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(a)spera
Singer-Songwriter · 2009 · 10 tracks · 42m

(a)spera

A lush, orchestral expansion of Mirah's intimate indie-folk. Layered strings and brass meet whispered secrets to create a rich, rainy-day sanctuary.

March 10, 2009 · K

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(a)spera is an album that feels like a physical space: a moss-covered attic filled with expensive instruments and old journals. While Mirah's earlier work often leaned into the charmingly lo-fi, this record embraces a sophisticated, chamber-pop grandiosity without losing the whispered secret quality that defines her voice. It is the sound of an artist stepping out of the bedroom and into a cathedral of her own making, where every creak of a floorboard is replaced by the resonant hum of a cello or the bright flare of a trumpet.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 42m
01
Generosity
3:43
02
The World Is Falling
5:00
03
Education
5:18
04
Shells
2:31
05
Country of the Future
3:34
06
The Forest
3:30
07
Gone Are the Days
3:40
08
The River
7:49
09
Bones & Skin
3:11
10
While We Have the Sun
4:40
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, triumphant burst of brass and choral vocals in The Forest that transforms a quiet folk song into a grand anthem
The way the rhythmic clicking in The River mimics a heartbeat before being overtaken by a mournful cello line
The intimate, dry vocal delivery on Generosity where every breath is audible against the sparse acoustic guitar

How does (a)spera sound next to the rest of Mirah's catalogue?

Cello+2.2σ

The instrumentation foregrounds cello far more than the catalogue usually does.

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