Thursday, April 21, 2011

Thao & Mirah

The indie-folk duo of Thao Nguyen and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn complement each other perfectly while delving into new territory on their self-titled album together.

ARTIST / BAND: Thao & Mirah

Download: “Eleven” from Thao & Mirah via Pitchfork

Download: “How Dare You” via Kill Rock Stars

Listen: NPR First Listen Exclusive Album Stream

FILE UNDER: Indie

LABEL: Kill Rock Stars

INFO: With most collaborations come a push and pull between what each artist brings to the table. The most successful musical partnerships use those differences, and occasionally opposition, to force each musician out of a comfort zone and create something new that neither would have come up with by his or herself. That's certainly the case with Thao & Mirah, a new record from Thao Nguyen and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn that finds a lot of common ground between the indie-folk singer-songwriters, while also delving into new territory for both.

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