Michaela Anne Neller is an American musician currently residing in

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. Her music incorporates elements of classic country, pop, indie rock, and honky-tonk. She has released four albums to date. Her fourth album, ''Oh To Be That Free,'' was released through

Yep Roc Records Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned by Redeye Distribution. Since 1997, the label has released albums from North Carolina and international artists, including Nick Lowe, Paul We ...

on June 10, 2022.

Career

Michaela Anne first began garnering national attention with the 2014 release of ‘Ease My Mind,’ an old-school collection hailed by ''The New York Times'' for its “plain-spoken songs of romantic regret and small-town longing” and named one of the year's best country albums by ''The Village Voice''. Michaela followed it up in 2016 with album ‘Bright Lights and the Fame,’ which featured guest appearances by

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and Punch Brother

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. Songs from the record landed on high-profile Spotify playlists as well as the ''HBO'' series ‘Divorce,’ and the album earned Michaela slots at Bristol Rhythm & Roots, Merlefest, and both the US and UK iterations of AmericanaFest, along with a series of dates across the States and Europe with the likes of Mandolin Orange,

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, Joe Pug, Ron Pope, and

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. In 2018, Michaela left Nashville behind to record ‘Desert Dove’ in San Clemente, CA. The record was cut slow and steady over the course of several weeks with an all-star band, which included guitarist Brian Whelan (

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), fiddler Kristin Weber (

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), and drummers Mark Stepro (

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) and Daniel Bailey (

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). The production pairing of

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and Winrich also proved to be an ideal fit for Michaela, with each artist bringing their own unique skill sets and approaches to the studio. Soon after, Michaela was signed to

. ''Desert Dove'' was released on September 27, 2019.

Discography

*''To Know Where'' (2011, Self Released) *''Ease My Mind'' (2014, Georgia June) *''Bright Lights and the Fame'' (2016, Kingswood) *''

Desert Dove ''Desert Dove'' is the third studio album by American musician Michaela Anne. It was released on September 27, 2019 under Yep Roc Records Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned ...

'' (2019, Yep Roc) *''Oh To Be That Free'' (2022, Yep Roc)

References

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