“The Unspeakable Milo Binder”
Milo Binder put out one brilliant album in 1991 and then, that was that.
He was gone. Alias Records was an indie rock label that had folks like Too Much Joy and The Snitches and when they put out Milo’s album
was a huge departure from their roster. A eleven song folk album, Binder’s self-titled release was one of those rare instances where
the artist arrived fully formed with no need to take three or four albums to find their musical footing or narrative voice. Songs like “Donald Thorn” and “A Boy And His Career” were wise and observational and his guitar playing was rich and assured, his delivery confident and brimming with belief. He called into my college radio show Bedtime With Alex on KSMC and he was gracious enough to play two songs while his girlfriend held the phone for him—Donald Thorn from the first album and the song you just heard Skywriters, which would be from the second. But the second one never came until now, 32 years later it’s about to arrive.
Titled The Unspeakable Milo Binder, the two tracks you’ll hear in full on today’s episode demonstrate that Binder not only still has the magic, he’s never sounded better. And he’s been deeply missed. I can’t think of an an artist with as much musical dexterity, poetic exactitude and narrative finesse. Sit back and join in me as I welcome back Milo Binder.
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