From leading the ’90s UK rock scene with Apes, Pigs & Spacemen through to a wealth of guest appearances on other artists’ albums, TV and film soundtracks, this year, Derby-based singer-songwriter PAUL MIRO has emerged from an acoustic cocoon with a new sound, and his most compelling collection of musical tales to date. The apes, the pigs and the spacemen have gone off on an intergalactic holiday, with Miro very much back on Earth and here to stay with an anthemic and irresistible new country-tinged direction for his stunning new album B.O.A.T.S. (Based On A True Story)…As the frontman and songwriter behind the 1990s Kerrang-obsessed rock powerhouse that was Apes, Pigs & Spacemen, Paul Miro cut a compelling and audibly jaw-dropping figure. With his colossal vocal range, and tendency to flip between ground shaking guttural barks and heart-shredding melodic masterpieces, AP&S grabbed the throat of UK rock in 1995, poured a giddy cocktail of rock and grindcore metal down its parched neck before churning out critically acclaimed albums Transfusion (1995), Snapshot (1998) and Free Pawn (2003). But being the eclectic songwriter Paul Miro is, his musical output has always reached places way beyond the mosh pits of Europe…Always dedicated to simply writing good music, over the past two decades Miro has also crafted songs for a variety of other artists, television programs and feature films – including Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding’s forthcoming movie Bad Day – totalling an eye-popping 2,000 songs. Aside from his soundtrack CV, numerous other musical concerns and producing gigs, Miro tapped into his Tom Waits and lo-fi likings for his first “official†solo album in 2005, the fantastically eclectic Earthly Powers. From the trip-hop massage of ‘Roll On Saturday’ through to the athletic, multi-layered harmonies that kick-start the summer fizz of ‘Empty Head’, Miro’s dedicated followers were both surprised and delighted with the breezy but poignant pop river that ran throughout Earthly Powers. But that was then, and second solo album B.O.A.T.S. isn’t just now, it’s a future-looking retooled soundscape that is arguably Miro’s most impressive collection of songs – and direction – to date.From the effortless, infectious road trip singalong of ‘Bad, Bad Day’ through to stunning A cappella epilogue ‘Bring Out Your Dead’, B.O.A.T.S. cruises along with beautifully crafted melodies and compelling lyrics, taking in unexpected waters and moods along the way. The destined-to-be-a-hit wry grin of ‘SSDD’ gets inside your head after the first chorus and doesn’t care that its loveably sarcastic call to arms will have you sneering at your idiotic boss at the office, while the earnest and rousing love song ‘Ask Anyone’ reminds you what the big ‘L’ is really all about.It’s not that Miro’s rock and metal days are behind him, they just no longer define him. Now, his weapons of choice are serene acoustic and pedal-steel guitars of the old country, trip-hop loops and synth bleeps, all washed down with a large single malt and that skyscraping voice that only belongs to Paul Miro.Don't forget to visit my website, www.paulmiro.com
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