Milburn
These Are the Facts (Mercury Records)
Sheffield bandits Milburn are the Arctic Monkeys it’s still ok to like. Why is that? Well, it’s because they’ve not sold as many records or gone ‘dark’. It’s that easy Monkeys!
Combining the charm of The Coral with the colloquial shenanigans of those Arctic boys allows Milburn to sound both immediately recognisable yet suitably different enough to warrant your attention. ‘What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)’ is probably the biggest rip off track on the album but it stills has enough going on to keep you listening. ‘Summertime’ is a brilliantly broody, anti-summer irony anthem dressed up in loose guitars with thrumming bass and drums. And any band with the sense of humour required for ‘Cowboys and Indians’ is fine by me.
To be honest, I like Milburn much more than I should. That’s because there’s plenty of invention, a healthy dose of humour, enough experimentation to keep even the Flaming Lips happy and a distinct lack of ego saturating the whole record.
Anyone looking to overcome feelings of 2007’s missing summer should give Milburn a spin. It’ll put a smile on yer face.
www.milburnmusic.com
www.myspace.com/milburnmusic
Russell Moore
Sheffield bandits Milburn are the Arctic Monkeys it’s still ok to like. Why is that? Well, it’s because they’ve not sold as many records or gone ‘dark’. It’s that easy Monkeys!
Combining the charm of The Coral with the colloquial shenanigans of those Arctic boys allows Milburn to sound both immediately recognisable yet suitably different enough to warrant your attention. ‘What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)’ is probably the biggest rip off track on the album but it stills has enough going on to keep you listening. ‘Summertime’ is a brilliantly broody, anti-summer irony anthem dressed up in loose guitars with thrumming bass and drums. And any band with the sense of humour required for ‘Cowboys and Indians’ is fine by me.
To be honest, I like Milburn much more than I should. That’s because there’s plenty of invention, a healthy dose of humour, enough experimentation to keep even the Flaming Lips happy and a distinct lack of ego saturating the whole record.
Anyone looking to overcome feelings of 2007’s missing summer should give Milburn a spin. It’ll put a smile on yer face.
www.milburnmusic.com
www.myspace.com/milburnmusic
Russell Moore
