{"product_id":"magicians-private-library","title":"Magician's Private Library","description":"Personnel: Holly Miranda (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, toy piano, synthesizer, sleigh bell).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Chris Moore .\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Staygold Studio, Brooklyn, NY.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Sebastian Mlynarski.\u003cbr\u003eCreated during a month's worth of late-night recording sessions, The Magician's Private Library exhibits the sort of atmospheric, 3 a.m. ambience once popularized by the likes of Mazzy Star and Mojave 3. It also marks a return to Holly Miranda's solo career, a profession she put on hold in 2003 to form the Jealous Girlfriends with producer Alex Lipsen. Another producer -- TV on the Radio co-founder Dave Sitek -- figures prominently on this album, which places as much emphasis on the studio-made sounds coating each song as the actual songwriting itself. Miranda's songs seem to be written with that intent in mind, though; they're moody, dark, and sparse, with melodies that give way to long, empty passages. Sitek fills those blank holes with anything he can rustle up -- strings, samples, synthesizers, co-ed harmonies -- while taking care not to overpower his artist's voice, a gauzy alto that sounds more wounded here than it ever did during the Jealous Girlfriends' tenure. The results are alternately ghostly, sexy, and nocturnal, but they're always moving. ~ Andrew Leahey","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022891893023,"sku":"634904047221","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/20a5dfe0c0c931ba9195c828e8f8a2ec.jpg?v=1777887587","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/magicians-private-library","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}