Miele

Miele is a Boston-based rock band (2014- 2020) that pulls from a diverse drawing board of art rock, psychedelia, soul, grunge, alternative, metal, and funk influences. Miele draws in unsuspecting listeners with soaring vocals from multi-faceted frontwoman Melissa Nilles, arpeggiated keyboard melodies, solid and complex drum rhythms, and startling switches between mystical melodies and heavy rock. In 2018 Miele garnered local attention in NPR and The Boston Globe due to their involvement in the fight to save the EMF building, a music rehearsal space in Cambridge, MA.

The band emerged out of mutual interests and employment in therapy and music. The name &#34;Miele&#34;, meaning &#34;honey&#34; in Italian, was chosen as a playful nod to singer Nilles&#39; and guitarist Spilsbury&#39;s on-stage honey drinking antics, as well as a representation of the often mellifluous nature of Miele&#39;s music. Miele independently released their first EP Seed Crystal in August 2016. Miele&#39;s subsequent 2018 debut full-length album <a href="spotify:album:75qhyqDoRZEWvkNxQ7YYtt" data-name="Transience">Transience</a> explored mental health and the human condition through multi-layered rock compositions, of which Al Gentile of The Boston Hassle wrote in praise, &#34;To say Transience is a great album is an understatement—upon first listen, it’s easy to understand that this release could be a turning point not only for Miele, but a call to local music everywhere to get risky, develop a deeper understanding of the listener and, in the end, truly explore the complexities of being human.&#34;