Miracle of 86 is tagged as: emo, indie, indie rock, alternative, rock
Miracle of 86 was formed by Kevin Devine and Christian McAllen back in the day on Staten Island, New York. The most recent line-up, including Mike Robertson (guitar/vocals) and Mike Skinner (drums), was solidifying 3 years ago as the bands second full length album, Every Famous Last Word (2001) was released on Defiance Records/Lakeshore Records. The album was received to much critical acclaim and was followed by successful tours in the US (with Sorry About Dresden) and Europe (with the National Anthems) including sold out shows with bands like Desaparacidos, Rilo Kiley and Cursive. The title track for Every Famous Last Word was included on the soundtrack to the feature film, “Wrong Turn”.
Following the last Miracle tour, the band took a break to work on other projects. Christian began touring/recording with psych-pop legends The Lily ’s as well as with Pablo (ex-AWEK/Realistics) – Mike Robertson formed and fronted Mason Dixon, playing shows around the New York area – Mike Skinner worked with Kevin Devine on his solo record (Defiance), re-mixes for Black Moustache as well as the latest album from Onelinedrawing. These different bands played on the same bill when possible until talk about recording and touring moved from drunken late night ramblings to sporadic daytime...
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