Keith Shackleton on March 9th, 2010

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The title of Holly Miranda‘s debut release “The Magician’s Private Library” (out now on XL Recordings) suggests a cornucopia of aural delights, and it does sound very good, with a shimmering sonic palette applied by TV on the Radio’s David Sitek. Miranda, who made noise a couple years back as a member of the Jealous Girlfriends, possesses a  languid voice and mature way with a lyric that ought to be completely captivating, but a little more clarity and idiosyncrasy would be welcome. “Library” isn’t quite on the same shelf with Bat for Lashes, but it’s in the same section.

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||| Live: Holly Miranda performs Friday at the Bootleg Theater.

– By Keith Shackleton

Photo by Sebastian Mlynarski