Born in the Eighties

(US only EP) Over the last five years, Belgian artist Milow (born Jonathan Vandenbroeck) has emerged as one of Europe s most exciting young talents: a plugged-in singer-songwriter with the ability to touch a crowd and the pop know-how required to make great records. He s an old-school soul with a new-fashioned sensibility, a troubadour fascinated by technology. Milow s music gleams with the inherited songcraft of his heroes Ryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Jack Johnson but it also reflects a point of view all his own, with specific concerns about growing pains and the future of his generation. This combination of the intimate and the widescreen has won Milow a devoted fanbase across Europe, not to mention a list of achievements that includes number-one singles, platinum albums, sold-out tours and performances at some of the world s most prestigious festivals. What s more, he s accomplished all this as his own boss, releasing music through Homerun Records, a label he founded in his bedroom. Now he s excited to embark upon the natural next step of his career: building an audience in the United States. With the same humble spirit that originally inspired him to take up the accordion at the age of nine, Milow is starting small on these shores, playing intimate venues and issuing "Born in the Eighties," a six-song EP that perfectly encapsulates what he does. A sophisticated music-scene veteran with the bottomless energy of a beginner, Milow is ready for what s next.