Carry the Fire (Delta Rae album) explained

Carry the Fire
Type:	Album
Artist:	Delta Rae
Cover:	Carry the Fire (Delta Rae).jpg
Released:	June 19, 2012
Length:	48:42
Label:	Sire, Warner Bros.
Producer:	Alex Wong
Prev Title:	Live at Lincoln Theatre
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	After It All
Next Year:	2015

Carry the Fire is the debut studio album by American folk rock band Delta Rae.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was released in 2012 on Sire Records.^[4]

Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that "Delta Rae needs better material to show off what makes them special and distinctive."^[5] Indy Week called the album "an embarrassment of expectations and enthusiasms, where musical and lyrical platitudes dovetail for 48 overwrought and unrelenting minutes."^[6]

Personnel

• Elizabeth Hopkins – lead vocals
• Brittany Hölljes – lead vocals
• Ian Hölljes – guitar, vocals
• Eric Hölljes – keyboards, piano, guitar, vocals
• Mike McKee – drums, percussion
• Grant Emerson – bass guitar

Notes and References

1. Album Premiere: Delta Rae's 'Carry the Fire'. Catherine. Fuentes. . June 12, 2012.
2. Band to Watch: Delta Rae. Samantha. Grossman. Time . June 21, 2013. entertainment.time.com.
3. Web site: Delta Rae: Modern Folklore Music. NPR.org.
4. Web site: Delta Rae | Biography & History. AllMusic.
5. Web site: Delta Rae: Carry the Fire. June 17, 2012. PopMatters.
6. Web site: Delta Rae's Carry the Fire. Grayson Haver. Currin. July 25, 2012. INDY Week.