Customer Reviews

Mira

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Instead of an analytical review of who they sound like and who they don't, I'll just say I love this CD. Music to me is a visceral experience, it either has it or it doesn't. Cayman gave me chills the first time I listened to it. Buy this CD.

If you like the Cranes you will love this band. Unlike the Cranes, the singers voice is not annoying. To think this is the first release for Mira. It surpasses anything the Cocteau Twins, the Cranes, or Love Spirals Downwards produced on their debuts. Despite what other reviewers may think, this CD is a keeper!

I first heard Mira one morning pouring out of my car stereo on the way to work. The angelic voice of Regina cuts like a knife threw the air and pierces your soul. The ethereal music of the band supporting her haunting voice makes for a captivating experience. This is one of the best new groups I've heard in eons. If you like music from the heavens you need to listen to Mira.

I got my initial taste of Mira about a year or so ago, via "Caymen," the band's contribution to Projekt's A CAT-SHAPED HOLE IN MY HEART. And then I somehow forgot about them, until their self-titled debut showed up in by mailbox. After only two or three songs, my memory was thoroughly jogged and I think I'm now fairly comfortable using a word like "unforgettable" to describe this Tallahassee-based quartet. These songs flow sweet and bitter, a rippling stream of sugar and strychnine, seamless and heartbreaking. Regina Sosinki's soprano drew me back to the first Cranberries album, in the days before Dolores O'Riordan gave up singing for screeching, and there are other obvious comparisons and influences, from Faith and Disease to Slowdive to The Cure (sensu DISENTEGRATION), but Mira isn't a knock-off of anyone. Call it shoegazer, goth, or ethereal, no matter, these are deliciously, geuninely potent songs exploring the pits and peaks of relationship and self. The first track, "Alone," is a beautiful and haunting declaration, at once defiant and angry and resigned, and it serves as an exceptional prologue to an exceptional album, setting the tone and the intent of MIRA. My only, small complaint is that lyrics weren't included with the disc.

This is a great release. Some people seem to be disappointent that it doesn't sound 'ethereal' enough. Yeah, they are more accessible than most Projekt artists, but that doesn't mean this isn't an unbelievably good CD. People lamenting the breakup of bands such as The Cocteau Twins or Slowdive will find hope that a band as talented as this is emerging.

The cover of My Bloody Valentine's 'When You Sleep', while not as good as the original (if anything else could be), manages to do it justice, and is beautiful in its own right. 'Cayman' is simply the best song I've heard in the last couple years. 'Dry' sounds a lot like The Cure's early stuff. While all of the songs on this release are similar, that's ok, since they're so beautiful, you just want more anyway. I like this CD more every time a listen to it.

I have to strongly disagree with the other review for this album. Personally I'm not extremely familiar with the whole idea of a certain 'kind' of Projekt artist - I only have a couple of comp cds from the label. And I found myself quite impressed with this debut - personally I think that the artist they're most like are Cranes (although the lead singer of Mira posesses a voice about fifteen octaves lower than Alison's, but that's the normal registry!). The strong guitars and drums on many of these songs make this different than your usual kind of 'ethereal' music.

i found this little gem the other day in a used cd bin and i felt like i had literally struck gold. finally we have a goth cd which isn't so....goth and that's a contradiction in terms. for all those who can't seem to get enough of old cocteau twins albums or mazzy star will relish after hearing regina sosinksky's beautiful yet haunting vocals on this fantastic album. unfortunately, i have no specific tracks at this time to recommend but i hardly think this one will disappoint any goth fans or music lovers who can appreciate a lovely female voice time and time again. i will definately purchase their other cd entitled apart sometime in the near future. i also recommend tanya donnelly's cd beautysleep which i can't stop playing in addition to the mira cd. happy listening !!!

Probably the most unpretentious Projekt band I've ever heard. Vocals are excellent, if not always in tune. The songs themselves, although repetitive, are very well-written and arranged, and you can tell there's real emotion behind it. Definite highlights are "Cayman", "Dry", "Alone", and "In The End". Highly recommended.

I first heard this CD at a listening post in Borders and within moments I knew I had found a new favorite band. I love Perfume Tree and Hooverphonic so this was "up my alley". I don't like to compare but this is just tops in etheral/ambient. Try Cayman and Even Now for a real vocal thrill by Regina. I just can't get it out of my player long enough to listen to anything else.

Watch out for this album. It sneaks up on you and enters your soul. From the first day I heard it I have not been able to get it out of my head. I'll suddenly start singing the songs, mostly to myself, but sometimes even out loud. Cayman is perhaps the most dangerous of all the songs, but they are all invasive. This will be my favorite album for a long time. The lead singer's voice can only be described as dreamy. This album is what so many others try to be. Most miss the mark, but Mira destroyed the mark. A special thanks to the Napster user who recommended them to me. I'm trying to spread the word in hope that they'll come out with another album soon. In the meantime, I'm getting my fix with this intoxicating work.