Mirah

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Mirah (pronounced mear-rah) -- full name Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn -- was born on her mother's kitchen table. The daughter of artistic parents, the singer/songwriter had a passion for music from early childhood. While fronting the jazz band the Hot Set in Olympia, WA, playing wedding parties and bar mitzvahs to earn extra cash, Mirah began writing her own brand of lo-fi, slice-of-life indie pop, a style later compared to that of grrrl rocker Liz Phair. Powered only by her guitar and standout singing voice -- known around small-town Olympia as the sexiest voice in rock -- Mirah performed her own songs under her own name and people took notice. Phil Elvrum of the psychedelic pop group the Microphones invited Mirah to lend her lilting voice and guitar playing to the Microphones' albums Don't Wake Me Up and Window. She later toured with the band across North America and Canada. Mirah's first full-length solo album, You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This, was released in June 2000 by the K label. Elvrum produced the freshman record, assisting with much of the instrumentation. Yo Yo Recordings released her single-sided album Storageland in 2001. In 2002, Mirah returned to K with the breathtaking Advisory Committee and, with collaborator Ginger Brooks Takahashi, released Songs from the Black Mountain Music Project in summer 2003. The following year was also busy for Mirah: To All We Stretch the Open Arm (which also featured the Black Cat Orchestra) and C'mon Miracle both arrived in 2004. The remix collection Joyride appeared in late 2006, while Share This Place, a concept album about the lives of insects featuring Spectratone International, was released in summer 2007. The following year The Old Days Feeling, a collection of pre-You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This songs with liner notes courtesy of Calvin Johnson, arrived, and Mirah's fourth solo album, (A)spera, which featured production by Elvrum, Tucker Martine, and Adam Selzer, appeared in 2009. In 2011, Mirah teamed up with her friend Thao for the simply named Thao & Mirah. ~ Betsy Boyd, Rovi

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  • Mirah
    Mirah sets release date for (a)spera
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    It's been a long wait, but fans of Portland-based songstress Mirah only need to hang in there for three more months until the release of the much-anti...
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    Mirah to drop new LP '(a)spera' in 2009
    prefixmag.com
    In 2004 Mirah gave us C'mon Miracle, and now, almost five years later, she's gonna give us some hope to match. The time of Mirah's forthcoming LP, (a)...
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    Mirah releasing insectuous new album, touring
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    Like the creepy crawly critters? Then you'll definitely be interested in K Records songstress Mirah's next project. She's teamed with Kyle Hanson and ...
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    Morning Benders, Mirah Pay Bob Dylan Tribute
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    pay tribute to that classic album by releasing the digital-only compilation Subterranean Home Sick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Bac...
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    Mirah and Thao to Tour Together
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    intentional and charmed as a real-life love child." In related news, Thao recently blogged for Oxfam America about her experience lobbying in Washingt...
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  • Mirah
    J. Tillman, Mirah, Morning Benders, More Contribute to Dylan Tribute
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    includes seven bonus tracks. Tracklisting: 1. "Subterranean Homesick Blues"— Peter Moren 2. "She Belongs to Me" — Ane Brun 3. "Maggie's Farm" — Castan...
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    Watch Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Thao, and Mirah Cover Salt-N-Pepa
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    Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen are currently on tour in support of the new season of "Portlandia". At the stop in San Francisco on December 30, th...
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    Backtrack: Mirah Advisory Committee
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    drawing connections to previous stops, celebrating artists' seminal platters. It's borne out of love for the unrivaled power of the album format, and ...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jul 11 Thursday
    New York, NY, US The Bowery Ballroom
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  • Oct 19 Saturday
    Portland, OR, US Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
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Discography

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  • (A)spera (2009)
    Mirah
    (A)spera (2009)
    K Records
  • The Old Days Feeling (2008)
    Mirah
    The Old Days Feeling (2008)
    Modern Radio Recordings
  • Share This Place (2007)
    Mirah
    Share This Place (2007)
    K Records
  • Joyride: Remixes (2006)
    Mirah
    Joyride: Remixes (2006)
    K Records
  • College Park Is Always Ready to Party (2006)
    Mirah
    College Park Is Always Ready to Party (2006)
    morning light records
  • C'mon Miracle (2004)
    Mirah
    C'mon Miracle (2004)
    K Records
  • To All We Stretch the Open Arm (2004)
    Mirah
    To All We Stretch the Open Arm (2004)
    Yoyo Recordings
  • Songs from the Black Mountain Music Project (2003)
    Mirah
    Songs from the Black Mountain Music Project (2003)
    K Records
  • Advisory Committee (2001)
    Mirah
    Advisory Committee (2001)
    K Records
  • You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This (2000)
    Mirah
    You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This (2000)
    K Records
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