“Love and healing are at the center of the songs that Crow and Gazelle create. ”
“The duo knows how to use spare instrumentation in a creative, powerful manner without being bombastic … it’s consistent and gratifying with a McCartney-balladry touch. Mike’s deep voice is a sharp contrast to the angelic tones of Chrislyn. Therein lies the attraction that is the elixir of their repertoire. A pleasurable listen, focused on lyrics, melodies & their pristine vocals. What’s evident is persistent beauty. ”
“...a plea to not give up in the face of what seems like overwhelming odds. Take just one more breath, do just one more thing, and that’s the first step to healing…It’s beautiful, and poignant.”
Crow and gazelle is the musical and artistic partnership of Mike McClure and Chrislyn Lawrence.
It is a hymnodic, moving collaboration borne out of the connection between two people healing, loving, and growing together, as they try to answer the call to share universal truths, and healing, with others.
Their songs—built around their entangled close harmonies, powerful lyrics, and sparse, reverent instrumentation— are wrought out of radical love. Their debut outing, As Above Now So Below, which was released on April 26, 2024, is an album centered on acceptance and growth in the face of pain… and on embracing the sacred nature within each and every one of us.
Mike and Chrislyn met nearly two decades ago, or maybe lifetimes ago,
and then reconnected in 2018 when they were both
in the midst of personal reckonings and changes.
They didn’t fall in love, they rose up to meet each other there.
From the Oklahoma hills and the plains of west Texas
it’s the whole linear circle coming back around to lean in
and breathe deeper.
Through music, Crow and Gazelle explore deeply personal and universal experiences like grief, the healing power of love, anxiety, addiction, and religious trauma. In each song, and throughout their live shows, the artists reach deep inside to feel and share pathways to a better understanding of being alive.
They don’t have all the answers, but they aren’t afraid to try and find them,
as they embrace the raw wonder of the unknown.
LISTEN TO THE UPCOMING RELEASE - TRUTH BE TOLD
Getting to know Crow and Gazelle : Some Highlights
CG 2024 Debut album received reviews and love from American Songwriter, Twangville, Americana Highways, No Depression, and more
Mike produced early albums for Turnpike Troubadours, Kaitlin Butts, Jason Boland, and all Cross Canadian Ragweed albums
Mike is a founding artist of “red dirt” music from Oklahoma
Chrislyn was a Woody Guthrie Festival featured poet in 2022; performed her poem with David Amram accompanying
Chrislyn is a trauma informed yoga teacher
Garth Brooks cut one of Mike’s songs in 2005; reissuing that song in 2024
Supported American Aquarium - 2023
Supported Steve Earle in Oklahoma - 2025
Successfully funded Kickstarter for debut album - LINK HERE
CG co-produced Mike’s last solo album, “Looking Up,” which charted top 25 on the Americana Charts in Sept 2020
Played the infamous Bitter End in NY in November 2024, as part of the New Folk Initiative with WFUV
Debut at Mile 0 Fest in Key West, January 2025, returning 2026
TWANGVILLE ALBUM REVIEW
“Crow and Gazelle don’t just play music— they create moments, shared experiences that remind us of our own humanity. In a world that often feels disconnected and chaotic, their music is a tether, grounding us, reminding us that we are not alone…” Black Moon media
“ I hurry to recommend "Crow & Gazelle." The union (both musical and personal) of red-dirt legend Mike McClure and the multi-talented Chrislyn Lawrence is music that is made for all the right reasons - it’s full of redemption and promise. To my ears, they are the best new folk/americana duo working in music today.” Greg Johnson, The Blue Door, OKC
