Lee Miles
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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. Two years later he went on to release a full length LP, Bear, in the wake of a number of personal health problems. The album would garner the attention of several music publications, who drew comparisons to artists like Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson.
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.
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).
Lee Miles signed to Sixty Years War Recordings in the summer of 2007. His first release for the label, Heathen Blux gained positive attention from the press almost immediately.
"The hushed tones and careful strumming that dominated '1,000 Lions'", one reviewer said, "[have] been replaced by thicker melodies and a fuller sound."
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.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
. His foray into music began with Dark Blonde Water, a rock band formed in South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
. After the band dissolved Miles recorded his first solo EP, So Much Pain, So Much Sorrow. Two years later he went on to release a full length LP, Bear, in the wake of a number of personal health problems. The album would garner the attention of several music publications, who drew comparisons to artists like Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson.
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.
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).
Lee Miles signed to Sixty Years War Recordings in the summer of 2007. His first release for the label, Heathen Blux gained positive attention from the press almost immediately.
"The hushed tones and careful strumming that dominated '1,000 Lions'", one reviewer said, "[have] been replaced by thicker melodies and a fuller sound."
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.
Discography
- So Much Pain, So Much Sorrow (2003)
- Bear (2005)
- 1000 Lions (2007)
- Heathen Blux (2008)
- A Farewell to Sister Evelyn (EP, 2009)
- Open Your Grievous Heart (EP, 2010)
- The Leaving (2011)