Lee Miles
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Allen Miles |
| Origin | Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Labels | Sixty Years War |
| Website | www.sixtyyearswar.com |
Lee Miles is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His foray into music began with Dark Blonde Water, a rock band formed in South Bend, Indiana. After the band dissolved Miles recorded his first solo EP, So Much Pain, So Much Sorrow.[1] Two years later he went on to release a full length LP, Bear, in the wake of a number of personal health problems.[2] The album would garner the attention of several music publications, who drew comparisons to artists like Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson.[3]
During this time Miles also tried his hand at playing in a full band again, this time under the name of lo.automatic. The group received much praise but limited success during its short lifespan.[4]
His 2007 release, 1,000 Lions was regarded by the press as "a luminous singer/songwriter album, full of heart, brains, passion, love and hate. Miles' offering is masterful. It's also gutsy. And beautiful. And about 997 other things" (Greg Locke, Whatzup).[5]
Lee Miles signed to Sixty Years War Recordings in the summer of 2007.[6] His first release for the label, Heathen Blux gained positive attention from the press almost immediately.[7]
"The hushed tones and careful strumming that dominated '1,000 Lions'", one reviewer said, "[have] been replaced by thicker melodies and a fuller sound."[8]
In 2010 Miles released a new EP, titled Open Your Grievous Heart, before recording The Leaving, which was released on January 1, 2011. During this time Miles was the subject of a documentary film shoot. The film, a feature-length experimental documentary titled Holler and the Moan, was completed in February 2011.[9]
[edit] Discography
- So Much Pain, So Much Sorrow (2003)
- Bear(album)|Bear (2005)
- 1000 Lions (2007)
- Heathen Blux (2008)
- A Farewell to Sister Evelyn (EP, 2009)
- Open Your Grievous Heart (EP, 2010)
- The Leaving (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ "Miles goes solo on 'So Much Pain'". tribtown.com. 2004-03-14. http://www.tribtown.com/news/oneup_1611___article.html/miles_pain.html. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "WhatzUp? interview: Lee Miles". whatzup.com. 2007. http://www.whatzup.com/Music/bandLeeMiles.html. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ "Lee Miles - Bear". diskant.net. 2005-09-08. http://www.diskant.net/reviews/2005/09/lee-miles-bear.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-18.[dead link]
- ^ "Lo.Automatic: High Expectations". fortwaynereader.com. 2006-06-05. http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=736. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Lee Miles, 1000 Lions". whatzup.com. 2007. http://www.whatzup.com/Music/cd062107a.html. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ "Lee Miles". sixtyyearswar.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080203111228/http://www.sixtyyearswar.com/news/. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ "Lee Miles, Heathen Blux". whatzup.com. 2008. http://www.whatzup.com/Music/cd052208b.html. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Lee Miles: Singer-songwriter prefers discussing politics over music". fortwaynereader.com. 2008. http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1194. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Holler and the Moan". hollerandthemoan.com. 2011. http://www.hollerandthemoan.com. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
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