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Thao & Mirah is a collaborative studio album by Thao Nguyen & Mirah, released in 2011 on Kill Rock Stars. In support of the album Thao and Mirah toured with indie music artists such as BOBBY.[1] It was well received by music critics;[2][3][4] according to Pitchfork, "everything on Thao & Mirah feels of a cohesive collaborative piece, separate from either artist's solo work, a combination that synthesizes their individual strengths to outstanding effect."[3]

Thao & Mirah
Studio album by Thao Nguyen & Mirah
Released	April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:13
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Producer	Tune-Yards
Mirah chronology
(a)spera (2009) Thao & Mirah (2011) Changing Light (2014)

Background

In early 2010, Mirah performed with Thao Nguyen at the Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco. The two later announced a 2010 North American tour, billed under the name Thao and Mirah With The Most of All.[5] Mirah and Thao performed a collaborative set and shared vocal duties on each artist's respective songs. The two artists subsequently recorded Thao & Mirah.[6]

Production and release

Thao & Mirah was produced by Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards and recorded in San Francisco, California. It was released on April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) on the record label Kill Rock Stars.[6]

The two toured in support of the album while working with Air Traffic Control, an organization that provides artists a platform for social activism.[7] To support the album, Thao and Mirah have toured with indie music artists such as BOBBY.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
The A.V. Club	B−[10]
Consequence of Sound	[11]
Dusted Magazine	favorable[12]
Paste	8.8/10[2]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[3]
PopMatters	[13]
Tiny Mix Tapes	3.5/5[4]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

According to Pitchfork, "Some songs are more clearly led by one singer or the other-- Mirah's mournful unreeling on "Spaced Out Orbit" or Thao's rusty guitar slide and junkyard drum clatter of "Squareneck"...but everything on Thao & Mirah feels of a cohesive collaborative piece, separate from either artist's solo work, a combination that synthesizes their individual strengths to outstanding effect."[3]

Track listing

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14]	7

References

External links

• Thao & Mirah at Discogs (list of releases)
• MirahMusic.com

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