Cheyenne Marie Mize is an American folk singer-songwriter from

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Biography

Mize's ''Before Lately'' album was released in 2010 on

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Records as an introspective, meditative affair followed by the ''We Don't Need'' EP in 2011 featuring more dynamic moods and experimentation. Her music has been described by ''

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'' as "tough, dreamy, cloudy-sky country and chamber pop," with a "rare voice, sweet without being cloying, and weary without hopelessness."

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described Mize in ''

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'' as "lovely -- very much in that

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, smoky, pretty folk realm. It was just beautiful." Mize is also associated with acts

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with their Appalachian Voices tour in support of the Dear Companion album - their collaborative

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release in early 2010. Subsequently, they performed at Austin's

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festival where Cheyenne Marie Mize was chosen as one of NPR's 10 "Discoveries at SXSW 2011". Mize also collaborated with

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in a 10" release '' Among the Gold'' which featured takes on a variety of late 19th century American

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s. Mize is also a member of the folk trio known as Maiden Radio along with

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Discography

Studio albums

*''Before Lately'' (

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), October 2010 * ''Among the Grey'' (

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), June 2013

EPs

*''We Don't Need'', November 2011

Collaborations

*'' Among the Gold'' with

, April 2009 *'' Wolvering'' with Maiden Radio, June 2015

References

External links

* * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American folk singers American women singer-songwriters Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky Folk musicians from Kentucky Singer-songwriters from Kentucky Kentucky women musicians 21st-century American women {{US-singer-stub