The Milk, Marking Territory Near You !

"The Milk are four spirited young men from Essex (and proud of it), though they spent their formative years dreaming of being cool kids in Camden, and thrashing around somewhat aimlessly in a punk band. Having slogged up and down the M1 one too many times, with self-booked tours that took them to Hull via Exeter and Edinburgh ("we had no concept of geography," notes singer Ricky), the band realised punk was dead, and split. Remaining a true gang of friends ("we still get pissed off if one of us sees a film on their own"), the boys took a break to re-evaluate what they wanted to do".

Perfect Soul vocals, snappy and intensely rough around the edges. The Milk learnt their art through modern New wave credentials and Post-Punk sensibilities. How these four guys from Essex ended up sucking up funky bass lines and brassy Northern Soul tunes is anyone's guess - good South-East breeding I would presume. The cooler side of British music culture doesn`t stop at obscure soul influences and mainstream Motown, `The Milk` have nailed the Bluebeat/Trojan mentality right down to pure celebration with their take of the Toots and The Maytals classic `54 46 Was My number`- I dare you not to tap a shiny boot to this timeless Trojan number.
While already producing a stir with some of the sharper UK music press and attracting significant record label interest, the first single release is aimed at Feb/March 2011 to coincide with task of two serious shows - `HMV -Next Big Thing` @ The Barfly, London Feb 5th and the quite amazing slot during SXSW from March 16th @ Austin, Texas.

"Soon after, narrowly avoiding naming themselves Nigel Winterbottom and the Flat Back Four, they re-emerged as The Milk; embracing the classic Motown, Stax and Trojan records that had sound-tracked their teens.Though these early songs portray an undeniable ear for big melodies, The Milk have ambitions beyond the ?retro?. The plan, they say, is to further stress the elements of hip-hop, dub and dance in their official recordings (they idolise the Beastie Boys' seminal 'Paul's Boutique'). Already, there's a tight, workmanlike energy to their sound that suggests punk wasn't wasted on them, but they?re equally inspired by the DJ sets they used to watch enviously on holidays to Ibiza, which would keep feet moving throughout".

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The Milk : 54 46 Was My Number

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