Izzy Miller

Izzy Miller
Birth nameIzzy Miller
Born (1993-06-22) June 22, 1993 (age 31)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
GenresRock, country, indie, garage rock,[1] Americana,[2] pop rock[3]
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, drums, organ
Years active2007–2014, 2016–present
LabelsLong Week Records (2010–2015)
764 Entertainment (2016)
The Standard (2017–2020)
Turtle Mountain Records (2021 - Present)
WebsiteOfficial

Izzy Miller (born June 22, 1993) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.[4] His first success came with his band Storage with the release of their 2009 single "Just a Little More". Miller left Storage in 2010 (with the exception of a short reunion tour in 2011) and began a solo career. After releasing Back From Nowhere, his first solo album, in 2010, he paired up with drummer Smokin' Joey Gambrell. Miller and Gambrell went on to release Who Is That? Nobody in 2012.[5]

He was named on AL.com's "14 up-and-coming North Alabama bands, solo acts poised to make noise in 2014" list in 2013.[6] His 2014 album, titled Commercially Inept, was produced by Grammy-nominated musician Joey Huffman.[7][8][9]

He has shared festival stages and opened for acts such as Drivin N Cryin,[10] John Anderson,[11] and many others. He has had two entries on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs chart, with 2013's "Where to Land" (number 49) and 2014's "Rapid Decline" (number 44).[12]

In September 2015, Miller announced that he would run for the office of mayor in Huntsville, Alabama, in 2016.[13]

Miller largely withdrew from the music industry after the release of Commercially Inept in 2014 and rarely appeared on stage or in interviews for nearly two years. In August 2016, he announced that he had signed with 764 Entertainment. "Back to Getting Over You", his first single for the label, was released on September 16, 2016.[14][15]

Miller signed with the Standard in 2017 and began a collaboration with the Huntsville-based band the Black Market Salesmen. Their first single, "Mr. TV Man", was released on August 4, 2017.[16][17] A pre-sale for the single was announced on July 28 and the song immediately reached high peaks on multiple Amazon Best Sellers lists, including peaking at number 4 on the Amazon Movers & Shakers list (receiving over a 12,000% increase in sales), #28 on the Amazon Hot New Releases list, and #49 on the Amazon Best Sellers list.[18][19]

A collaboration album between Miller and the Black Market Salesmen, titled American Times, was released on December 1, 2017.[20] The album features a guest appearance from Tawny Hillis and Joey Huffman on the track "It Just Happens I Guess".[15][21][22] The title track from the album was featured in the April 2018 issue of Classic Rock magazine and appeared on their "Firestarters" compilation.[23][24]

He released Precipice on January 11, 2019.[25][26] The record features guest appearances from Joey Huffman, Mike Daly, Shane Davis, and Ben Jobe.[27][28][29]

His sixth studio release, Life on the One and Three, was released on April 24, 2020.[30]

Miller is the co-founder of Turtle Mountain Records and released two singles on the label during 2021, "Home Again" and "Who Am I to Blame".[31][32]

  1. ^ "Izzy Miller and the Black Market Salesmen – American Times (2017) |.rar Zippyshare Mediafire Torrent Download | Paul Wells". Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Get it or forget it – Izzy Miller, A Swarm of the Sun, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, the Vegabonds, Alice Wallace". January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Izzy Miller - if We Can't Work It Out - ParaPOP". April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "New Music Wednesdays: 10 new songs you should hear featuring Omo Frenchie and Charles Wesley Godwin – GRUNGECAKE". January 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Who Is That? Nobody - Smokin' Joey Gambrell, Izzy Miller - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "14 up-and-coming North Alabama bands, solo acts poised to make noise in 2014 (photos)". al.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Izzy Miller track-by-track: Huntsville rocker goes country, asks 'What if someone was so lonesome they forgot to get drunk?'". al.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Commercially Inept - Izzy Miller - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Izzy Miller - Commercially Inept". Discogs. November 11, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "WhistleStop Weekend 2014 gets off to sunny and (barbecue) smoky start in downtown Huntsville". al.com. May 3, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "John Anderson, Secret Sisters among musical highlights at WhistleStop Weekend". al.com. May 3, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Invisible City (November 28, 2014) Hour 1". wlrh.org. December 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  13. ^ https://www.facebook.com/izzymillerhuntsville/posts/1137558142940132 [user-generated source]
  14. ^ "♫ Back to Getting over You - Izzy Miller. Listen @cdbaby". cdbaby.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  15. ^ a b "REVIEW: IZZY MILLER AND THE BLACK MARKET SALESMEN - AMERICAN TIMES (2017) was - MaximumVolumeMusic". maximumvolumemusic.com. November 26, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  16. ^ "Cool things to do in Huntsville, Aug. 6-12". al.com. August 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  17. ^ "Mr. TV Man". Retrieved December 5, 2017 – via Amazon.
  18. ^ "Izzy Miller". m.facebook.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  19. ^ "Izzy Miller". m.facebook.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  20. ^ "insertreviewhere". insertreviewhere. September 20, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  21. ^ Development, PodBean. "Spicecast #153 - Izzy Miller and the Black Market Salesmen". podbean.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  22. ^ "Review: Black Market Salesmen - Brainstorm (2018)". August 17, 2018.
  23. ^ "Firestarters (2018, CD)". Discogs. September 24, 2023.
  24. ^ Classic Rock Magazine, April 2018
  25. ^ "Genius – January 2019 Album Release Calendar".
  26. ^ "Izzy Miller Sings the Ballad of a Lonesome Cowboy". January 14, 2019.
  27. ^ Thorley, Andy (November 19, 2018). "Review: Izzy Miller - Precipice (2019)". Maximum Volume Music.
  28. ^ "(415) Common Ground // King Catcher // Born Lion // Izzy Miller // The Wit #CHF #lists #indie #indierock #indiefolk". January 22, 2019.
  29. ^ "Taste Test, Edition #17: Heaven Smile, Emily Chambers, MOZAÍK & more". January 25, 2019.
  30. ^ "Izzy Miller - Life on the One and Three". Album of the Year.
  31. ^ "Alabama Ace: Americana Singer-Songwriter Izzy Miller Releases New Single 'Who Am I to Blame'". November 18, 2021.
  32. ^ "Izzy Miller delivers a soulful performance on "Home Again"". July 15, 2021.