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• Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, 'Summer of Fear' (Saddle Creek)

  October 7, 2009 – On his self-titled 2008 debut, singer-songwriter Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson sounded like it was all he could do to hold himself together long enough to sing about falling apart. Though that album's postaddiction, confessional howl was one of the year's most darkly magnetic listens, it was also cause for artistic concern. The idea of this man making optimistic music seemed silly, and songs even more heartsick were hard to fathom. …
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  Watch Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Perform Live!

  July 22, 2008 – Not exactly a ray of sunshine but armed with quite a vivid -- if somber -- imagination, Spin Buzzcatcher Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson skitters through two tunes -- one about his own death -- at Brooklyn's own Union Pool venue. And though the details of his demise on "Buriedfed" are a touch unsettling, Robinson must love black comedy, for he and his backing band are all smiles throughout. …
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• Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, 'Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson' (Say Hey)

  June 30, 2008 – Brooklyn patron saints Grizzly Bear and TV on the Radio helped Robinson record this atmospheric folk-rock album in 2006, but personal demons (addiction, even homelessness) led to the shelving of the project until now. Still, this is no record of redemption. While Robinson is consistently clever and self-deprecating, every line seethes with real pathos. …
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