Rhett Miller cut his teeth with the alt-country Old 97’s, but years before the band released Too Far To Care, the catchiest and most compelling distillation of its cow-punk-meets-Brit-Invasion template, Miller put out his own little-heard first solo album, Mythologies. Now 2,800 miles from Dallas, where he got his start, Miller is a family man and has released his fifth studio album, The Dreamer. On all counts, the LP marks a return to basics for Miller after three studio albums that toned down the twang, ratcheted up the pop smarts and layered on the studio frills. Miller will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our recent feature on him.
Miller: For years now, I’ve used the Recorder app on my iPhone to make the crappiest demos you’ve ever heard. For note-taking purposes, it’s fine, but if I need to play it for anybody, embarrassment ensues. What a revelation to discover that, with the combination of the Garageband app and the new MiC from Apogee, I can make recordings that sound as good as those made in a studio. I can’t even believe how awesome and easy this process is, and I’m practically a Luddite when it comes to recording. When paired with the JAM guitar input, you have the capability to make a freaking record on a park bench. It’s truly a brave new world.
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