Milo Greene

milo greene consist of five softpop dreamers from the west coast of america. 'milo greene' is their debut album, and features lead-off single 'what's the matter', january follow-up single '1957', and a multitude of other-singles-in-waiting, notably 'perfectly aligned', 'cutty love' and the frankly exquisite 'son my son'. indeed, 'frankly' and 'exquisite' are words which have been thrown at milo greene like so much critical confetti over the past year as they have carefully cultivated underground support through appearances on letterman and gigs with the walkmen back home. they might seem like classic troubadours of the west coast rock dream on first half-listen, but there's also a dizzying edge to their creativity, a palpable sense that they are playing with your emotions. 'what's the matter' is a case in point: as their first uk release in november 2012 it was breezy and immediate enough to waltz onto radio shows the dial over, from steve lamacq and john kennedy to janice long, huw stephens, dermot o'leary and bob harris, but contained enough depth and pathos to tweak the interest of the guardian's new band of the day. as intros go, it was impeccable. as albums go, 'milo greene' is irresistible.