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"Ha Ha Ha"
Miracle Sweepstakes trace their beginnings to a blind MySpace meetup at a Long Island diner while the founding members were all (they were thankful to discover) still in high school. Following a few years of playing together and then not playing together, Craig Heed (guitar / vocals), Doug Bleek (bass), and Ian Miniero (drums) eventually joined up again to begin recording what would become their debut album, Turn Heel.
The band went into Brooklyn's Strange Weather to work with Daniel Schlett (Here We Go Magic / DIIV) and Yale Yng-Wong (Chairlift / Grizzly Bear). They spent nine days over the course of a full year to set almost a decade's worth of musical collaboration to tape. Today, they give us single "Ha Ha Ha."
The song showcases Miracle Sweepstakes' influences -- from Lou Reed to the jangle of 80s alternative rock to prog rock -- and how they blend those in the service of creating progressive yet accessible pop. "Ha Ha Ha," like much of Turn Heel, is more complex and swirling than typical guitar-based pop; so the band have added guitarist Carlos Parreno to help them realize some of these recorded arrangements in a live setting.
Listen to "Ha Ha Ha" below, and look for Turn Heel, which is due digitally and on cassette from One Weird Trick, on November 11th.
Miracle Sweepstakes play Brooklyn's Gateway this Friday, November 4th, with Steady Sun, Dead Elect, and Personal Space. They'll also be at Cake Shop in NYC on release day, November 11th.
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