A former student at Boston’s renowned Berklee School of Music, Florida-based vocalist/pianist/songwriter Hilary McRae first garnered attention with her 2008 debut, THROUGH THESE WALLS, a confident set of horn-filled pop/R&B tunes issued by Starbucks’ Hear Music label. Unlike many of her folk-leaning contemporaries, McRae possesses a powerful, full-bodied voice, one that is perfectly suited for her songs’ boisterous arrangements, which nod to 1970s acts such as Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire.