The Old Days Feeling

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Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 30:46

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07.08.08
Mirah, The Old Days Feeling
2008 | Label: Modern Radio Record Label / IODA

K Records 'veteran whimsical indie folkstress Mirah is back with The Old Days Feeling, the first album solely under her name since 2003's C'mon Miracle. While Miracle furthered Mirah's move toward some more expansive instrumentation and thicker production (courtesy of lo-fi folk icon Phil Elvrum), The Old Days Feeling takes a few subtle steps back, focusing on spare vocals-and-one-instrument ditties. Listening to this record feels like peering in from down the hall as Mirah sketches out songs on a lazy Sunday afternoon; nearly half of the tracks don't reach two minutes and (minus the bouncy calypso of "Slighted") the album is drizzled with a fine haze. Rather than feeling tossed-off, it sounds warm and familiar. Truly, an album to curl up with.

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Pick and choose

blisspoint

I wouldn't say every track on here is worth the download--some have the feel of casual toss-offs, though that ain't necessarily a bad thing, as in the case of "Location Temporary" and "The Birthday Present"--but you've gotta check out "Lone Star," "The Place," "The Sun," and last but not least album closer "Lonesome Sundown," which sounds uncannily like an outtake from The Microphones' great GLOW PT 2. (Not surprising, since she and The Microphones' Elvrum work together often.) With Mirah's deceptively sweet voice, winkingly salacious lyrics, and endearingly scrappy guitar work, she could be Liz Phair's little sister.

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unfinished sketches, beautiful... but unfinished

undergroundesigns

While I can appreciate the vignette styles of songs on here, I do think some of them could have been helped with a little more attention/length. This isn't to say I don't like it, just that the ok songs could have been good, and the good songs could have been great. "Lone Star" and "Birthday Present" are great as they are.

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the real old days

VelcroDebauchery

I thought this was "old days" sounding, but I already have other versions of The Sun, Lonestar, etc. Beware-- I love Mirah and all, but I thought this was all new music! Apparently, it's remixes of older songs.

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"The Place" not downloading!

ughboy

Track 9 only downloads 17.9k... about a second of audio. ?????

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