Spring Break
Mirah continues to deliver another stellar recording
Alysson Cwyk
Issue date: 8/8/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Growing up on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Bala Cynwyd native Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn, simply known as Mirah, has greatly developed as a musician since her college days at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. Now a Pacific Northwest resident, Mirah continues to beautify the lo-fi, indie rock sounds of today.
Since the 2000 release of her debut break-through album, "You Think It's Like This But It's Really Like This," Mirah has graced stages around the world, performing with the likes of Kimya Dawson, The Blow and The Microphones. Mirah's popularity among her peers has even led to the release of 2007's "Joyride: Remixes," a double-disc album filled with dance remixes of Mirah songs. Her angelic voice and simple, yet striking material has drawn me in since my
first listen in early high school.
Any loyal fan can differentiate the matured sounds between Mirah's first album compared to her last solo studio release of "C'mon Miracle." The themes, musicianship, and control over her guitar and piano have all risen from four-track simplicity to studio mastery. But sometime within the past eight years, Mirah has recorded and collaborated on pieces that never made it to final cuts on any of her albums. Thus, "The Old Days Feeling" has been created.
Released in the summer of 2008, Mirah's "The Old Days Feeling" off of the Modern Radio Record Label links together the missing series of works from the past decade of the artist's musical career. Fourteen delicately stunning tracks flow effortlessly throughout a little over 30 minutes of pure bliss.
In the past, Mirah's songs have been filled with underlying stories of relationships and heartbreak. Yet, the recordings on "The Old Days Feeling" prove to be a little bit more blunt compared to preceding releases-if not, somewhat beautifully dirty. When listening to Mirah's innocent sounding voice on these tracks, I sometimes ponder the thought of, "Did she really just say that?"
The album starts off with "Location Temporary," a soft, piano-chord filled relationship piece that quickly leads to the horn driven love tune of "Slighted." If you are looking to woo a crush with some witty pick-up lines, this track will hopefully inspire you with some odd lyrics like "If you were some kind of store/I'd rob you blind and lock the door/ You were the dream of summertime/I wished you would be mine."
Since the 2000 release of her debut break-through album, "You Think It's Like This But It's Really Like This," Mirah has graced stages around the world, performing with the likes of Kimya Dawson, The Blow and The Microphones. Mirah's popularity among her peers has even led to the release of 2007's "Joyride: Remixes," a double-disc album filled with dance remixes of Mirah songs. Her angelic voice and simple, yet striking material has drawn me in since my
first listen in early high school.
Any loyal fan can differentiate the matured sounds between Mirah's first album compared to her last solo studio release of "C'mon Miracle." The themes, musicianship, and control over her guitar and piano have all risen from four-track simplicity to studio mastery. But sometime within the past eight years, Mirah has recorded and collaborated on pieces that never made it to final cuts on any of her albums. Thus, "The Old Days Feeling" has been created.
Released in the summer of 2008, Mirah's "The Old Days Feeling" off of the Modern Radio Record Label links together the missing series of works from the past decade of the artist's musical career. Fourteen delicately stunning tracks flow effortlessly throughout a little over 30 minutes of pure bliss.
In the past, Mirah's songs have been filled with underlying stories of relationships and heartbreak. Yet, the recordings on "The Old Days Feeling" prove to be a little bit more blunt compared to preceding releases-if not, somewhat beautifully dirty. When listening to Mirah's innocent sounding voice on these tracks, I sometimes ponder the thought of, "Did she really just say that?"
The album starts off with "Location Temporary," a soft, piano-chord filled relationship piece that quickly leads to the horn driven love tune of "Slighted." If you are looking to woo a crush with some witty pick-up lines, this track will hopefully inspire you with some odd lyrics like "If you were some kind of store/I'd rob you blind and lock the door/ You were the dream of summertime/I wished you would be mine."
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