EMILEE PETERSMARK MUSIC

Emilee Petersmark has been a member of the beloved Grand Rapids band The Crane Wives (1.4m Spotify monthly listeners, 713.5k TikTok likes) for 15 years now, but parallel to that career she has worked as an acclaimed visual artist, producing original artwork as well as commissions for such musicians as the Accidentals and Melophobix. She also has a collection of songs that felt too personal for the Wives' ever-growing sound, exploring the depths of adoption trauma and the experience of being a queer Korean adoptee growing up in the Midwest. Those songs will grace a solo record set to release in fall of 2026, offering listeners a peek into the soul of a fierce and restless heart.