Rae Fitzgerald - Say I Look Happy

Rae Fitzgerald is a self-described “queer midwesterner” who writes autobiographical songs that drift between ethereal wanderings and intimate confessions. Her new album Say I Look Happy will be released September 1 via Keeled Scales.  Hard and simple, complex and delicate—the songs on Say I Look Happy deliver private meanings and broader extrapolations, culminating in a folk album dusted with poetry and sonic debris. If you see me, say I look happy. Say you see sunshine for miles.And if it ain’t true, honey I’d do it for you. I’d say I saw sunshine for miles. In the title track, Fitzgerald explores the role of friendships in navigating the peaks and valleys of mental health. Uptempo and energized, this single’s playful yet intricate arrangement adds levity to a heavy topic and spotlights the ambient finger-picking of virtuoso Chaz Prymek (Lake Mary, Fuubutsushi) on guitar. After meeting in 2009, Fitzgerald and Lucas Oswald (Shearwater, Jesca Hoop, Appleseed Cast) have collaborated on