Carrie Baxter’s signature sound is a tapestry of experiences and influences that interweave to tell the story of her unique journey in music.
This sonic fusion blends neo-soul, R&B and jazz with deeply personal confessional lyrics, heartfelt storytelling, and themes that explore the most profound depths of the human experience.
With 80 million Spotify streams, Carrie has been featured on RTE’s The Main Stage, BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and Jazz FM, and in media including Notion, COLORS, Wonderland, the Irish Independent and Record of the Day.
Her debut EP, Placebo (2020), described by I Was Just Thinking… as an “audio therapy session”, unpacked Carrie’s childhood and early love of hip-hop and jazz, while exploring the realisation that nothing external can bring lasting fulfilment without first making peace with the soul.
Her follow-up, What Now (2021), was born out of the comedown after her debut, a moment when she didn’t quite know where to turn or what to do next. Written from that place of uncertainty, the collection wrestled with love, heartbreak, and redemption, and was described by Earmilk as “a cathartic production that sees Baxter step out of her musical comfort zone.”
‘Under My Skin‘ is a song about the ache of mixed signals and the quiet pull of illusion. It’s about falling for the fantasy instead of facing the truth in someone’s actions — returning to a love that isn’t right, simply because the longing is louder than reason. It captures the moments when desire drowns out clarity, and the heart chooses what the mind already knows it shouldn’t. Sonically, it’s what we’ve come to expect from Carrie, nostalgic and soul-driven, with a backdrop of warm, 90s-style drums that anchor the track.
Carrie’s comment “I think the song speaks for itself through its lyrics. What I know for sure is that it marked a turning point for me as a woman, a song written from a place of growing self-worth and value. The lesson that came with this person was something I didn’t want to face, but I knew I had to. And there was no better way to process it than through my music.