The Oakland singer's soul-infused pop was born of her quest for peace absent from this hectic world. Emily McLean recorded her newly released EP,Shades, in a cottage in upstate New York — an idyllic, or solitary setting befitting of the Oakland singer’s understated brand of soul-infused pop. “I just did the Bon Iver thing and tried to separate myself from the world,” she said half-jokingly over beer and fries at a cafe overlooking Lake Merritt on a recent afternoon.…
Source: eastbayexpress.com