Daniel Robinson

Genre: Rock
Secondary Genre: Singer/Songwriter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA Contact

Daniel Robinson is a Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter. He is also the lead singer and bassist for the indie rock band Milton and the Devils Party. He claims to make rock music for thinking people or, sometimes, think music for rocking people.

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Biography

Daniel Robinson is a Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter. He is also the lead singer and bassist for the indie rock band Milton and the Devils Party. He claims to make rock music for thinking people or, sometimes, think music for rocking people.

Although much is made of the fact that he is also an English professor and literary scholar, Robinson is really just a writer creating music out of what he knows best. He actually believes in the relevance of art to real life, so it’s natural for him to draw inspiration from art and literature of all kinds, including such songwriters as Ray Davies, Morrissey, Lloyd Cole, Jackson Browne, and Nick Cave.

And, yes, Robinson may have some kooky ideas about the marriage of literature and rock-n-roll (see band’s name)—but the rest of his band finds this eccentricity amusing as long as it doesn’t interfere with the rocking!

With Milton and the Devils Party, Robinson has made three albums, two with with a gifted Philadelphia producer, Brian McTear; the most recent album is yet to be released.

For further information on Milton and the Devils Party, see the band's website:
www.miltondevilsparty.com

Instrumentation

Daniel Robinson: lead vocals and bass guitar
Mark Graybill: lead guitar
Bob Falgie: drums

Discography

with Milton and the Devils Party

What Is All This Sweet Work Worth? (FDR, 2006)

How Wicked We've Become (Transit of Venus, 2007)

Official Website

http://www.miltondevilsparty.com

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Press

  • Deep undercurrents of longing and yearning [+ Show ]

    There are deep undercurrents of longing and yearning in the lyrics, cleverly disguised by the bright...

  • Intelligent but NOT exclusionary! [+ Show ]

    Sure the music is intelligent but it’s far from exclusionary. If you’re like me you just might hear ...

  • More sarcastic punk than high-falutin' poetics [+ Show ]

    As you'd suspect, their lyrics have an edge, but the spirit of songs like "End of the Affair," "Perf...

  • Bee-stung sincerity [+ Show ]

    The Philly quartet's debut What Is All This Sweet Work Worth? finds singer/songwriter/bassist Daniel...

  • CD deserves a broad audience [+ Show ]

    What Is All This Sweet Work Worth?, the first album from Philadelphia's Milton and the Devils Party,...

  • A Breath of fresh power pop air! [+ Show ]

    Philadelphia's own Milton and the Devils Party are a breath of fresh power-pop air. Keeping alive a ...

  • Who ever thought you could shake your ass to literary-inflected rock? [+ Show ]

    In the end this album proves equally rewarding for rockers and eggheads alike. Hey, who ever thought...

  • Demands more attention than the average pop album [+ Show ]

    Both promising and erudite, What Is All This Sweet Work Worth? demands more attention than the avera...

  • Impressive Debut [+ Show ]

    Songs like "Theodicy Club" and "To Jane" are the hallmarks of the record, middling between rock and ...

  • Tremendous effort for a debut full-length

    All together this CD is a tremendous effort for a debut full-length.

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