Miranda Stone studied book illustration at university and she's obviously carried many of those skills into her music. The songs are beautifully illustrated stories of life, underwritten with music which mixes a folk sensibility with a little punk attitude.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Dave LandselIt was that kind of thing where you had to know a friend of a friend of a friend, or you wouldn't have known about it -- we're talking about the "Brave Little Tour," in which the talented Miranda Stone, singer/songwriter from the shores of Lake Ontario, breezed into town to introduce her talents to patrons of Chicago's bookstores and coffeehouses, to no small effect, this last February. Her…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Steven S. BaldwinBefore this past Christmas, a friend of mine conscious of his budget asked his newly-wedded wife whether she wanted an ample quantity of little presents this year under the pine tree or only one present of greater quality. She chose the latter, of course, supposing that he meant something small, tasteful and expensive. Her decision was not only motivated by the female sex's nearly universal…The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Israel Kloss"Punk-folk" is a good description for Miranda Stone's music. This debut album is definitely a hyper type of folk music. Stone's edgy, yet pleasingly silky, voice commands attention from the first song to the last by jumping to center stage in front of rhythmic guitar licks and mingling with complex, non-traditional percussion. Back this up with the eclectic sounds of the mandolin, violin, Spanish…Similar sounding releases
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