Mae Krell

Mae Krell writes folk songs that will devastate you. Stripped down and laid bare, with nothing to mask the weight of her words. You’ll hear a lyric and realize she’s personifying your deepest hurts and insecurities in a three-minute window. It’ll hurt to hear, but then you’ll realize you aren’t the only one to feel this way. You’ll realize you aren’t so alone. And if Mae can make it through and see how beautiful it is to be alive, so can you. 

In April of 2024, armed with earnest lyricism and her vintage 1920’s acoustic guitar, Mae laid her heart on the line with her deeply vulnerable and poignantly honest debut album, (i think) i might be grown, which received praise from Atwood Magazine, among others. Vocals that sound like you’re listening to Mae singing in her bedroom backed by soft drums and a choir of guitars, (i think) i might be grown is a coming of age story for someone who never thought she’d stick around long enough to tell it.

After the release of (i think) i might be grown, Mae went into hibernation, focusing on writing and finding her place in the world as she settled into her mid-20s. In late spring 2025, with a handful of half-written songs in her pocket and her favorite rubber bridge guitar, Mae packed up her converted shuttle bus and drove across the country with her girlfriend and two dogs. She spent two weeks in the attic of a mountain cabin outside LA recording her next project with Bryce Waitkus of Okay Alright & Healer. Nestled among California pines with her dog asleep at her feet, loose dream interpretations and childhood yearning were weaved into what became Mae’s sophomore album, lullabies for the soul that stuck around. Somewhere between always feeling like you’re too much and not enough, Mae’s newest project outlines what it means to “come to terms with the fact that the hard things you went through weren’t necessarily your fault, but they are still yours to carry.” All the while being grateful for the life you’ve created for yourself, in spite of it all. 

lullabies for the soul that stuck around is set for release on November 11th of this year, with the first single “the burden” leading the charge on August 6th. Twinged with the body image issues you thought you had outgrown and blurred memories in the form of nightmares, “the burden” is a song that could have only been written by what Mae jokingly calls “a recovering teenage girl.”