“Not for the casual listener, this is music created from a deep and vulnerable place in the artist and deserves care and consideration, but is ultimately rewarding for effort.” - Dino DiMuro
https://www.pitchperfectsite.com/indie-music-album-reviews/lan-miao-the-keep
"Lan Miao offers you her EP entitled ''The keep'', consisting of six songs, through which she uses the piano in a classic way to offer your ears a quality sound, rare, capable of giving you hope. and reassurance when you are in an undesirable situation." — Info Music France
https://www.infomusic.fr/lan-miao-the-keep-un-beau-moment-de-musique/
"I used to write from the heart and things would just pour out. These days I’m more practiced when it comes to feeling my way around the world. I am more deliberate about what I have to say, too." — Lan Miao
https://illustratemagazine.com/exclusive-interview-with-lan-miao/
“Blending piano-led writing with rock and tinges of classical into her sound, her EP lays down her restrained, often ambient style that’s full of personal lyricism and delicate melodic leads….an immersive sonic journey on a worthy debut effort.” — Alex Stone
"...a sensational work..." - IndieOClock
https://www.indieoclock.com.br/2022/08/lan-miao-acaba-de-lancar-seu-novo-album.html?m=1
"...hope it doesn’t take another 20 years for us to hear a follow-up to this thought-provoking masterpiece." - Your Music Experience
https://www.weareymx.com/ymxblog/lan-miao-releases-20-years-in-the-making-debut-ep-the-keep
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFA_qcSalXc
There are only 3 chords in this song... C, F, and G. It's unusual for me because I love going up and down the scales and making the left hand unnecessarily complicated :/
"...delivers to the listening public a sweet/smooth/full of emotion line, in addition to several instrumental elements that travel through contemporary pop, alt/soft rock, among others, in a combination that fuses different aspects of both rock and pop..." - Os Garotos De Liverpool
https://www.osgarotosdeliverpool.com.br/2022/07/10-eps-e-albuns-que-trafegam-pelo-metal.html
"The composition and songwriting on The Keep express pains, and desires while representing vulnerable human emotions with musical narratives." - Sinusoidal Music
https://sinusoidalmusic.com/2022/07/31/lan-miao-the-keep-lustral-sonic-journey/
Watch the Pale Mother lyric video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCzG4HXb-Pk
The artwork in the background of the video is from a painting I did in 2002(?) of the "statue" I saw in my dream "with [her] eyes wide-opened and a cartoonish look"...
Let me know what you think!
Interview with Music Arena GH: "California-based singer, songwriter and composer Lan Miao is a rising star in the music industry."
https://www.musicarenagh.com/lan-miao-talks-about-betrayals-in-her-debut-ep-the-keep/
"This is certainly a collection of pieces, that you definitely feel yourself getting lost in from the moment it begins to the very moment it ends. It hooks you in on everything it has to offer and continues to do so." - Strike A Note
https://strikeanotee.wordpress.com/2022/07/10/lan-miao-releases-collection-the-keep/
