modern folk

Until recently twenty-five year-old Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson has been one of Brooklyn’s best-kept secrets, but with the release of his debut album and the help of some of his better known friends (and neighbors) that seems likely to change. In a recent interview with ‘Another’ magazine Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio professed, “Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is my favorite songwriter right now.”

David Stith comes from a musical family: his father is a college wind ensemble director and former church choir director; his grandfather is professor emeritus in the music department at Cornell University; his mother is a pianist; his sisters sing opera, play piano, tap dance, play timpani and are excellent soft ball players. David Stith grew up dreading the family ensemble's appearances in church, preferring instead to draw mazes on the blank sides of church bulletins during services.

Colin Steele is an incredibly talented trumpet player, and an extraordinary jazz composer mixing and merging his Scottish roots with his obvious passion for jazz. His work is fresh, vibrant, often upbeat, really life affirming and great for that trudge to the tube every morning. Occasionally the sun'll glint off something, or you'll see something that makes you smile. If you're listening to Colin Steele these experiences are magnified and make life feel great.