In my recent (or like years long) haze of dance music I somehow completely missed the 2009 release from one of my past faves, Mirah. At the beginning of the 00's Mirah released her first full length album of charming, honest and generally great songs on K Records. "You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This" featured songs that perfectly captured lo-fi love, both friendly and otherwise, and a glimpse of a loving community. Over the years we've gotten more love songs and war songs and collaborations and even remixes, all more or less charming, honest and generally great in one way or another. Mirah's 2009 release (A)Spera is no exception.
The songs on (A)Spera are a little less lyrically straightforward than some of her earlier works but all tell very human stories in varying degrees of abstraction. Her voice is casual and soft with the tiniest bit of gravel and the music ranges from a stripped down guitar to a full band and string section. She's not reinventing the Mirah wheel here, but that doesn't make it any less interesting to listen to.
Although (A)Spera came out in March, I'm kind of glad I discovered it now. Even though there are some upbeat numbers on the record, Mirah just seems like Wintertime music to me so it's a nice musical addition to these dark days. If you are way behind like me, check out the first track from (A)Spera and remixes from YACHT and Guy Sigsworth from the 2006 Mirah remix album "Joyride:Remixes".
Mirah - Generosity
Mirah - Make It Hot (Over Remix)
Mirah - La Familia (Guy Sigsworth remix)
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Man, I'll bet she has the best weed.
Seriously--have you ever seen her live?
Mirah's great live, besides stage presence she also does entirely unique versions of her old songs that'll leave you breathless!
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The links have been fixed, thanks for the heads up.
The production of "La Familia" reminds me of "Headlock" by Imogen Heap.
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