Cami Bradley

{{short description|Pop music vocalist from Spokane, Washington}}

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Carmen Jane "Cami" Bradley (born May 26, 1988){{cite tweet|author=Bradley, Cami|user=camibradley|number=470672683014053888|title=What do I want for my birthday tomorrow?|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2016}}{{indent|2}}{{cite tweet|author=Bradley, Cami|user=camibradley|number=471063287145439232|title=Your golden birthday only comes one time in your life.|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2016}} is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist from Spokane, Washington.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-15 |title=Cami Bradley, aka Carmen Jane, is leaving Spokane for L.A. to further her career |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jan/15/cami-bradley-aka-carmen-jane-is-leaving-spokane-fo/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Spokesman.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-03 |title=Singer-songwriter and 'AGT' alum Cami Bradley is focused on 'Fun,' family, friends and Spokane |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/oct/01/meet-carmen-jane-spokane-singer-songwriter-and-agt/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Spokesman.com |language=en}} Bradley gained fame in 2013 as a contestant on season eight of America's Got Talent, during which she advanced to the finals by performing her arrangements of popular songs including "Believe". Bradley finished the season in sixth place.

Prior to her appearance on America{{'}}s Got Talent, Bradley won a local singing competition in Spokane in 2006. She self-released two solo projects in 2009 and a third in 2013. Following her national exposure, Bradley and Alabama singer-songwriter Whitney Dean formed a collaboration called the Sweeplings. She formed a second collaboration in 2019, Carmen Jane, to pursue a more experimental sound.

The Sweeplings have released numerous works including the full-length album Rise & Fall (2015); songs including "Carry Me Home" have since been used in television series and promotional videos. Bradley and Dean joined Nettwerk in 2017 for their third EP, Sleepwalking, and a deluxe version of Rise & Fall. A full-length album scheduled for 2018 was scrapped; after a seven-month break, Bradley and Dean released the EP Losing Ground Vol. 1 in March 2020; volume two was released in September.

Background

Carmen Jane Miller was born in Spokane, Washington,{{cite newspaper |last=Moore|first=Emily|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/oct/10/venues/|title=Venues|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=October 10, 2008|access-date=June 6, 2018|postscript=. Billed as Cami Miller Bradley.}}{{cite news|last=Bialas|first=Michael|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/see-it-here-first-the-sweeplings-develop-a-fool-proof_us_5982c1c2e4b094ff5a3f0bd7|title=See It Here First: The Sweeplings Develop a Fool-Proof Method to Woo You|website=HuffPost|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=April 9, 2018}} into a musical family. Her father, Paul Miller,{{cite newspaper |author=Staff|url=http://thebuffalocentertribune.com/sites/default/files/BCTSept18_allpages.pdf|title=Bradley makes final round on America's Got Talent|newspaper=Buffalo Center Tribune|location=Buffalo Center, Iowa|format=PDF|page=3|date=September 18, 2013|access-date=September 5, 2016}} was the worship leader at the family's church; he was practicing vocal scales in the car while on the way to perform services when four-year-old Cami started singing along. Her mother, Amy Miller, said that was when they knew she had both singing talent and an ear for music.{{cite newspaper |last=Weinbender|first=Nathan|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/dec/22/after-her-incredible-run-on-nbcs-americas-got/|title=After incredible run on America's Got Talent, Spokane singer eager to see what exposure may bring|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=December 22, 2013|access-date=September 5, 2016}}

Cami Miller began learning the piano by age seven, and started writing songs at ten, though she later called those efforts terrible.Weinbender, "After incredible run ...". "[Bradley:] I have notebooks of old songs that are just terrible, but you have to start somewhere. I can definitely see the phases of life that I was in. When you’re really young, you write about things that you see, and when you get older, you write about things that you feel. So I can see the progression of who I was as a person." Her early style was influenced by a wide range of music, including artists Christina Aguilera and Natalie Cole, and soundtracks to Disney films.{{cite web|last=Cornell|first=Kevin|url=http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2016/06/25616.html|title=Interview: The Sweeplings and the Art of Songwriter Collaboration|website=TuneCore|location=Brooklyn, New York|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=September 7, 2016}} Miller began performing her songs during her teen years; the week before she turned 18, she won a car by finishing first in the Spring 2006 season of the local Gimme the MIKE competition.{{cite news|author=Staff|url=http://www.khq.com/story/4933881/cami-miller-wins-2006-gimme-the-mike|title=Cami Miller wins 2006 Gimme the MIKE|website=KHQ-TV|location=Airway Heights, Washington|date=May 22, 2006|access-date=April 9, 2018}}{{indent|2}}{{cite tweet|author=Cotton, Dave|user=KHQDaveCotton|number=352458091712880641|title=Cool seeing Spokane's very own Cami Bradley—a former KHQ 'Gimme the Mike' winner ...|date=July 3, 2013|access-date=April 9, 2018}} When it was suggested that she should try out for national, televised singing competitions like The Voice, she declined because she did not find the idea to be appealing.

Miller married Eric Bradley on August 25, 2006.{{cite tweet|author=Bradley, Cami|user=camibradley|title=9 years ago today I married this handsome fella|number=636307502313836544|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2016}}

Career

=2009: ''Anomalous'' and ''Unhinged''=

Cami Bradley's first recording effort was the full-length album Anomalous, released in April 2009 and featuring 12 songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Anomalous-Cami-Bradley/dp/B0027CHU98/|title=Cami Bradley – Anomalous|via=Amazon.com|date=April 14, 2009|access-date=September 7, 2016}} Bradley later said she was happy with the album, but it did not really represent her because she was still trying to find her artistic voice.{{cite newspaper |last=Jordan|first=Isamu|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/may/10/staying-true-to-the-stories/|title=Staying true to the stories|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=September 7, 2016|quote=[Bradley:] To be honest, on the first one I was really young and the end product was great but it wasn't really me. I didn't know that until afterward. I hadn't figured out who I was as an artist yet. This one is me all the way.}} In June 2009, she released the four-song EP Unhinged, including a medley of the traditional hymns "Amazing Grace" and "'Tis So Sweet".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/unhinged-mw0001500735|title=Unhinged – Cami Bradley|publisher=AllMusic|date=June 11, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2018}}

=2013: ''Seas'' and ''America's Got Talent''=

Bradley self-released her second full-length album Seas in May 2013,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/seas-mr0004109542|title=Seas – Cami Bradley|publisher=AllMusic|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=June 1, 2018}} featuring her husband Eric on drums.{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://cytglobal.com/cytblog/cami-bradley-giving-it-her-all-on-americas-got-talent/|title=Cami Bradley Giving It Her All on America's Got Talent|website=Christian Youth Theater|location=Spokane, Washington|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=September 9, 2016}} A Kickstarter campaign in April to fund the album's release concert raised nearly $4,000.{{cite web|last=Bradley|first=Cami Jane|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/302350129/cami-bradley-seas-album-release-concert/description|title=Cami Bradley SEAS album release concert|website=Kickstarter|date=April 1, 2013|access-date=September 5, 2016}} Seas comprises seven songs including "This Ocean", a duet with her younger brother Ryan Miller,{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Cami-Bradley-Seas/release/14718115|title='This Ocean' – Cami Bradley|date=May 10, 2013 |via=Discogs|access-date=September 6, 2016}} one-half of the indie duo the Rustics.{{cite newspaper |last=Lamberson|first=Carolyn|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/17/rustics-harmonies-grounded-in-folk/#/0|title=Rustics' harmonies grounded in folk|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=January 17, 2014|access-date=June 6, 2018}} For this album, Bradley said she wrote emotional stories based on the experiences of people close to her, to create "a picture of what I see other people feeling."

Early in 2013, Bradley got a telephone call from a scout with America's Got Talent suggesting that she send them a video of her performing. The producers then sent her to audition in Chicago, where she began to have second thoughts.Weinbender, "After incredible run ...". "[Bradley:] I was like, 'What am I doing here? This is an awful idea. Why did I say yes to this?' But I kind of think it was a blessing for me. I may have been really intimidated, if I had walked into a room of singers." Instead, she sang an a cappella version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", prompting the judges to put her through to the Las Vegas round; there, she performed "Summertime" and advanced to the live shows.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG6b4eCv2_I|title=Cami Bradley – Stunning "Summertime" Cover – America's Got Talent 2013|publisher=America's Got Talent|via=YouTube (official channel)|access-date=March 22, 2020}}

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Bradley's televised appearance during the Las Vegas episode was brief;Weinbender, "After incredible run ...". "[Bradley:] As we were watching the show, I thought, 'Oh man, they didn't show me at all. How am I going to get votes?{{'"}} it was her quarterfinals performance that propelled her into the national spotlight.{{cite news|last=Hughes|first=Jason|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/14/americas-got-talent-cami-bradley-cher-believe-video_n_3752986.html|title=America's Got Talent: Cami Bradley Stuns With Softer Take on Cher's 'Believe'|website=HuffPost|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2018}}{{indent|2}}{{cite magazine|last=Mandel|first=Howie|url=https://parade.com/64845/howiemandel/who-made-howie-mandel-giggle-on-americas-got-talent/|title=Who Made Howie Mandel 'Giggle' on America's Got Talent?|magazine=Parade|date=August 15, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2018}} Bradley accompanied herself on piano in a stripped-down performance of "Believe", earning praise from the judges. Mel B lauded the brave arrangement and suggested that Cher might consider a similar approach. Howard Stern agreed,{{cite episode|series=America's Got Talent|season=8, Episode 16|title=Live from Radio City Music Hall|time=50:58|network=NBC|year=2013|quote=[Mel B:] Cami—well, that was very bloody brave. But, you know, I have to say, I think you've given Cher an idea on how to actually sing that song." "[Stern:] Right!}} and said it was like hearing the lyrics and their meaning for the first time.{{cite episode|series=America's Got Talent|season=8, Episode 16|title=Live from Radio City Music Hall|time=49:57–50:07|network=NBC|year=2013|quote=[Stern:] I've listened to that song a million times, like everybody else has. You took it, and for the first time I heard the words, and the words meant something to me.}} Howie Mandel said Bradley had a haunting style and a "star quality{{nbsp}}... that could possibly take her all the way."{{cite web|last=Mandel|first=Howie|url=http://parade.com/151004/howiemandel/which-singing-act-does-howie-mandel-think-could-win-americas-got-talent/|title=Which singing act does Howie Mandel think could win America's Got Talent?|work=Parade|date=August 29, 2013 |location=New York City|access-date=September 6, 2016}}

Bradley continued into the finals of the competition with rearranged versions of pop songs including "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Livin' on a Prayer". Her sixth-place finish left her happy and newly confident,{{cite newspaper |last=Hensley|first=Nicole|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/19/bradley-misses-top-prize/|title=Spokane's Cami Bradley misses top prize, gains 'newfound confidence'|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=September 5, 2016}} having been given the opportunity to "get out of my comfort zone."{{cite newspaper |last=Johnson|first=Laura|url=http://www.inlander.com/spokane/falling-in-love/Content?oid=2189963|title=Falling in Love|newspaper=Inlander|location=Spokane, Washington|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2016|quote=[Bradley:] I had never wanted to do a show like this; I’d never been a fame seeker. But I thought this was a good way to get out of my comfort zone. Anytime this show airs, it has 9.6 million viewers; the exposure this show gives you is huge.}}

After America's Got Talent wrapped, Bradley joined her fellow finalists on a two-month tour. She appeared on FORTE's debut album as the featured guest on "The Prayer",{{cite newspaper |last=Minton|first=Meta|url=https://www.villages-news.com/2013/11/12/fernando-varela-forte-release-cd-perform-carnegie-hall-week/|title=Fernando Varela and Forte release CD, to perform at Carnegie Hall this week|newspaper=Villages-News|location=The Villages, Florida|date=November 12, 2013|access-date=August 1, 2019}} and performed the song live with FORTE at Carnegie Hall.{{cite web|last=Simunovic|first=Rosanne|url=http://masterclasslady.com/2013/11/18/operatic-trio-forte-takes-carnegie-hall-by-vocal-storm/|title=Operatic Trio Forte Takes Carnegie Hall By Vocal Storm|website=MasterClassLady.com|location=Timmins, Ontario, Canada|date=November 18, 2013|access-date=September 6, 2015}}

=2014–present=

==The Sweeplings==

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Singer-songwriter Whitney Dean was working on his music while at home in Huntsville, Alabama, when his wife suggested that they watch Bradley perform on America's Got Talent. Afterward, Bethany Dean said her husband and Bradley should write music together.Johnson, "Crossing Lines". "[Whitney Dean:] I told [Bethany], 'Good luck with that.' I told her she could reach out to Cami if she wanted, but it wasn't going to be me." Bradley declined on first contact, but Bethany Dean persisted; within a few months, Whitney Dean and Bradley began collaborating via Skype.{{cite news|last=Wake|first=Matt|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/08/the_sweeplings_pretty_songs_pr.html|title=The Sweeplings: Pretty songs, pretty people, pretty sure to blow up with release of new album|publisher=Advance Local Media|via=AL.com|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=April 10, 2018}} In April 2014, the Deans were invited by the Bradleys to visit their home in Spokane, Washington, and the meeting was both pleasant and productive.{{cite news|last=Janci|first=Jenelle|url=http://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/america-s-got-talent-appearance-responsible-for-music-duo-the/article_ed53c3a0-57da-11e5-b0e0-0bcf68c980c7.html|title=America's Got Talent appearance responsible for music duo The Sweeplings|website=Lancaster Online|location=Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|date=September 10, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2016|quote=[Bradley:] It was a little scary for me ... we basically invited a stranger to our home for three days." "[Dean:] It should be awkward the first time around, but I felt really at home with the [Bradleys].}} Within their first weekend, Cami Bradley and Whitney Dean had co-written eight songs.{{cite newspaper |last=Johnson|first=Laura|url=http://www.inlander.com/spokane/crossing-lines/Content?oid=2367836|title=Crossing Lines|newspaper=Inlander|location=Spokane, Washington|date=October 15, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2016}}

A self-titled, four-song EP was released in September 2014,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sweeplings-mw0003016148|title=The Sweeplings – The Sweeplings|publisher=AllMusic|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=June 6, 2018}} but the new duo did little promotion at first, because Bradley did not want her fans to be confused if the pairing did not work out; Bradley also wanted to make clear that she and Dean were not a romantic couple. Instead, she released videos of cover songs as a solo artist so people would not forget about her.

In August 2015, the Sweeplings released their debut album, Rise & Fall, on their own label. NPR had premiered the song "Carry Me Home" the month before,{{cite web|last=Presley|first=Katie|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/07/08/421154209/song-premiere-the-sweeplings-carry-me-home|title=Song Premiere: The Sweeplings, 'Carry Me Home'|publisher=NPR|date=July 8, 2015|access-date=September 6, 2016}} and iTunes later placed the song on its list of the 25 best singer-songwriter tracks of 2015.

In February 2016, Billboard premiered the video for "Under Your Spell", a song about the struggle with life choices.{{cite magazine|last=Titus|first=Christa|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6867357/sweeplings-under-your-spell-premiere|title=The Sweeplings Premiere 'Under Your Spell' Video: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=September 5, 2016}} Albums to follow included Covers, Ch. 1; the EP Winter's Call;{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/winters-call-mw0003014872|title=Winter's Call – The Sweeplings|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 8, 2018}} a Christmas album, Merrier Days;{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/merrier-days-mw0003114257|title=Merrier Days – The Sweeplings|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 8, 2018}} a deluxe version of Rise & Fall;{{cite newspaper |last=Podplesky|first=Azaria|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/15/the-sweeplings-to-tease-new-album-during-kroc-cent/|title=The Sweeplings to tease new album during Kroc Center performance|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2018}} and the EP Sleepwalking. An album planned for 2018 was put on hold when "some tragedy, some loss, some internal struggle" led Bradley and Dean to take an extended break.

In 2020, Losing Ground was released as two EPs; the first in March,{{cite web|last=Bialas|first=Michael|url=https://www.popmatters.com/sweeplings-in-between-premiere-2644894317.html|title=Folk-pop's the Sweeplings Find Solid Ground 'In Between' Connected Projects|magazine=PopMatters|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020}}{{indent|2}}{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Macie|url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-sweeplings-bleed-me-white-new-song-video/|title=The Sweeplings premiere 'Bleed Me White' with an important message|magazine=American Songwriter|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020}} and the second in September. Each volume features seven songs. Also in 2020, The Sweeplings uploaded several official music videos to their YouTube channel, including "In Between" in January, "Bleed Me White" in March, and "I Won't Go" in August.

==Carmen Jane==

In 2019, Bradley formed a second collaboration in addition to her music with the Sweeplings. After her given name, Carmen Jane is a collaboration between Bradley and Bennett "Benn Suede" Vogelman.[https://www.inlander.com/music/carmen-jane-is-moving-to-los-angeles-for-pop-career-advancement-not-because-she-wants-to-leave-spokane-25305147 "Carmen Jane is moving to Los Angeles for pop career advancement... not because she wants to leave Spokane"],Seth Sommerfeld, The Inlander January 19, 2023, retrieved 4/27/2024 Carmen Jane makes songs that feature a different tone than her other work,{{cite newspaper |last=Condran|first=Ed|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/oct/01/meet-carmen-jane-spokane-singer-songwriter-and-agt/|title=Singer-songwriter and AGT alum Cami Bradley is focused on 'fun', family, friends and Spokane|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=October 3, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020|postscript=. Bradley's music became more "personal and vulnerable" over eight years of various illnesses suffered by her father, who died in March 2020.}} a more experimental "dark pop" sound reminiscent of Billie Eilish. Bradley's collaborator in Germany is producer Nico Rebscher, and their work is "the first time I've felt fully me in music."{{cite newspaper |last=Weinbender|first=Nathan|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/after-a-stint-on-americas-got-talent-local-singer-songwriter-cami-bradley-looked-to-reinvent-her-sound-and-herself/Content?oid=18647909|title=After a stint on America{{'}}s Got Talent, local singer-songwriter Cami Bradley looked to reinvent her sound—and herself|newspaper=Inlander|location=Spokane, Washington|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=March 28, 2020}}

Carmen Jane is based in Los Angeles, where Bradley also travels to write music with her brother, Ryan.

Critical reception

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People magazine praised Bradley during her appearances on America's Got Talent. "There's something about this 25-year-old's voice that pulls you in as she takes on classic songs and makes them her own."{{cite web|last=Blumm|first=K. C.|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20736561,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920145416/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20736561,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2013|title=America's Got Talent: Who Should Win?|work=People|location=New York City|date=September 18, 2013|access-date=September 7, 2016}} Of "Believe", entertainment editor Avery Thompson wrote, "with just a piano and her incredible voice, Cami stole the show and perhaps the competition."{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Avery|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/08/14/americas-got-talent-cami-bradley-believe-video-august-13-recap/|title=America's Got Talent Recap: Cami Bradley Takes A Risk With 'Believe'|work=Hollywood Life|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=June 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607142001/http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/08/14/americas-got-talent-cami-bradley-believe-video-august-13-recap/|url-status=dead}}

A readers' poll conducted annually by Inlander named Bradley the Best Singer-Songwriter of 2015 and 2016. She placed second in the same poll in both 2017 and 2018.{{cite newspaper |last=Johnson|first=Laura|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/arts/BestOf?oid=2428331|title=Arts | Best of the Inland Northwest Reader's Poll | 2015|newspaper=Inlander|location=Spokane, Washington|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2018}}{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper |last=Johnson|first=Laura|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/best-of-the-arts/BestOf?oid=2725378|title=Best of the Inland Northwest Readers Poll 2016|newspaper=Inlander|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=June 4, 2018}}{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper |last=Weinbender|first=Nathan|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/best-of-2017-music/BestOf?oid=3453776|title=Best of 2017 |newspaper=Inlander|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2018}}{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper |last=Byrd|first=Jordy|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/best-of-2018-music/BestOf?oid=8835135|title=Best of 2018 |newspaper=Inlander|date=March 22, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2018}}

AllMusic wrote that songs composed by Bradley and Dean reveal "a penchant for haunting, tender harmonies and a roots-inspired sound that bears similarities to The Civil Wars."{{cite web|last=Monger|first=Timothy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-sweeplings-mn0003427468/biography|title=The Sweeplings – Biography by Timothy Monger|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 23, 2018|postscript=. Dean toured for two years with John Paul White prior to White's stint with The Civil Wars. Bradley was a fan of the band, whose departure left a "giant hole to fill".}} PopDust rated Rise & Fall No. 15 on its list of best albums of 2015,{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Jason|url=https://www.popdust.com/here-are-the-22-best-albums-of-2015-1892089898.html|title=Here Are The 22 Best Albums of 2015|work=PopDust|location=New York City|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2016|archive-date=May 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516180107/https://www.popdust.com/here-are-the-22-best-albums-of-2015-1892089898.html|url-status=dead}} on which "Dean and Bradley float across vast landscapes of dusty tones and shadowy figures."{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Jason|url=http://www.popdust.com/the-sweeplings-piece-together-musics-healing-power-on-rise-fall-1892026406.html|title=The Sweeplings Piece Together Music's Healing Power On Rise & Fall|work=PopDust|location=New York City|date=December 5, 2015|access-date=September 6, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911211057/http://www.popdust.com/the-sweeplings-piece-together-musics-healing-power-on-rise-fall-1892026406.html|url-status=dead}} The Birmingham News called it "an uncommonly focused, polished and big-stage-ready debut from an independent band". Elmore Magazine noted Bradley's "concise" chemistry with Dean.{{cite web|last=Hillegas|first=Brenda|url=http://www.elmoremagazine.com/2015/11/reviews/albums/the-sweeplings|title=Album Reviews: The Sweeplings Rise & Fall|work=Elmore Magazine|location=New York City|date=November 11, 2015|access-date=September 6, 2016}}

In its review of Sleepwalking, Atwood Magazine wrote, "Cami Bradley's breathtaking voice leads with pain and passion, charged with a poignant edge that is as biting as it is bitten."{{cite web|last=Mosk|first=Mitch|url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/sleepwalking-ep-sweeplings-premiere/|title=EP Premiere: The Haunting Allure of the Sweeplings' Sleepwalking|work=Atwood Magazine|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=April 8, 2018}}

Personal life

Eric and Cami Bradley lived primarily in Spokane, Washington, and worked at her father's church there. They bought a small second home in Huntsville, Alabama, to facilitate Cami's career with the Sweeplings; their home search was featured on a 2016 episode of Tiny House Hunting.{{cite newspaper |last=Johnson|first=Laura|url=http://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2016/02/10/cami-bradleys-the-sweeplings-continue-to-impress-on-the-national-scene|title=Cami Bradley's the Sweeplings continue to impress on the national scene|newspaper=Inlander|location=Spokane, Washington|date=February 10, 2016|access-date=September 5, 2016}} Cami Bradley also is a professional photographer. They moved to Los Angeles in 2023 to facilitate the development of her pop career.[https://www.inlander.com/music/carmen-jane-is-moving-to-los-angeles-for-pop-career-advancement-not-because-she-wants-to-leave-spokane-25305147 "Carmen Jane is moving to Los Angeles for pop career advancement... not because she wants to leave Spokane"],Seth Sommerfeld, The Inlander January 19, 2023, retrieved 4/27/2024

==Discography==

=Albums=

;As a solo artist

  • Anomalous (2009)
  • Unhinged (EP, 2009)
  • Seas (2013)

;With the Sweeplings

  • The Sweeplings (EP, 2014)
  • Rise & Fall (2015)
  • Covers, Ch. 1 (2016)
  • Winter's Call (EP, 2016)
  • Rise & Fall (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
  • Merrier Days (EP, 2017)
  • Sleepwalking (EP, 2017)
  • Losing Ground Vol. 1 (EP, 2020)
  • Losing Ground Vol. 2 (EP, 2020)

=Singles=

;As a solo artist

  • "Come Around" (2013)

;With the Sweeplings

  • "Snow May Be Falling" (2014)
  • "Cannonball" (2015)
  • "Carry Me Home" (2015)
  • "In Too Deep" (2016)
  • "Hold Tight" (2016)
  • "What We Once Were" (2016)
  • "Fool" (2017)
  • "Losing You" (2017)
  • "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2018)
  • "In Between" (2020){{cite AV media|people=The Sweeplings (official)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ZZQhn77zQ|title='In Between' – (Official Music Video) – The Sweeplings|publisher=YouTube|date=January 24, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020}}
  • "Bleed Me White" (2020){{cite AV media|people=The Sweeplings (official)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_P4C1cRLXA|title='Bleed Me White' – (Official Music Video) – The Sweeplings|publisher=YouTube|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020}}
  • "Shake the Dust" (2020){{cite AV media|people=The Sweeplings (official)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ60yNdOxeA|title='Shake the Dust' – (Official Music Video) – The Sweeplings|publisher=YouTube|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}
  • "Running" (2020){{cite AV media|people=The Sweeplings (official)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVBd-wEySU4|title='Running' – (Official Music Video) – The Sweeplings|publisher=YouTube|date=May 15, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}
  • "Deep & Wild" (2020){{cite AV media|people=The Sweeplings (official)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Hl9gFxz3M|title='Deep & Wild' – (Official Music Video) – The Sweeplings|publisher=YouTube|date=June 16, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}
  • "I Won't Go" (2020){{cite AV media|people=The Sweeplings (official)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95l9Dy5fiE|title='I Won't Go' – (Official Music Video) – The Sweeplings|publisher=YouTube|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}

References

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