Stranger Things is the answer. Miloe Music dropped their new EP “Greenhouse” on October 30, 2020. Bobby Kabeya describes what inspired his “breezy and buoyant single, Winona,” and his portrayal of his lifework since our 2019 podcast conversations. Photo by Cristal Kabeya

Bobby’s growth as an entrepreneurial musician of Miloe Music is reflected in our podcast conversation. A critical success factor in any venture is building a solid foundation and infrastructure which includes a tightly trusted and cohesive team of management. Hear how Bobby describes his team and who he is adding to the mix. DOWNLOAD

We have fun taking turns discussing our two descriptive words for 2020. Devastating and resiliency, and contrast and patience, whose words are whose?

“Miloe’s breezy and buoyant single “Winona”  — really about a girlfriend who happens to look a bit like Will’s mom on the hit Netflix sci-fi series — has added to the buzz that Kabeya and his crew built up over the past couple of years playing house shows in lieu of underage venues.

That buildup has culminated with Miloe’s charmingly laid-back, sweetly escapist EP “Greenhouse,” a much needed warm-up as the cold sets in. The title of the taut five-song collection — recorded with help from members of Hippo Campus — was meant to reflect the challenge of not icing over during winter in Minnesota,” writes Star Tribune columnist and reporter on the Minneapolis music scene, Chris Riemenschneider.

Alex Robert Ross in the Fader writes, “Bobby Kabeya had only just been born when Winona Ryder starred alongside Adam Sandler in Mr. Deeds. Now, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter, born in The Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Minneapolis at age 8, is announcing a new EP as Miloe with a song called “Winona,” a shoegaze-pop rumination on the blurry space between rom-coms and real life. This, of course, makes me feel hopelessly old, but that’s not really the point. The focus is instead on Miloe’s Greenhouse and the charming video for “Winona.”

Bobby calls an Extended Play collection, “an album with less commitment.” I get schooled on the term rom-com. Think, “at the end of romantic comedies when the lead changes their mind about a strained relationship and runs after that love interest to make things right.” We get back to “Winona and the “Greenhouse” EP. An ode to summer when hanging a hammock between two trees encompassed by nature at a local park was a  daily routine. “I like,” says Bobby, “to put you into a room with me so you can experience a little bit of (metaphoric relationship and life) escapism” and a sprinkle of realism. Bobby is wise and grounded beyond his 19 years. He is conscious of how our society works and is aware of the music industry’s wild and predatory nature.

We need Bobby’s “Greenhouse” EP for extra grounding this week as we await the results of an election like no other. You can listen to “Winona” at the end of our podcast. The chorus line is fitting. “We go where we go.”

Next up for Bobby and Miloe Music: national tour for Beach Bunny and writing and producing new demos, always. Music is in his bones.

Review of Bob’s first 8 track Digital Album: project Miloe EP

 “Miloe is the extremely chill indie-pop project of Bob Kabeya, and this is his debut EP. Described as “sad boi music for all your events and occasions,” it is a hypnotizing, translucent collection of tracks. Most of the songs are built on simple guitar and synth loops, but there is intense beauty in the minutiae. Kabeya’s light tenor is like a sun shower on a summer day. I can’t wait to hear more from project Miloe in the future.”

One more thing, at the beginning of the Winona video, you can hear Bobby’s parents, Mike and Sylvie Kabeya, give the okay to record. An acknowledgment that it takes a village to raise a great entrepreneurial musician!