Just like it was for Faye Webster and Haim, conjuring splendid pop rock with a small bite of edginess is easier said than done, and often times the end result is too “sunshine daydream” for most. Not for Veronica Stanton who took a crash course in Nashville in her recent routing via Pennsylvania that saw her grab vocal lessons from blossoming big namer Erin Rae.
After connecting with the producer and owner of Nashville’s Goosehead Palace, Dan Knobler (Erin Rae, Michaela Anne, Caroline Spence, Lakestreet Dive) she began recording her first EP, 827 Miles, the distance from Nashville to her hometown. They tracked the songs live while Justin Francis engineered. Her newly minted mentor, Rae, came in to track background vocals. Stanton surely showed off the hustle to be a player in music’s most competitive scene.