Lee Miles

Lee Miles is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His foray into music began with Dark Blonde Water, a rock band formed in South Bend, Indiana. After the band dissolved Miles recorded his first solo EP, So Much Pain, So Much Sorrow. Two years later he went on to release a full length LP, Bear, in the wake of a number of personal health problems. The album would garner the attention of several music publications, who drew comparisons to artists like Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson.

During this time Miles also tried his hand at playing in a full band again, this time under the name of lo.automatic. The group received much praise but limited success during its short lifespan.

His 2007 release, 1,000 Lions was regarded by the press as "a luminous singer/songwriter album, full of heart, brains, passion, love and hate. Miles' offering is masterful. It's also gutsy. And beautiful. And about 997 other things" (Greg W. Locke, Whatzup).

Lee Miles signed to Sixty Years War Recordings in the summer of 2007. His first release for the label, Heathen Blux gained positive attention from the press almost immediately.

"The hushed tones and careful strumming that dominated '1,000 Lions'", one reviewer said, "[have] been replaced by thicker melodies and a fuller sound."

In 2010 Miles released a new EP, titled Open Your Grievous Heart, before recording The Leaving, which was released on January 1, 2011. During this time Miles was the subject of a documentary film shoot with New York City-based writer/director Greg W. Locke. The film, a feature-length experimental documentary titled Holler and the Moan, was completed in February 2011 and premiered at the East Lansing Film Festival.

Discography

 * So Much Pain, So Much Sorrow (2003)
 * Bear(album)|Bear (2005)
 * 1000 Lions (2007)
 * Heathen Blux (2008)
 * A Farewell to Sister Evelyn (EP, 2009)
 * Open Your Grievous Heart (EP, 2010)
 * The Leaving (2011)