Name: Understanding
Brand: Mirah

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

KLP268cd

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-09-07

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Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

789856126828

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Mirah

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

K Records

Mirah is a talented singer-songwriter known for her unique blend of indie folk and pop music. With her soulful vocals and heartfelt lyrics, she has captivated audiences around the world.
Her music is often compared to artists like Thao & Mirah, Mates of State, and The Blow. Mirah's songs are characterized by their introspective nature and poetic storytelling.
She has collaborated with various musicians throughout her career, including Rilo Kiley, Gregory and the Hawk, Laura Veirs, and many others. Mirah's discography showcases her versatility as an artist, with each album offering a fresh perspective on love, loss, and personal growth.

Mirah's album Understanding. Available here on LP and CD.

Understanding, Mirah's 6th full length solo record, is a conscientious return to her early unconventional recording process - an embrace of spirited imperfection and rawness inclusive of rough first takes, natural room sounds, and a fair amount of broken equipment. Bathed in the sparkles of disco ball light, Mirah recorded demos with vocals, guitar, organ, and percussion in a former army barracks gymnasium at The Headlands Center for the Arts, where she spent four weeks as an artist in residence. Once home in Brooklyn, Mirah teamed up with her frequent co-producer Eli Crews (tUnE-yArDs, The Julie Ruin, Son Lux) and invited Deerhoof's Greg Saunier to join them in the studio. The collaboration sparked new textures and ideas. Building on top of Mirah's vibrant original tracks, they used midi to transform a marimba into a distorted farfisa melody, drastically lowered the pitch of vocals until they morphed into sub-bass lines, and added layers of distinct timbres from Crews' extensive vintage synth collection, a mellotron, and an 80's era Soviet drum machine. Written and recorded in a time of political and personal upheaval - family illness and the death of a dear friend - Mirah (one of the best lyricists of our indie rock generation) uses her sharp intellect, empathy, and a measure of levity to shine a light on the world around us and the ways of our own hearts, showing us that understanding is what we all need a little more of. Understanding is the third release on Mirah's own imprint, Absolute Magnitude Recordings.

Understanding

Music US