''Advisory Committee'' is
Mirah's second full-length
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
. It was released on
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...
on March 19, 2002, and produced by both Mirah and
Phil Elvrum.
Production
''Advisory Committee'' was recorded over a one-year period, starting on September 17, 2000 and ending on July 4, 2001. It was produced by both Mirah and
Phil Elvrum, and was released on
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...
on March 19, 2002.
Reception
The album was well-received, earning an
AllMusic
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score of 4.5/5,
and a
Pitchfork Media
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score of 8.3/10, who praised the maturity of her voice and lyrics.
Track listing
#"Cold Cold Water" – 5:09
#"After You Left" – 1:38
#"Make It Hot" – 2:30
#"Mt. St. Helens" – 4:08
#"Recommendation" – 1:20
#"Body Below" – 4:08
#"The Sun" – 3:14
#"Advisory Committee" – 2:57
#"Special Death" – 2:32
#"The Garden" – 2:21
#"Light the Match" – 3:00
#"Apples in the Trees" – 2:01
#"Monument" – 2:51
#"Untitled" – 1:31
Personnel
*
Mirah - Bass Pedals, Bells, Composer, Drums (Steel), Engineer, Guitar, Layout Design, Machines, Mixing, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Primary Artist, Pump Organ, Vocals, Xylophone
*
Phil Elvrum - Engineer, Mixing
*Chris Adolph - Bass Pedals, Engineer, Melodica, Moog Synthesizer, Musical Saw, Xylophone
*Mark Greer - Mastering
*Ed Varga - Mixing
*Bobby Burg - Engineer, Loop, Percussion
*Nora Danielson - Strings, Violin
*Aaron Hartman - String Bass
*
Khaela Maricich - Choir/Chorus, Guitar
*Ariana Murray - Choir/Chorus
*Bryce Panic - Bass Pedals, Drums, Percussion, Vocals
*Kory Ross - Drums
*Tae Won Yu - Photography
References
External links
MirahMusic.com
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2002 albums
Mirah albums
K Records albums