Lady Lazarus to Return With New Album MIRACLES on March 3

Lady Lazarus, the acclaimed solo project of artist Melissa Ann Sweat, returns with a new album, Miracles, out on March 3.

The album is Sweat's third release as Lady Lazarus and the first release from her new label Queen's Ransom. Produced by John Keller, Miracles elevates Sweat's lo-fi keyboard style with the use of a baby grand piano, orchestral percussion from Gary Mallaber (Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Miller Band) and additional instrumentation including synths, strings, French horn and flute.

"I knew that these songs wanted and deserved more instrumentation than in the past, and I was finally ready to explore these options," explains Sweat.

Shortly after recording Miracles in Los Angeles, Sweat relocated to Joshua Tree. The creative influence of living in the Mojave Desert figures prominently in the visual aspect of the release (photos, music videos, etc.), but the album is inspired more broadly by other events in Sweat's life and career. Since 2011 she has self-released two critically acclaimed albums; struggled with past depression, addiction and recovery; purged negative relationships from her life; and fallen in love.

"While I've endured many struggles, I've tried to orient myself in a positive direction--which has come to a sort of fruition in this moment in my life and in my music," she says.

The album follows 2013's All My Love in Half Light, which received widespread critical praise from the likes of NPR, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, SPIN and The Fader.