Holly Miranda

Last updated
Holly Miranda
Holly Miranda at The Saint Asbury Park NJ 06102015 face sms.jpg
Miranda performing as part of the Asbury Cafe Series at The Saint in Asbury Park, 2015
Background information
Born (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 42)
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Years active2003–present
Labels Dangerbird Records
Website Official Site

Holly Miranda (born 21 September 1982) [1] 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.

Contents

Early life

Miranda grew up singing in church, in Detroit, learning piano at age six and picking up the guitar at 14, around the time she began writing songs. [2] At the age of 16, she moved to New York City, dropping out of high school and finishing her degree through correspondence. She earned a deal with major label BMG at the age of 17, but the music she recorded for them was never released. [2] Miranda commented on this, saying: "I ended up walking away from [it]. It's, like, in a safe somewhere and no one's ever heard it." [2]

Career

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 TV shows like CSI: Miami , The L Word and Grey's Anatomy . [3] The band received critical acclaim, and is currently on a break, with all band members continuing on their own musical pursuits. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7] The album peaked at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers, becoming her first album to chart on any Billboard chart. [8] "Forest Green, Oh Forest Green" was released as the album's lead single, followed by "Waves".[ citation needed ]

In support of The Magician's Private Library, Holly Miranda toured as the opening act on Tegan and Sara's U.S. tour. [9] Miranda also toured as a supporting act on the Xx Tour by the xx, [5] and the Lungs Tour by Florence and the Machine. [10] Holly appears as a featured artist in Theophilus London's song "Love Is Real" from his album Timez Are Weird These Days (2011).[ citation needed ] Her vocals are used in Creep's single "Animals" released on January 17, 2012. [11] She is also the featured vocalist on Mmoths single "All These Things" from his album entitled Diaries released March 2013.[ citation needed ]

Miranda parted ways with XL Recordings and began self-producing a new album.[ citation needed ] In 2013 she released two singles on the label Federal Prism formed by David Andrew Sitek.[ citation needed ] Then in January 2015[ citation needed ] she signed to Dangerbird Records to 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.[ citation needed ] The album was released on May 18, 2015. [12]

It was announced that Holly Miranda would be releasing a covers EP titled Party Trick on May 13, 2016, via Dangerbird Records. [13]

Miranda released a new album titled Mutual Horse in 2018, featuring a contribution from TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone.

Personal life

Miranda is homosexual, 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."

Discography

Miranda on stage at The Saint in Asbury Park, 2015. Holly Miranda at The Saint Asbury Park NJ 06102015 play sms.jpg
Miranda on stage at The Saint in Asbury Park, 2015.

Solo

Albums

Singles

  • "Forest Green, Oh Forest Green" (2009)
  • "Waves" (2010)
  • "Desert Call" (2013)
  • "Everlasting" (2013)
  • "All I Want is to be Your Girl" (2015)
  • "Midnight Oil" (2017) (w/ The New Asylum Choir)

The Jealous Girlfriends

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelis</span> American singer (born 1979)

Kelis Rogers is an American singer-songwriter and chef. She attended New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she played saxophone and was selected for the Girls Choir of Harlem. Upon graduation, Rogers landed a role as a backing vocalist for the hip hop group Gravediggaz. She then began working with music producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—collectively known as the Neptunes—who led her to sign with Virgin Records in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tegan and Sara</span> Canadian indie rock/indie pop duo

Tegan and Sara is a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin. Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TV on the Radio</span> American rock band

TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe, David Andrew Sitek, Kyp Malone, and Jaleel Bunton. Gerard Smith was a member of the band from 2005 until his death in 2011.

<i>Season of Glass</i> (album) 1981 studio album by Yoko Ono

Season of Glass is the fifth studio album by Yoko Ono, her first solo recording after the murder of her husband John Lennon. Season of Glass, released in 1981, reached number 49 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, making it Ono's highest-charting solo album to date.

<i>So Jealous</i> 2004 studio album by Tegan and Sara

So Jealous is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released on September 14, 2004. It is their third album on Vapor Records. The album went gold in Canada and was nominated for a Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Two singles were released, "Walking with a Ghost" and "Speak Slow", with videos for each. "Walking with a Ghost" became the title song of their EP Walking with a Ghost, and was later covered by The White Stripes. The album art was created by designer EE Storey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miranda Lambert</span> American country singer (born 1983)

Miranda Leigh Lambert is an American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place on the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition which aired on the USA Network. Outside her solo career, she is a member of the Pistol Annies, a group she formed in 2011 alongside Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. Lambert has been honored by the Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards. Lambert has been honored with more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history and was named by the Chicago Tribune as the "greatest country music artist of all time" in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Sitek</span> American musician and record producer

David Andrew Sitek is an American musician and record producer, known for his work with his band TV on the Radio. He has also worked with bands such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Foals, Celebration, Little Dragon, Wavves, Beady Eye, and Weezer, and produced free jazz-influenced remixes of songs by artists such as Beck and Nine Inch Nails, and has contributed a solo track to the Red Hot Organization Dark Was the Night charity compilation. He is also a photographer and painter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Radio Dept.</span> Swedish dream pop band

The Radio Dept. is a Swedish dream pop band from Lund, Sweden.

<i>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</i> (album) 2007 studio album by Miranda Lambert

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is the second studio album by American country music artist, Miranda Lambert, released May 1, 2007, by Columbia Nashville. It was produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke.

<i>The Con</i> (album) 2007 studio album by Tegan and Sara

The Con is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released on July 24, 2007. The album charted at number 4 in Canada and at number 34 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Two singles were released from the album, "Back in Your Head" and "The Con", which both had music videos filmed for them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Jealous Girlfriends</span> American rock band

The Jealous Girlfriends is a rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. Their music video for "How Now", directed by Sarah Soquel Morhaim, won first place for the iPod Music Video Contest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tegan and Sara discography</span> Band discography

Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara have released ten studio albums and thirteen singles. They released their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, independently in 1999. Their first major release was This Business of Art, released in 2000 on Vapor Records. This album contained their debut single, "The First".

<i>Sainthood</i> (album) 2009 studio album by Tegan and Sara

Sainthood is the sixth studio album by the Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released in the UK on October 26, 2009 and in the US on October 27, by Sire Records.

Stuart D. Bogie is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and music producer. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Bogie became a staple in the Brooklyn music scene.

<i>The Magicians Private Library</i> 2010 studio album by Holly Miranda

The Magician's Private Library is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Holly Miranda, released February 23, 2010, in the United States by XL Recordings. It was produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and Celebration's Katrina Ford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forest Green, Oh Forest Green</span> 2009 single by Holly Miranda

Forest Green, Oh Forest Green is the first single by American singer-songwriter Holly Miranda from her album The Magician's Private Library, released 9 November 2009 in the UK and 17 November 2009 in the United States by XL Recordings. It was co-written and features guest vocals by musician Brendan Coon.

<i>Maximum Balloon</i> 2010 studio album by Maximum Balloon

Maximum Balloon is the debut solo studio album by American musician and record producer Dave Sitek. It was released on September 21, 2010, via DGC/Interscope Records. Produced by Sitek himself, it features guest appearances from Aku of D.O.Z, Ambrosia Parsley, David Byrne, Holly Miranda, Karen O, Katrina Ford, Little Dragon and Theophilus London, as well as his TV on the Radio bandmates Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe.

<i>Pickin Up the Pieces</i> (Fitz and the Tantrums album) 2010 studio album by Fitz and the Tantrums

Pickin' Up the Pieces is the debut studio album by American band Fitz and the Tantrums, released on August 24, 2010, by Dangerbird Records. After the success of their home-recorded debut EP, Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1 and touring, Dangerbird signed the group, who immediately began work on Pieces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Hundred in the Hands</span> American electronic music duo

The Hundred in the Hands is an American electronic music duo from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2008. The band consists of Eleanore Everdell and Jason Friedman. The band blends synth-pop with post-punk and dream pop elements.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alligator (Tegan and Sara song)</span> 2009 single by Tegan and Sara

"Alligator" is the second single taken from Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara's sixth studio album Sainthood (2009). It was originally released in the United Kingdom in October 2009, a day before the release of the album, as a digital download. In March 2010, the single was released 17 track remix album in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada as a digital download and 12" vinyl. The single charted at number 32 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.

References

  1. ↑ "Holly Miranda on Instagram: "Jesus year looks like this."". Instagram. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Bendix, Trish (22 July 2009). "Holly Miranda is an Overnight Success 11 Years in the Making". afterellen.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ↑ L, Seraphina (2009-01-09). "Interview: Know Your NYC Bands with The Jealous Girlfriends". BeatCrave. uCrave. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. ↑ Who is... Holly Miranda Retrieved 2010-03-17
  5. 1 2 Saxelby, Ruth (2009-11-18). "Holly Miranda: "It sounded like I was in their heads."". Dummy Mag. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  6. ↑ Sisario, Ben (2010-02-19). "Music - Holly Miranda - A Young Singer's Newest Transformation - NYTimes.com". New York Times . Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Holly Miranda Profile at Metacritic.com". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  8. ↑ "The Magician's Private Library - Holly Miranda". Billboard . Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Animals (feat. Holly Miranda) by Creep". Itunes.apple.com. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Holly Miranda by Holly Miranda". Itunes.apple.com. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Dangerbird. "Dangerbird Records Holly Miranda Announces Covers EP "Party Trick"". Dangerbirdrecords.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.