Holly Miranda

Holly Miranda
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States
Occupation(s) Musician,
Singer-songwriter
Years active 2003–present
Labels Dangerbird Records
Associated acts Raven Mayhem, The Jealous Girlfriends, Tegan and Sara
Website Official Site

Holly Miranda is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Besides being trained in piano, Holly is a self-taught guitar and trumpet player. In 2001, she recorded "High Above The City", a 20-track solo album available only at shows. In the fall of 2003, Holly met and teamed up with Alex Lipsen, producer and keys player. The project evolved into The Jealous Girlfriends, a four piece band based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Life and career

1983–2000: Early life

Miranda grew up singing in church, in Detroit, learning piano at age 6 and picking up the guitar at 14, around the time she began writing songs. At the age of 16, she moved to New York, dropping out of high school and finishing her degree through correspondence. She scored a record deal by the time she was 17, recording with major label BMG, but the end result was less than thrilling.

"I ended up walking away from [it]", Miranda said. "It's, like, in a safe somewhere and no one's ever heard it."

2001-2007: Career beginnings, The Jealous Girlfriends

After moving to New York, she met the people she'd eventually refer to as bandmates for The Jealous Girlfriends. The Jealous Girlfriends toured with Nada Surf and Delta Spirit, and had their songs featured on the TV shows like CSI: Miami, The L Word and Grey's Anatomy.[1] The band received critical acclaim, but is currently on a break, Miranda said, but all continuing on their own musical pursuits.[2]

2008 - Present: Return to solo career

After The Jealous Girlfriends went on hiatus, Holly Miranda decided to release a solo album with help from her producer friend TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek.[3] The Magician's Private Library was recorded in 2008. Miranda's publisher Chrysalis Music financed the album, but it wasn't formally released until 2010 after Miranda was signed to XL Recordings.[4] The Magician's Private Library received positive reviews from critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it garnered an average score of 68/100.[5] The album peaked at #40 on the U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers, becoming her first album to chart on any Billboard chart.[6] "Forest Green, Oh Forest Green" was released as the album's lead single, followed by "Waves".

In support of The Magician's Private Library, Holly Miranda toured as the opening act on Tegan and Sara's US tour.[7] Miranda also toured as a supporting act on the Xx Tour by the xx,[3] and the Lungs Tour by Florence and the Machine.[8] Holly appears as a featured artist in Theophilus London's song 'Love Is Real' from his 2011 album Timez Are Weird These Days. Her vocals were also used in CREEP's single 'Animals' released on the 17 January 2012. She is also the featured vocalist on Mmoths single 'All These Things' from his entitled Diaries released March 2013.

Holly parted ways with XL Recordings and began self-producing a new album. In 2013 She released two singles on the label Federal Prism formed by David Andrew Sitek. Then in January 2015 she signed to Dangerbird Records for release her new full-length eponymous solo album. After writing in Joshua Tree, she recorded most of the album in Brooklyn, New York, enlisting the help of bandmates Timmy Mislock, Maria Eisen and David Jack Daniels, while taking turns herself on piano, drums, guitar and bass. The new album is set to for release on May 19th, 2015.

Personal life

Miranda is a lesbian, but she doesn't like to label herself when it comes to being talked about as a musician. "I have no problem being out, but I don't think it has anything to do with my music", Miranda said. "I like who I like. I don't want people to not listen to my music because of that and I don't want people to listen to my music because of that. I haven't had to deal with it in a professional way very much yet."[9]


Discography

Solo

Albums

Singles


The Jealous Girlfriends

References

  1. ↑ L, Seraphina (2009-01-09). "Interview: Know Your NYC Bands with The Jealous Girlfriends". BeatCrave (uCrave). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. ↑ Who is... Holly Miranda Retrieved 17 March 2010
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Saxelby, Ruth (2009-11-18). "Holly Miranda: "It sounded like I was in their heads."". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. ↑ Sisario, Ben (2010-02-19). "Music - Holly Miranda - A Young Singer's Newest Transformation - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Holly Miranda Profile at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  6. ↑ "The Magician's Private Library - Holly Miranda". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  7. ↑ Hood, John (2010-02-19). "Q&A With Holly Miranda, Opening for Tegan and Sara This Sunday - Miami Music - Crossfade". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  8. ↑ Birman, Paul (2009-10-28). "Florence & the Machine played Letterman (video) & Bowery Ballroom w/ Holly Miranda (and Nada Surf) - pics & setlist". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  9. ↑ Holly Miranda is an Overnight Success 11 Years in the Making | AfterEllen.com Retrieved 17 March 2010

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