Mia and Jonah

Location: Oakland, California
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Mia and Jonah infuse the American folk tradition with their authentic story-telling and unassuming performance style. Lyrically intimate and melodically poignant, Mia and Jonah’s blend of temperate guitar, harmonica, and drums recalls the likes of Iron & Wine, Devendra Banhart, Jana Hunter, and M. Ward.

Their affecting sound places you among a circle of close friends watching the sunset on a porch in the country side or plays as a soundtrack to a lonesome traveler’s road trip.
With the release of their sophomore album “Rooms For Adelaide”, the Oakland-based Mia and Jonah explore themes of heartbreak, disappointment, and perseverance in the face of adversity. Their lyrics find the perfect balance between stark reality and dreamy tales of woe. Sensitive, touching and soulful, Mia and Jonah offer their hearts in their hands. Their music seems far removed from sprawling malls and sky-high banks in concrete mega-cities. It is born out of internal turmoil that becomes beautiful enough in hindsight to create the melancholy melodies that can be heard on the album.

Mia’s gentle smoky vibrato sings the story of a lost soul from a small-town in “Adelaide”. With “Dance” Mia and Jonah take you by the hand, twirl you around, and gently urge you to “Dance so madly, you shake it off your back.” “Rooms” is a lushly textured duet with ethereal vocals, graceful guitar, and booming base, against a backdrop of haunting drums.

Sweetly sorrowful and lushly orchestrated, Mia and Jonah are unassuming and express their innermost experiences simply and purely. Genuine, timeless, and telling.

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