Draft:Vines

Cassie Wieland, known professionally as Vines, is an American indie rock/ambient musician and producer.

History
Wieland was born and raised in Normal, Illinois, where she attended Illinois State University for music composition. She received her Master of Music degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In April 2023, Wieland self-released her first single as Vines, "Lung (Vines version)," a reinvented version of her original classical composition for solo violin. Wieland released her first EP as Vines, "Birthday Party," in August 2023, recorded in Brooklyn, New York with producer Mike Tierney. In 2024 she collaborated with harpist Emily Hopkins on their single "Never Mind."

Musical style
Vines' style is wide-ranging, incorporating elements of ambient, indie-rock, and classical music. Journalist Vanessa Ague describes Vines' music as "an arrival to a new sound and to a new practice of intimacy and honesty in music; Wieland weaves lush, contemplative tapestries, finding catharsis in fuzzed-out melodies."

EPs

 * Birthday Party (2023)

Singles

 * All Eyes On Me (2022)
 * Kids (2023)
 * Lung (Vines Version) (2023)
 * Gossamer (Vines Version) (2023)
 * Christmas Time Is Here (2023)
 * Lung (slowed + reverb) (2024)
 * Never Mind (2024)
 * being loved isn't the same as being understood (2024)