[This Just In] Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
When you look up the word “troubadour” in the dictionary you get this definition. “One of a class of 12th-century and 13th-century lyric poets in Southern France, northern Italy, and northern Spain, who composed songs in language d’oc often about courtly love.” Because of the ‘lyric poets’ part of the definition, the word troubadour has crossed over into being a favorite description for folk musicians of our time, or singer songwriters who possess an elevated storytelling gift.
Whether or not you like the use of the term troubadour, or don’t care at all, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson does something poetic in his lyrics that bring the proper or improper use of the word to mind, and while most troubadours are known for their “courtly” love songs, MBAR is better known for his dark tales of addiction, and brokeness.
His debut album, which is simply titled using his 4 names (he has two middle names) comes with a few indie musicians of note assisting the 23 year old from Brooklyn, by way of Oregon. Recorded by Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear and featuring Chris Bear & Daniel Rosen, who are also Grizzly Bear members, and Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio, who Miles is scheduled to hit the road with in a couple weeks.
When a new singer/songwriter like Miles comes along, it is hard to shed the Dylan comparisions, but with the extra layers of instrumentation and emotion, MBAR is a musician in nobody’s shadow, and deserves your attention.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is opening for TV On The Radio starting September 5th and will be playing the Monolith Festival this year as well on the WOXY.com stage.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Buriedfed
