MIRADOR, the brand new band co-founded by GRAMMY® Award-winning Greta Van Fleet co-founder Jake Kiszka and Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin, lately introduced their debut album, the self-titled MIRADOR. “MIRADOR comes from a deep ardour for rock ‘n’ roll, early people, and nation blues in addition to folklore,” says Turpin. “Our world lives in these traditions,” Kiszka provides. “There’s an unstated mysticism. You possibly can hint it again to the tales of assembly the satan on the crossroads, promoting your soul, and shedding your thoughts to the wind. MIRADOR undoubtedly inhabits a number of that. We’re hyper conscious of our lineage, so we will construct our personal future as a band. It’s two guitar gamers from notable teams coming collectively to create a brand new mythology. As quickly as we have been in uncharted territory, we knew we have been doing one thing proper.”
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MIRADOR additionally shared their first single, “Feels Like Gold,” the primary music the band has ever launched. The band shares concerning the new single, “‘Feels Like Gold’ is ready towards the backdrop of conquest and imperialism, in an period marked by international friction and battle. The music weaves collectively themes of cultural collision, the relentless pursuit of riches, and the complexities of historical past. But, amidst the darkness of battle and dogged dedication for growth, it affords a message of hope for a unified world and an understanding past violence.”
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The band at present verify their November tour of the EU and UK with reveals in Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, London, Dublin and extra (full dates under). They’ve additionally added a San Francisco present on October 4th. Tickets for these newly introduced dates will go on sale right here on Friday, August 1 at 10am native. MIRADOR lately expanded their headlining tour to 31-dates because of fashionable demand. Tickets for all preliminary dates offered out instantly upon happening sale, and a second run of fall dates in bigger venues have been added in Nashville, NYC, and LA, and new dates have been introduced in New Orleans, Boston, Austin, Portland and extra (full dates under). Tickets for all dates are on sale right here.
MIRADOR has the uncanny capability to conjure sky-shaking and boundary-bursting rock ‘n’ roll by invoking spirits of historical delusion, conventional folklore, and Delta-born blues in a single concentrated musical incantation. Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka not solely shares vocal and guitar duties with critically acclaimed co-vocalist and guitarist Chris Turpin of Ida Mae, however he additionally shines as a producer and songwriter, stepping out on his personal. The group, stuffed out by Mikey Sorbello on drums and Nick Pini on bass & keys, stretches the bounds of rock ‘n’ roll and showcases the band’s myriad influences and uncompromising imaginative and prescient.
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Kiszka and Turpin met in 2018 when Ida Mae opened for Greta Van Fleet throughout a sold-out three-night stand on the Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI. On the street, Kiszka and Turpin cemented their friendship by means of late-night jam periods fueled by wine and a shared ardour for everybody from Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, and Lightnin’ Hopkins to Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch, and Fairport Conference. “We have been like lengthy misplaced brothers,” says Kiszka. “After we wrote these songs, I noticed we had a chemistry I’d by no means had with anyone however my very own brothers. It was apparent we wanted to do that.” The world acquired to know MIRADOR after they spent a month opening up Greta Van Fleet’s Starcatcher World Tour in arenas coast-to-coast all through 2024. Galvanized by this nightly trial-by-fire, the band rolled proper right into a Savannah, GA studio with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Dave Cobb [Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton], they usually minimize MIRADOR stay in just two weeks.
“After 4 weeks on our first tour, we went to the studio,” says Turpin. “By the point we acquired there, Dave harnessed a number of the depth and frenetic vitality from the street.” Kiszka provides, “if we didn’t minimize our enamel in probably the most intense circumstances, I don’t assume the report would have the identical spirit”
“Feels Like Gold” introduces the album with rumbling guitars breaking like a wave towards a it’s towering refrain, “and it seems like gold.” On “Fortune’s Destiny” a turbulent guitar groove tosses and turns earlier than spilling over into an emotional crescendo, “there goes my shadow to the one I like.” Elsewhere, “Heels of the Hunt” launches ahead on a rapid-fire drum roll, whereas wild riffs chase goosebump-inducing vocals by means of a bluesy haze. The finale “Skyway Drifter” opens with finger-picked accents earlier than breaking open right into a cathartic breakdown.
“For me, it will be lovely if that is all-consuming for listeners—like once you see a film on the cinema,” Kiszka concludes. “We’re attempting to immerse folks on the planet of MIRADOR and the place we’re coming from. There’s a lot duality within the album: the humanity, the soul, the journey, the tyranny, and the journey. It’s a vital report for us, but additionally when it comes to what has gone down on the planet of rock ‘n’ roll at present. We hope you’re feeling such as you belong to this place as a lot as we do.”
MIRADOR Tour Dates [New Dates in Bold]
Sept 12 – Chicago. IL – The MetroSept 13 – Madison, WI – Majestic TheatreSept 14 – Grand Rapids, MI – ElevationSept 16 – Toronto, ON – Opera HouseSept 18 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock ClubSept 19 – New York, NY – Webster HallSept 20 – Philadelphia, PA – TLASept 22 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln TheatreSept 23 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal WestSept 24 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’sSept 26 – Oklahoma Metropolis, OK – Beer Metropolis Music HallSept 27 – Dallas, TX – Granada TheaterSept 28 – Austin, TX – MohawkOct 1 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van BurenOct 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda TheatreOct 3 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North ParkOct 4- San Francisco, CA – August HallOct 6 – Portland, OR – Surprise BallroomOct 7 – Seattle, WA – The ShowboxOct 8 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue TheatreOct 10 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – SoundwellOct 11 – Denver, CO – Gothic TheatreOct 13 – Lawrence, KS – The GranadaOct 14 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn BowlNov 3 – Amsterdam, NL – TolhuistuinNov 4 – Berlin, DE – LidoNov 5 – Cologne, DE – LuxorNov 7 – Paris, FR – BataclanNov 9 – Bristol, UK – TrinityNov 10 – Manchester, UK – GorillaNov 11 – London, UK – Islington Meeting HallNov 14 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 2Nov 15 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 WarehouseNov 16 – Dublin, IE – Opium Rooms
About MIRADOR:
MIRADOR conjure sky-shaking and boundary-bursting rock ‘n’ roll by invoking spirits of historical delusion, conventional folklore, and Delta-born blues in a single concentrated musical incantation. Within the band, twenty first century guitar hero, innovator, songwriter, and GRAMMY® Award-winning Greta Van Fleet co-founder Jake Kiszka not solely shares vocal and guitar duties with critically acclaimed co-vocalist and guitarist Chris Turpin of Ida Mae, however he additionally shines as songwriter, stepping out on his personal. Working and songwriting in tandem with Jake and curating this imaginative and prescient side-by-side, Chris has emerged as an ideal inventive companion, including one more dimension to MIRADOR. Fiercely resolute in an unapologetic dedication to bucking any and all guidelines, the group stretches the bounds of rock ‘n’ roll blasted out of the stratosphere by a thunderous vocal call-and-response, fret-burning six-string sorcery, and evocative lyrics.
