Milo Goes to College

Milo Goes to College
A grey album cover has the band name "Descendents" in large, bold, capital letters across the top. Across the bottom, in smaller capital letters, is the title "Milo Goes to College". In the center of the cover is a line drawing caricature of singer Milo Aukerman, illustrated from the shoulders up wearing a collared shirt and tie. His neck is slender and curves out as it heads upward, ending at the rims of a pair of rectangular glasses. The top of his head is not drawn, but his hair is represented by a series of short vertical lines above the glasses. His eyes and nostrils are represented by small black dots, and his mouth by a horizontal line drawn across the neck.
Studio album by
the Descendents
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1982[1]
RecordedJune 1982
StudioTotal Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre
Length22:10
LabelNew Alliance (NAR-012)
ProducerSpot
Descendents chronology
Fat EP
(1981) 		Milo Goes to College
(1982) 		I Don't Want to Grow Up
(1985)

Milo Goes to College is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Descendents, released on September 4, 1982 through New Alliance Records. Its title refers to singer Milo Aukerman's decision to leave the band to attend college, and its cover illustration introduced a caricature of him that would go on to become the band's mascot. Milo Goes To College was Descendents' last record (up until 2021's 9th & Walnut) with founding guitarist Frank Navetta, who quit the band during the hiatus that followed its release.

The album's mix of fast and aggressive hardcore punk with melody and semi-ironic love songs led to it being considered one of the most significant albums of the early 1980s southern California hardcore movement. In the decades since its release, it has received highly positive reviews and is now considered among the most noteworthy and important punk albums by several publications. Milo Goes to College has been cited as influential and a favorite by several notable artists and musicians. It is considered by many to be a foundational record for the pop-punk genre.[5]

  1. ^ Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 648. ISBN 0-879308-48-6.
  2. ^ Robbins, Ira. "Descendents". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Blush was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (August 6, 2021). "Descendents: 9th & Walnut Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Barnard, Laurent. "This Is Hardcore: Descendents – Milo Goes To College". Louder Sound. Retrieved May 8, 2021.