# Rae Isla

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## Overview
Rae Isla is an independent American singer-songwriter and musician [1]. She is based in Los Angeles [1].

## Career Highlights
Isla's debut album, *Another Life* (2021), was featured in *Rolling Stone* and *Billboard* [1]. *Another Life* charted at #27 on NACC radio [1]. Isla performed the lead original song for the feature film *Ezra*, starring Robert DeNiro and Rose Byrne [1]. She composed the theme for the docuseries *SCENE: SILVER LAKE*, narrated by Reggie Watts [1].

## Story hooks
Isla sent 700 handwritten postcards to promote her Pacific Northwest Tour [1]. She created a Music NFT collection of her "real life rocks" [1].

## Sound & Influences
Isla's sound blends folk, indie rock, and alt-country [1]. She draws from her background playing classical cello, piano, and guitar [1].

## Discography Highlights
*Another Life* (2021) — debut album featured in *Rolling Stone* and *Billboard*, charted #27 on NACC radio [1].
*New Frontier* — sophomore album featuring "Miles and Miles" and "Free to Love" [1].

## Who They Are
Rae Isla is a queer artist from Bainbridge Island, Washington [1]. She attended Berklee College of Music on a vocal scholarship [1].

## Sources

1. About — Rae Isla — https://www.raeisla.com/about