Mia Wilson by Mia Wilson
"Mia Wilson" is the debut album from Southern California singer-songwriter Mia Wilson. Produced by Tim Ramsey (Vetiver, Little Wings, Kacey Johansing), the album blends piano and guitar based compositions with lush orchestral arrangements to create a backdrop for Wilson’s introspective lyrics and captivating mezzo-soprano vocals. The album recalls the golden glow of late 60’s & early 70’s LA records like Carole King’s "Tapestry", Judee Sill’s "Heart Food", and Jackson Browne’s "Late For the Sky".
Wilson and her partner Skyler Lusteg began writing the songs that would make up the album in 2021, just before meeting Ramsey and drummer Trevor Beld Jimenez (Fruit Bats, Tall Tales and the Silver Living, GospelbeacH) while opening for the their band Parting Lines on California’s Central Coast. Ramsey and Beld Jimenez encouraged Wilson and Lusteg to record a full length album, offering to breathe new life into their songs in the studio.
The majority of the album was recorded live over the course of three days in 2024 at 64 Sound in Los Angeles with Tyler Karmen (Sharon Van Etten, Alvvays, Richard Edwards) as engineer. The rest of the album was tracked in Ramsey’s home studio Endless Sound, with the exception of a studio session at Altamira Sound in Alhambra, CA with engineer Carly Bond (Meerna). David Glasebrook (Patti Smith, Michael Nau, Sam Burton) later mastered the album at his studio The Garden Shed in Oakland, CA.
Lead single “It Must Be So Easy” explores existential themes of yearning & desire against a backdrop of piano, strings, and backing vocals by Alina Hardin, recalling early Harry Nillson. “I Want It All” came to Wilson and Lusteg all at once, both a paen to youthful joie de vivre and a bittersweet realization that there’s only so much time, featuring gorgeous strings courtesy of Kaitlin Wolfberg; while “Face To Face” features a Bass VI solo courtesy of Ramsey, a multi-instrumentalist with many contributions to the album, recalling Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman”.
Royal Oakie Records is excited to release Mia Wilson on November 14th 2025. Available worldwide on vinyl, CD, and digital platforms.
Tracklist
| 1. | Face To Face | 4:02 |
| 2. | It Must Be So Easy | 3:20 |
| 3. | I Want It All | 3:05 |
| 4. | What Can I Do? | 3:14 |
| 5. | The Dream In Everything | 3:27 |
| 6. | Time Is An Arrow | 4:14 |
| 7. | Going Back | 3:07 |
| 8. | Still Pretending | 3:58 |
| 9. | When You Go | 4:37 |
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Credits
Produced and Mixed by Tim Ramsey at Endless Sound - Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Tyler Karmen at 64 Sound - Los Angeles, CA and Tim Ramsey at Endless Sound - Los Angeles, CA
Additional Engineering on “Still Pretending” by: Carly Bond at Altamira - Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by: David Glasebrook at The Garden Shed - Oakland, CA
All songs written by Mia Wilson and Skyler Lusteg © 2025 BMI
Photos & Album design by Skyler Lusteg
Additional thanks to The Wilsons, The Lustegs, Kacey Johansing, Tim Ramsey, Trevor Beld Jimenez, and David Glasebrook
Mia Wilson: Piano, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Vocals, String Arrangements
Skyler Lusteg: Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Tim Ramsey: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Organ, Percussion, Bass VI, Mellotron, Pedal Steel, Bass Harmonica, Bass Guitar on “Still Pretending”, String Arrangements
Trevor Beld Jimenez: Drums, String Arrangement on “I Want It All”
Kaitlin Wolfberg: Strings
Alina Hardin: Background Vocals on “It Must Be So Easy” & “Going Back”
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Mia Wilson is a Southern California singer-songwriter who blends piano and guitar based compositions with lush orchestral arrangements, introspective lyrics and captivating mezzo-soprano vocals. Her self-titled debut album is set to be released on November 14th 2025 by Royal Oakie Records.