Emily Rodgers

[2] Her music has been compared to Cat Power, Mazzy Star,[3] Cowboy Junkies,[4] Songs: Ohia, and Tara Jane O’Neil.

[5] Rodgers grew up in Elkhart, Indiana, and attended Goshen College, where she studied English and began writing music and performing.

In 2009, Misra released Rodgers’ second album, Bright Day, which she debuted at the label's South by Southwest Music Festival showcase.

Upon graduation, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she launched her music career in earnest and studied creative writing at Chatham University.

In 2018, she returned to graduate school and earned an MA in clinical mental health counseling; she currently works as a psychotherapist in private practice.