Mira

apart is available in stores nationwide including Borders, Tower, Virgin and your favorite Indie shops...

"words just don't capture the raw emotional power of the album to suck you in and spit you out, staggering in wonder." - ink19.com

apart tears at the edges, pulling mira's sound apart to recompose it into something new, delicate, touching, aggressive and surprisingly accessible. apart combines dreamy shoegazer pop with edgier angular guitars and rhythms; all in support of regina sosinski's ethereal soprano, which speaks with a yearning and intimacy so beautiful, it is subtly unnerving. drifting from the slightest whisper to an aching scream, her voice is nothing less than captivating. apart tells the story of heartache, loss and the unending desire to mend one's heart, to find a sense of connection. regina writes "the title is so fitting in so many ways . . . for me, personally . . . and for the band as a whole. it's the constant struggle of wanting / needing to be a part of something, but feeling apart from it all as well. i think i forgot how to feel for awhile . . . and that sense of emptiness made me numb. opening back up has been a slow process . . . "

apart hits hard and proves that the brilliance of their debut was no lark. mira's self-titled debut was projekt's best selling darkwave release of 2000, thanks to in-store listening stations, college radio support and fan buzz generated by their mp3.com and napster success. fans are already excited about apart; since early april, mira has had two tracks from apart at the top of the mp3.com shoegazer charts.

"The harder you listen to Mira, the deeper you fall for them. Maybe it's Regina Sosinski's spellbindingly gorgeous voice, feeling like the name of heaven in your ears or the irresistible demon of ecstasy dancing in your bones. Or the shimmering shoegazer guitars, building to a feedback-frenzied roar, then ebbing to the echo of a ringing whisper left behind in an empty room. Or maybe it's the incredible intensity of the group as a whole, words and music blurring together in your staggered mind, leaving you with a total mystery too painfully beautiful to solve. Bottom line: buy this album. But don't expect to get it out of your head anytime soon." - http://www.Ink19.com