Mirador out Friday, Sept. 19, via Miradorian

Playing Oct. 14 at Brooklyn Bowl

Two guitar gods are better than one. Or at least that’s the case with prog-rock outfit Mirador, who will release their eponymous debut on Friday. Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka and Ida Mae axeman Chris Turpin first met when their groups were paired on a tour in 2019. Kiszka and Turpin had an instant rapport and grew to be close friends.

“I’ve seen many, many guitar players, and the way Chris plays is very unique and unlike any of them,” Kiszka says. “We eventually spent what time we could on that tour, playing a lot of guitar late nights on the bus, jamming around, drinking red wine, you know, and sort of howling at the moon.”

Those late nights on the bus led to Kiszka guesting on Ida Mae’s 2021 al

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