Music Hall (340), Middle East Club (200)
Nashville, TN
The Listening Room (150), Tempo (100), The Basement (150)
Philadelphia, PA
City Winery Loft (160)
Vancouver, CA
Blue Light Studios (80)
Greenville, SC
Radio Room (65)
Toronto, ON
Free Times Café (50)

PRESS

Vanyaland (2024)

Aftershow Magazine (2024)

Headliner Magazine (2024)

Broadway World (2024)

Rolling Stone (2023)

LA Times (2023)

Culture3 (2023)

Coindesk (2023)

UPROXX (2023)

NFT NOW “One to Watch” (2023)

NFT NOW (2022)

Billboard (2022)

Guitar Girl (2022)

Yoshi Drops the Mic Podcast (2022)

WARP Magazine feature (2021)

Rolling Stone MX “Artist to Know” (2021)

Country Queer album review (2021)

Country Queer interview (2021)

OUT NOW feature (2021)

Newlywed Records interview (2021)

Cultura Mainstream feature (2021)

Out Front Magazine premiere (2020)

COMPLEX UK premiere (2019)

Atwood Magazine feature (2019)

Popdust feature (2019)

EUPHORIA premiere (2019)

Earmilk premiere (2018)

Highlark Magazine “Rae Isla is a Godsent” (2018)

MUSIC VIDEOS

WEB3 TECHNOLOGY WORK