Published Date:
28 February 2010
BROOKLYN-based singer/songwriter Holly Miranda may appear to be something of an edgy indie-pop newcomer, but the release of her debut full-length – The Magician's Private Library – is actually the culmination of more than a decade's worth of writing and performing.
Most recently the frontwoman for The Jealous Girlfriends, Miranda has produced an album full of shadowy, brooding and atmospheric songs that recall Feist, Portishead and Bat For Lashes.
The Magician's Private Library tempers lush, electronic beds with serrated shards of minor key guitar and violin shadings, insistent beats, loping bass runs and vocals that are often multi-tracked in harmonies that intentionally never seem to quite match up. The effect is an incongruous fusion of gleaming, richly textured instrumentation, turned askew and distorted, and melodies that glide by with just an occasional bump in the dark.
Lead track Waves is a glimmering, slow motion 3am dreamscape of electronic mosaics, Miranda's voice a mix of cool nonchalance with a glint of menace; a Valentine wrapped in barbed wire. High recommended.
Release Date: February 22
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Last Updated:
28 February 2010 11:12 PM
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Source:
n/a
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Location:
Selby
