MUSIC REVIEW: Mira -- Apart
By Vera Chen
Apart is the second full length album of Mira, an indie pop band from Florida, with strong drums, blazing guitars, and singing which can burn everything. The five-member band consists of Alan Donaldson, Melody Fleck, Mark Davidson, Tom Parker, and Regina Sosinski. They released two albums under the well-known label Projekt before moving to Darkwave, another label famous for dark music in the U.S., in 2003, and have so far released 5 singles. Apart is their second album released under Projekt, in 2001.
It is sometimes difficult to define what kind of music Mira is actually producing, since they change it from time to time. In their first album, they seemed to have created a Gothic feeling with the cool sound of guitars, violins and Regina's gorgeous singing. But in Apart, a feeling of typical shoegazing can be sensed everywhere. With the sparkling sound of drums and guitars, they have built a wall of noise, through which Regina's seductive voice burns. Though they have already paid tribute to shoegazing music by covering the famous shoegazing band My Bloody Valentine's "When You Sleep," Apart is unexpected and amazing.
In this album, the band is reaching for something more threatening, solitary, and freezing inside. With the opening song , "Space," the mixed atmosphere is set by the changing vocals. As the songs progress, the dark beauty and wonder begins to unfold. The voice seems to struggle between both vague and solid sound-scapes, bending back and forth, having nowhere to get out. Fear and loneliness are spread everywhere in the air, which clutches at your heart always. Simply put it's an album that you'll become addicted to after the very first listen, and the more you touch it, the deeper you fall into its allure.
Apart is the second full length album of Mira, an indie pop band from Florida, with strong drums, blazing guitars, and singing which can burn everything. The five-member band consists of Alan Donaldson, Melody Fleck, Mark Davidson, Tom Parker, and Regina Sosinski. They released two albums under the well-known label Projekt before moving to Darkwave, another label famous for dark music in the U.S., in 2003, and have so far released 5 singles. Apart is their second album released under Projekt, in 2001.
It is sometimes difficult to define what kind of music Mira is actually producing, since they change it from time to time. In their first album, they seemed to have created a Gothic feeling with the cool sound of guitars, violins and Regina's gorgeous singing. But in Apart, a feeling of typical shoegazing can be sensed everywhere. With the sparkling sound of drums and guitars, they have built a wall of noise, through which Regina's seductive voice burns. Though they have already paid tribute to shoegazing music by covering the famous shoegazing band My Bloody Valentine's "When You Sleep," Apart is unexpected and amazing.
In this album, the band is reaching for something more threatening, solitary, and freezing inside. With the opening song , "Space," the mixed atmosphere is set by the changing vocals. As the songs progress, the dark beauty and wonder begins to unfold. The voice seems to struggle between both vague and solid sound-scapes, bending back and forth, having nowhere to get out. Fear and loneliness are spread everywhere in the air, which clutches at your heart always. Simply put it's an album that you'll become addicted to after the very first listen, and the more you touch it, the deeper you fall into its allure.
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