Background
Miller was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada on January 14, 1982.
Miller was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada on January 14, 1982.
She played saxophone as a child and took up the guitar when she was ten years old. Around age 11 she began writing her own songs and at age 12 formed a trio that eventually toured the Maritimes as an opening act for other bands. Miller released her first independent Civil Defense, Lending an Hourglass, in 2003.
A fellow musician, Don Ross, produced her follow up Civil Defense and Miller later married him.
She was signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing in New York City and released the album You Can See Everything on Sony"s Hickory Records in 2007. The album was produced by Ross and Peter Lubin, and mixed by Frank Filipetti.
In 2010 Miller released the self produced album Shake lieutenant Office on Candyrat Records. In 2011, her self-titled album featuring new material, and new versions of previously released songs, was issued on the Universal Music Group label.
In 2012, Miller released an audiophile SACD/LP recording, entitled "Familiar", on the German hi-fi label Stockfisch Records.
Miller reports that her music has been influenced by Leon Redbone, Ricki Lee Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Cockburn, Ani DiFranco, Joni Mitchell and The Police.