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I am a singer-songwriter weaving hard-won truths, soulful vocals, rhythmic guitar and contemporary sensibility into memorable indie folk music. My music tells stories grounded in vivid detail and will take you on a journey filled with heartache, love, loss and redemption.
My debut album “This Is How I Pray” was released on the 5th of May 2023. A lifetime in the making, this record focuses on the small life events that are often overlooked, minimized, or erased - I wrote this collection of songs from our fundamental human need to be known in all our complexity and contradictions.
Through these songs and stories, it is my hope that you feel seen, heard, and know that you are not alone. I hope these songs show the power of vulnerability and the joy that comes from being loved just as you are.
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My name is Erika and I am a recovering perfectionist. For too many years I held myself to impossible standards. Being a perfectionist didn’t mean I actually made anything that was perfect – it just meant that I didn’t finish anything because I was endlessly trying to make it better. Perfectionism was a way for me to hide – hide myself, hide my music, hide my art - I don’t want to hide anymore.
What that means for Love Is ..., my debut album, is that I promise it will happen and I promise that it will not be perfect. But what it will be is filled with heart and it will be the very best music I can create at this time in my life. To accomplish that with 3 children in and out of lock down during a pandemic has taken time and will continue to take time. But I believe it will be worth the wait!
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“Revealing, raw & honest”
“Your music is a reminder about the evolution of our feelings, relationships, bad and good when faced with the world”
“Swingy dreamy sound”
"I haven't heard as meaningful lyrics for a long time, you are a joy to listen to & the soulfulness in your voice is beautiful. I hope to hear more soon..."
“A light unto this world”
“Erika articulates her experience as a woman & mother in a way I think many women & men could relate to & to find joy in a sort of common understanding”
