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Cold Cold Water
Pop · 2002 · 12 tracks

Cold Cold Water

Mirah

A dramatic collision of intimate PNW indie-pop and Phil Elverum’s tape-saturated maximalism. Whispered secrets buried under crashing orchestral swells and analog hiss.

2002 · K

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Cold Cold Water is a masterclass in the 'Olympia sound' of the early 2000s, where the line between fragile folk and explosive experimentalism is constantly blurred. Mirah’s voice remains the anchor: a soft, breathy alto that feels like it’s being shared directly into your ear. However, the production by Phil Elverum (The Microphones) elevates these songs into something far more cinematic and 'epic' than standard indie pop. It sounds like a storm brewing over a quiet coastal town, where the silence is just as heavy as the thunder.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Cold Cold Water (album version)
5:10
02
Apples in the Trees
1:52
03
Make It Hot
2:28
04
Cold Cold Water
4:47
05
Excerpt 1
0:34
06
Excerpt 2
0:18
07
Excerpt 3
1:04
08
Excerpt 4
0:47
09
Excerpt 5
0:56
10
Excerpt 6
0:24
11
Excerpt 7
0:24
12
Excerpt 8
0:46
Moments Worth Listening For
The title track's transition from a simple acoustic strum to a crashing, distorted orchestral finale
The way the background hiss becomes a rhythmic element in the more sparse, percussive tracks
The sudden, jarring entry of a distorted drum kit that sounds like it's being played in a different room
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cold Cold Water sound next to the rest of Mirah's catalogue?

Tape Saturation+2.3σ

The production is built around tape saturation than this artist usually allows.

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