ABOUT THE PERAMBULATOR
THE PERAMBULATOR is a collection of original songs in various styles recalling the 60’s and 70’s—Imaginative rock’n’roll with a hint of cabaret. The word "perambulator" means a baby carriage (Great Britain), an odometer (USA), or one who perambulates—walks around. The concept of stepping from genre to genre emerged in the production process, and the title song is Milo’s love letter to walking in her San Francisco neighborhood. Some story from her life lives in each song.
Tracks were recorded over a period of several years in home studios around the Bay Area. Childhood friend and co-producer Mark Zanandrea, a beloved pillar of the underground music community, guided Milo through the production process, while also playing guitars, keyboards, and serving as muse. More recording and all mixing were done at co-producer/engineer Matt Cohen’s studio in the historic Coast Recorders building in San Francisco. (It was in fact the last project recorded there before the building was sold to developers.) In addition to writing 9 of the 10 songs featured on the album and singing lead and some backing vocals, Milo plays keyboards on Family Album, Read The Signs, Enchanté Monsieur, and Melt.
The 10 songs on The Perambulator are directly inspired by music Milo and Mark grew up with in the 60’s and 70’s. Look Away hints at Bacharach/David and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Family Album features a Beatles-esque vocal arrangement and elements of the Kinks’ Village Green period. Vampire Daddy is a shout-out to The Cramps. The Americana vibe of Read The Signs draws from The Band while Enchanté Monsieur is unabashedly inspired by Roxy Music and French Pop. The sole cover is an R&B classic by Allen Toussaint, A Certain Girl, sung here as A Certain Guy, lovingly butchered in a Devo style.