MIRANDA EASTEN

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PJ talked with Canterbury singer-songwriter Miranda Easten about her new single, ‘addictive country-pop banger’ Kip Moore Smile, off her upcoming sophomore album Concrete & Honey, out in July. We’ll also spun her previous most-recent single Somewhere I Can Stay, and tracks off 2021 album, Behind Unbroken Strings.

The good folk at Blackout Music NZ say Kip Moore Smile is “an instantly memorable sing-a-long track… street-smart lyrics and attitude, a cleverly-crafted toe-tapping hook, and Miranda Easten’s smooth, dulcet vocal”.

A co-write with Emily C. Browning, Easten says: “I’d already had the idea for a song about a bad boy with a worn out truck, and had a good idea of how I wanted to execute it. One very hot February day I took what I had to Emily’s house, and boom, the music was born. I knew right away that we had something special when the song was bouncing around in my head all week after.”

Blackout Music says an accomplished singer, songwriter, poet and author, Miranda Easten has many strings to her bow, developing her technical prowess and garnering necessary musical experience working with beloved Kiwi singer-songwriter Greg Johnson, both as an executive producer on his album Swing The Lantern and as collaborator with him on Stay and Stars & Dreams.

She continues to work on other projects and collabs, most recently as co-writer of Listen to the Stars with Delaney Davidson, from his album Out Of My Head.

Easten travelled far and wide recording Concrete & Honey in the United Kingdom, the United States and NZ, with session musicians and world renowned producer Greg Haver at the helm, and Scott Seabright on engineering.

“I love working with Greg and Scott and it felt a bit more homely to have my Kiwi team and good friends with me,” Miranda says. “Pedal player Neil Watson added some stunning riffs from back in New Zealand. The track was then mastered by Ryan Smith at Nashville’s Stirling Sound, who really knows what he’s doing as he masters for Taylor Swift, Adele, Coldplay, Brad Paisley, Bob Dylan – the list goes on and on.”

She’s partnering with Steffany Beck for the Saddle Up Sisters Tour this month: Thu June 20 – Wellington – Meow with Danica Bryant; Sat June 22 – Auckland – Big Fan with Jenni Smith; Fri June 28 – New Plymouth – TSB Festival of Lights; Fri July 5 – Christchurch – A Rolling Stone with Karra Rhodes. www.mirandaeasten.com

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