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About

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Seattle songwriter Debbie Miller is like a tantalizing book of short stories. Her music has been described as a masterclass in contrast: wit wrapped around melancholy, vulnerability laced with irony. She disarms with humor, then delivers the kind of emotional depth that lingers long after the song is over.

Growing up in New York as a classically trained pianist, she dabbled in theater, a capella, and finally songwriting in her mid-twenties. Since landing in Seattle in 2010 she has had many musical feathers in her cap, but currently she is most proud and surprised by the fact she has become an avid birder. Accordingly, she is currently working on her second full-length studio album ‘Birder’ due out in 2026.

“Debbie Miller uses humor like a flashlight to search around the scary, painful corners of life to find meaning and beauty.” - Parlor in the Round

“Debbie Miller is a Seattle treasure” - DJ Kevin Sur, KEXP



 

 

tour 

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discography

Heron EP (2023) track list:

  1. Help Me Stand

  2. The Bargain

  3. Superglue

Two Sides 7” vinyl (2018) track list:

  1. Queen of Hearts

  2. Persepolis Song

LIVE In An Empty Sea (2016) track list:

  1. When I Was Debbie Miller (Live)

  2. From California (Live)

  3. Isaac (Live)

  4. Metaphor (Live)

  5. Alaska (Live)

  6. Out In Your Rain (Live)

  7. And I'm Sorry (Live)

  8. Like You (Live)

  9. Slow Roast My Tomatoes (Live)

Measures + Waits (2012) track list:

  1. Inch by Inch

  2. Much Longer

  3. It's Been A Day

  4. Brand New Album

  5. What's She Got

  6. Snippets From A Bathroom Stall (Live)

Fake Love (2010) track list:

  1. Tippy Toe

  2. Eclipse

  3. Kindly Remove

  4. Summer

  5. F Train

  6. I Rise

  7. It's A Lie

  8. Lite Brite

  9. Made You

  10. Did You Ever Wonder

  11. (Carrots & Peas, or Ode to Mr. Webb)

Merch

All items available on Bandcamp

press

Praise for “Help Me Stand” - “It’s the kind of song you don’t want to end.” - American Songwriter 

“It is rare for a folk act to cradle whimsy in the arms of talent. Most come across as a Steve Martin ripoff, not Debbie Miller. The talent is definitely there — the multi-instrumentalist sings, plays piano and guitar — but so is the fancifulness.” - Nada Mucho

“Debbie is a local talent you need to hear.” - Sonic Boom Records

“Debbie Miller gives a performance like I never seen, or haven’t seen by someone other than Tony Bennett. Her shows are less like concerts and more like conversations. I laugh, get teary-eyed, and laugh some more. She has a class act of a performance.” - Kevin Sur, Artist Home

 

"Debbie Miller's 'LIVE In An Empty Sea' is personality-driven folk at its best" - Northwest Music Scene

 

“Watching her perform live, Miller has an uncanny ability to keep an audience smiling the entire night – a direct reflection of her humbled stage presence and endearing personality.  She’s about as real as they get when it comes to musicians in Seattle." – City Arts Magazine

 

"Few people can own the Bushwick stage the way Debbie Miller can. Sometimes her songs are funny, sometimes they are sad, and sometimes they are both. It doesn’t matter, she brings it every time and it is a joy to watch." - The Bushwick Book Club Seattle

 

 

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