Saturday 24th may
MILLTOWN BROTHERS
£18 | £20 [+10% booking fee]
Doors open 8pm
18+ show
From Colne and Lancaster, the Milltown Brothers first burst onto the indie scene in 1989 with the Coming From The Mill EP getting single of the week in NME.
Second indie single Which Way Should I Jump started a bidding war between the majors.
Signing to A&M worldwide in 1990, WWSIJ was re-recorded & broke into the UK charts at Number 38. America liked it & put it to Number 10 in the Billboard US Rock Chart.
The album – Slinky – was a revelation and pushed the boundaries for their peers. Defying the critics who had incorrectly labelled them as baggy the MBs delivered an absolute classic album of catchy, punchy songs, perfectly paced & well-balanced.
The album received a maximum 5 Stars in Q Magazine.
After a lengthy hiatus, the band returned to the studio in 2014, releasing their self-financed fourth studio album, Long Road, the following year. Q liked it and awarded three stars with the record receiving significant levels of media acclaim: XSNoise gave an 8/10 review observing that: ‘Long Road is a mature entry illuminated throughout by the experiences of life. It is earnest and heartfelt as it highlights the little things in life that make it special and a life worth living. It is a lovely collection of songs worthy of a lulling Sunday morning in the summer.’ Louder than War went further awarding 8.5/10 stating: ‘Perhaps Long Road is an album that could see The Milltown Brothers repeat their huge success in Europe and Japan… Perhaps The Milltown Brothers have just released one of the most perfect guitar-led, Indie albums of the year.’
Stockholm, a fifth studio album, followed in 2020. Again, the record received strong reviews with, for example, Backseat Mafia saying: ‘literally, it is one of our favourite records of the year’. Gigs were lined up on its release but, unfortunately, Covid 19 had other ideas and the band were not to return to the stage until August 2023 with a sold-out banger at The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge to promote Tongue-tied Mesmerised, a collection of early independent singles and demos
The Hebden Bridge show revitalised the band. 2024 saw sold out gigs including a first London performance in 20 years and a triumphant return to the main stage at Shiiine On festival.
2025 will see the Milltown Brothers release a yet untitled album via Last Night From Glasgow. Author Nigel Wood will be publishing his book And Jesus Danced (Twice) about the band in May via McNidder and Grace. The band will be touring to promote both.
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