Miranda Lee Richards (born April 4, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter.… Read Full Bio ↴Miranda Lee Richards (born April 4, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter. Her 2001 release "The Herethereafter" included original compositions such as "The Beginner" as well as a cover of The Rolling Stones' 1967 single "Dandelion". Her single "The Long Goodbye" reached into the top five in Japan, and the music video for this song was in heavy rotation on MTV Japan. Her album "Echoes of the Dreamtime" was released worldwide on 29 January 2016 on London based record label Invisible Hands Music. "Existential Beast" was released on 16 June 2017, also on Invisible Hands.
Richards grew up in San Francisco, the daughter of Ted and Teresa Richards, stars of the underground comics revolution. Her father created The 40 Year Old Hippie; her mother was one of the founding editors and contributors of Wimminβs Comix in the 1970βs. βGrowing up, I got the message that if you do what you love to do, money will follow, just not a lot of it.β It was a very Bohemian upbringing to put it lightly.
Richards played in school bands, but never considered music as a profession until her senior year of high school, when fate offered a unique hand. Her best friend began dating Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and Hammett taught Richards a few songs on guitar. βAs soon as I knew how to play, I started writing and everything just clicked. Eventually I got a piano to expand my musical repertoire.β
Richards recorded her first demo in Hammettβs basement studio. Dave Deresinski, the then manager of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, passed the recording along to singer Anton Newcombe, who asked Richards to sing with the group. Shortly thereafter, Ondi Timoner began filming the BJM for her seminal documentary DIG! (2004). In one scene, a hiker observed the all white-clad members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre and friends gathered on a mountain top location. βExcuse me,β he asked, βis this a cult or a photo shoot?β Miranda ------then candidly replied, βHonestly sir, I donβt know the answer to that question.β
Richards had since moved down the coast to LA to further pursue a music career. βI played clubs and open mics while I worked odd jobs and made demos. A mutual friend introduced me to Rick Parker (producer/musician who went on to work with BRMC and The Von Bondies), and weβve been working together ever since.β After recording a few sets of demos, she signed with Virgin, and began tracking her debut, The Herethereafter.
The Herethereafter (credits include Jon Brion and David Campbell) enjoyed critical acclaim, and over 40 film and TV licenses that allowed her to continue playing music full time. Since itβs release, Miranda has collaborated in the studio with Tricky, Tim Burgess (Charlatans), Neil Halstead (Mojave Three), Joe Firstman, and The Shore. She joined The Jesus and Mary Chain for the West Coast leg of their 2007 tour, singing duets with Jim Reid on βSometimes Alwaysβ and βJust like Honey.β In the fall of 2007, she toured the UK in support of a vinyl single called βLife Boatβ on Sonic Cathedral; in early 2008, she supported Tim Finn (Crowded House), and in late August she supported Neil Halstead, both on solo acoustic tours. The Early November EP was released digitally November 4, 2008 on Nettwerk Records; the full-length sophomore effort, Light of X, is due for worldwide release February 10, 2009.
Light of X is moody and introspective, the kind of music to play while youβre getting dressed up at night, sitting by the phone, and waiting for it to ring. The album fairly shimmers with folk, country, psychedelic, and even classical influences. Richards and Parker assembled a top-notch group of players including Eva Gardner (Mars Volta, Tim Burgess) on bass; main drummer Keith Mitchell (Mazzy Star); Ben Peeler (Wallflowers, Shelby Lynne) on pedal steel, and Josh Schwartz (Beachwood Sparks) on guitar. Rick Parker produced, engineered, mixed the record, and played guitar; Richards composed the material including string arrangements, and played acoustic guitar, piano, and organ.
As a songwriter, Richards has an uncanny knack of finding the diamonds in the dust of every day life and the relationships within. Sheβs able to look at an average moment and describe it in a way that transforms it into something much more powerful, a talent evident on every tack of Light of X. The album balances Richardsβ beautiful, close to the heart vocals, with music that has the wide open, spacious feel of a desert sky or an empty church. Call it Ambient Americana, or Richardsβ self coined term βPsychedelic Chamber Folk Rockβ if you like, Light of X is an album full of love and loss, desolation and salvation, both moody and comforting.
βCourtney Taylor from the Dandy Warhols calls my genre βPixie Fairy Dust Chick Music,ββ Miranda Lee Richards laughs, from her home in Los Angeles. βBut I think another fitting description for Light of X might be βPsychedelic Chamber Folk Rock.ββ
Richards grew up in San Francisco, the daughter of Ted and Teresa Richards, stars of the underground comics revolution. Her father created The 40 Year Old Hippie; her mother was one of the founding editors and contributors of Wimminβs Comix in the 1970βs. βGrowing up, I got the message that if you do what you love to do, money will follow, just not a lot of it.β It was a very Bohemian upbringing to put it lightly.
Richards played in school bands, but never considered music as a profession until her senior year of high school, when fate offered a unique hand. Her best friend began dating Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and Hammett taught Richards a few songs on guitar. βAs soon as I knew how to play, I started writing and everything just clicked. Eventually I got a piano to expand my musical repertoire.β
Richards recorded her first demo in Hammettβs basement studio. Dave Deresinski, the then manager of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, passed the recording along to singer Anton Newcombe, who asked Richards to sing with the group. Shortly thereafter, Ondi Timoner began filming the BJM for her seminal documentary DIG! (2004). In one scene, a hiker observed the all white-clad members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre and friends gathered on a mountain top location. βExcuse me,β he asked, βis this a cult or a photo shoot?β Miranda ------then candidly replied, βHonestly sir, I donβt know the answer to that question.β
Richards had since moved down the coast to LA to further pursue a music career. βI played clubs and open mics while I worked odd jobs and made demos. A mutual friend introduced me to Rick Parker (producer/musician who went on to work with BRMC and The Von Bondies), and weβve been working together ever since.β After recording a few sets of demos, she signed with Virgin, and began tracking her debut, The Herethereafter.
The Herethereafter (credits include Jon Brion and David Campbell) enjoyed critical acclaim, and over 40 film and TV licenses that allowed her to continue playing music full time. Since itβs release, Miranda has collaborated in the studio with Tricky, Tim Burgess (Charlatans), Neil Halstead (Mojave Three), Joe Firstman, and The Shore. She joined The Jesus and Mary Chain for the West Coast leg of their 2007 tour, singing duets with Jim Reid on βSometimes Alwaysβ and βJust like Honey.β In the fall of 2007, she toured the UK in support of a vinyl single called βLife Boatβ on Sonic Cathedral; in early 2008, she supported Tim Finn (Crowded House), and in late August she supported Neil Halstead, both on solo acoustic tours. The Early November EP was released digitally November 4, 2008 on Nettwerk Records; the full-length sophomore effort, Light of X, is due for worldwide release February 10, 2009.
Light of X is moody and introspective, the kind of music to play while youβre getting dressed up at night, sitting by the phone, and waiting for it to ring. The album fairly shimmers with folk, country, psychedelic, and even classical influences. Richards and Parker assembled a top-notch group of players including Eva Gardner (Mars Volta, Tim Burgess) on bass; main drummer Keith Mitchell (Mazzy Star); Ben Peeler (Wallflowers, Shelby Lynne) on pedal steel, and Josh Schwartz (Beachwood Sparks) on guitar. Rick Parker produced, engineered, mixed the record, and played guitar; Richards composed the material including string arrangements, and played acoustic guitar, piano, and organ.
As a songwriter, Richards has an uncanny knack of finding the diamonds in the dust of every day life and the relationships within. Sheβs able to look at an average moment and describe it in a way that transforms it into something much more powerful, a talent evident on every tack of Light of X. The album balances Richardsβ beautiful, close to the heart vocals, with music that has the wide open, spacious feel of a desert sky or an empty church. Call it Ambient Americana, or Richardsβ self coined term βPsychedelic Chamber Folk Rockβ if you like, Light of X is an album full of love and loss, desolation and salvation, both moody and comforting.
βCourtney Taylor from the Dandy Warhols calls my genre βPixie Fairy Dust Chick Music,ββ Miranda Lee Richards laughs, from her home in Los Angeles. βBut I think another fitting description for Light of X might be βPsychedelic Chamber Folk Rock.ββ
Pictures of You
Miranda Lee Richards Lyrics
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Adhesive It's a beautiful day and the birds scream infernally Layers…
Angelina It felt so real, At night I dreamed of you. You seal…
BEDROOM - The Cure I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Berlin Walking hand in hand Touching hips and all I can Reaching ou…
Billy Changer I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Blank & Jones Imagine a world where no music was playin' Then think of…
Bon Jovi I feel just like Picasso And you're my masterpiece I painted…
Bootstraps I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Boris Williams/Lol Tolhurst/Porl Thompson/Robert Smith/Roger O'Donnell/Simon Gallup If I should stay Well, I would only be in your…
China Was a time when I had a reason Work it on…
Deep Purple I'm pickin' up a new vibe It's nothing too much Antenna says…
Drugdealer I didn't want to say it Thought it would occur to…
Everon I had a dream of you tonight I've been dreaming of…
HMLTD It's three forty in the morning and I can feel…
Jay Ferguson I need to know Where you go, who you see What you…
JolΓ© Cold Nights Walkin' under streetlight It was such a swe…
KITCHEN 1 - The Cure I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Lauren Ruth Ward Iβ²ve been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Lit I've been looking so long at these pictures of you…
LIVING ROOM - The Cure I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Mark Sinclair We are not alone I feel you walking by our side I…
Minipop Iβ²ve been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Mr. Rifflz It's always the sunny days that bring me down When I'm…
No Assembly Required I'm watching the night i'm watching the lights Over these…
No Assembly Requried I'm watching the night i'm watching the lights Over these tr…
Of Virtue All I have is pictures of you Reminders of the time…
Of Virtue [feat. Patrick Harney] All I have is pictures of you Reminders of a time…
OFFICE - The Cure I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Oingo Boingo Pictures of you It's just pictures of you, through the…
Orlando & the Rumors I didn't know what to say Wait for words to come…
Prep I don't know how your head works I think I might…
Robert Smith If I should stay Well, I would only be in your…
Rose Hill Drive Woke up to an open window And the breeze was blowing…
Sara Kays High school graduation Last family vacation Trip to Michigan…
Smith Robert I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
SMP Pictures of you It's just pictures of you Through the bed…
SONOS ROAM - The Cure I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
The Cure(λ νμ΄) I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
The Cure;Robert Smith;Simon Gallup;Boris Williams;Roger O'Donnell;Porl Thompson;Laurence Tolhurst I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
The J. Geils Band I'm crying over pictures of you and me I'm crying over…
The Last Goodnight This is the clock up on the wall This is the…
Tigercub Breathe in, breathe in the oxygen Swim in the sea I see,…
tom santisi I wanna take pictures of you I wanna hold your hand I…
Various Artists This is the clock upon the wall This is the story…
β The Cure I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Miranda Lee Richards:
7th Ray You came in On the seventh ray Of the seventh day of…
Beautiful Day The morning after You began to see the light Something bet…
Beginner I don't know where I'm goin' But I got no reason…
Breathless Breathless, your hands are tired Sleepless, the battle wages…
Dandelion Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing Play the game with…
First Light Of Winter Iβ²ve been traveling Down a dark road, Going places That no o…
Folkin' Hell Workin' boys like a show They watch me dance My blues away…
Golden Gate See the light thatβ²s here today Shine on blades of grass Pur…
Hidden Treasure Walk through the hills The ones so golden, the ones beholdi…
Last Days of Summer The winds would change but my direction stayed the same The…
Life Boat Oh my love Woncha' stop your cryin' The sunlight's bringin…
Oh Raven Thatβ²s so Raven (future) That's so Raven (future) Thatβ²s so …
Olive Tree Pick a fruit from the Olive Tree Open it green, show…
Savorin' Your Smile There's no easy path to redemption There's no easy way out…
The Beginner I don't know where I'm goin' But I got no reason…
The Long Goodbye I give you everything 'Til songs of freedom come and take…
The Reach Take my hand and I will pull you through, The light…
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Gum Nut
Just discovered Miranda, i like Light of X and intend to buy it. I'll file it alongside Juliana Hatfield's How to Walk Away and Camera Obscura's Let's Get out of This Country.
Christine O'Brien
she can be our wonderful secret
Starry&Bohemian
Why there is not even a comment here ?
I wonder why there is all this fuss about Lana del Rey when Miranda was there before ...she could be her older cousin... justice justice is soften soapy (hard to handle & volatile concept)
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do not give up π