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Holly Miranda

Tue., May 25, 8 p.m., $10-$12, with Grooms, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by Patrick Rapa

Published: May 19, 2010

rock/pop

There's such a thing as too pretty. On her first solo album since 2004, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Holly Miranda (you know her from The Jealous Girlfrends) walks the tightrope without slipping. The Magician's Private Library (XL) is loaded up with insistent gorgeousness: delicate synths, soulful horns and that impossibly angelic voice. It's all well within acceptable prettiness limits, but I'm issuing a warning.

Tue., May 25, 8 p.m., $10-$12, with Grooms, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

Comments

I'm not feeling this chick at all. I went to her myspace for a listen and she just sounds like elevator music to me. I mean if I was stuggling with insomnia I might buy her record.
by Krunch on May 25th 2010 11:53 AM



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