Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Album
Transgressive
Having a self-titled album and a name something of a mouthful, with the release of eponymous debut album, the moniker, M-Bar is becoming widely accepted.
M-Bar has a destructive and troubled past. The confessional singer-songwriter feel of the album suits the intelligent and intimate lyrics. A surreal meditation on his own funeral, Buriedfed, begins with sparse, strummed guitar and builds into an astounding, discordant cacophony of drums and dissonant vocals. The Debtor continues the bleak content, over sweet piano melodies M-Bar鈥檚 distinctive voice chimes in with the stark refrain: 鈥淚鈥檓 not sure I want to stay alive/it鈥檚 so expensive.鈥
This album starts brilliantly, with the open颅ing tracks distinct and emotionally powerful. However, the second half is weaker, and the world-weary, half-mumbled lyrics begin to feel like a lurid dream you鈥檒l struggle to wake up from. myspace.com/milesbenjaminanthonyrobinson.
Samantha Cracknell