Mae Krell is in the midst of a new era. Over a production backdrop of chirping birds, swirling guitars and children playing, Mae expresses herself through introspective lyrics with a newfound maturity and understanding.

Following a two-year hiatus, the 22 year-old made her return in early 2020 with a string of soft, folk-pop singles. Influenced by revered singer-songwriters like Bob Dylan, Phoebe Bridgers and Gregory Alan Isakov, Mae writes intimate reflections about confronting past struggles, self-love and personal truths. “wash,” their most streamed release to date, has garnered over 600k Spotify streams in less than a year, with her other singles following close behind in numbers. In response to her gut-wrenching single “garden,” Indie Band Guru wrote, “There is truly not a voice quite like the one Mae Krell has”.

Motivated by the sense of urgency that comes with growing up in New York City, Mae’s work in the music industry began in high school, photographing live music for the likes of Rolling Stone and Sony RCA, and founding an online music publication- Tongue Tied Magazine. At age 17, Mae wrote and released her first two singles, “Monsters” and “Scars”. The tracks garnered hundreds of thousands of streams, leading Mae to then release her debut EP, Anabasis in 2018. Currently featured on Spotify’s “Queer as Folk” editorial playlist, Anabasis tells the story of her ascent from a dark place within herself over the course of four tracks. Deemed a “force to be reckoned with” by AudioFuzz, Mae embarked on a nationwide tour the following summer to promote the record.

With a multitude of career milestones already under her belt, Mae is taking it one day at a time, focused on writing and recording songs that reach new emotional heights. “The slight quiver in her voice feels like an exposed nerve: intimately vulnerable, afraid, and uncertain,” writes Sunlight Magazine of Mae’s 2021 release “are you sure?” Most recently, Mae has teamed up with artist and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Leventhal for her EP "imposter syndrome" that speaks to heartbreak, losing friends, getting sober, and learning to come into your own skin.