LOS ANGELES SLOWCORE OUTFIT MILLY SHARE NEW VIDEO & ANNOUNCE TOUR WITH SWERVEDRIVER
"embodies the mountain-moving feeling from the gaze of a love interest" -
PASTE
September 6th, 2019
On Thursday we teamed up with Paste to share the new video from Los Angeles slowcore outfit Milly, and announce their forthcoming tour with Swervedriver. The band originally hail from Connecticut, but have found their footing as members of a flourishing LA scene that includes rising acts like Ian Sweet, Justus Proffit, Momma, Cryogeyser and more.
On "Crazy Horse" their second single for Dangerbird, the band's entrancing vocals float over satisfyingly lush chords. Paired with deliberately unsteady drum machines and delicate piano, the song depicts a romance that could never be.
Tour Dates with Swervedriver
October
10 – San Diego, Calif. @ Casbah
11 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Valley Bar
13 – Dallas, Texas @ Club DADA
14 – Austin, Texas @ Empire Control Room
16 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Hell (The Masquerade)
17 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Mercy Lounge
18 – Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle
19 – Washington, D.C. @ Rock & Roll Hotel
20 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Spirit Hall
21 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Milkboy
22 – New York, N.Y. @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
23 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ House of Independents
24 – Boston, Mass. @ Sonia
27 – Detroit, Mich. @ El Club
28 – Chicago, Ill. @ Bottom Lounge
30 – Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird
November
03 – Seattle, Wash. @ Columbia City Theater
05 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Independent
06 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Teragram
On Thursday we teamed up with Paste to share the new video from Los Angeles slowcore outfit Milly, and announce their forthcoming tour with Swervedriver. The band originally hail from Connecticut, but have found their footing as members of a flourishing LA scene that includes rising acts like Ian Sweet, Justus Proffit, Momma, Cryogeyser and more.
On "Crazy Horse" their second single for Dangerbird, the band's entrancing vocals float over satisfyingly lush chords. Paired with deliberately unsteady drum machines and delicate piano, the song depicts a romance that could never be.
Tour Dates with Swervedriver
October
10 – San Diego, Calif. @ Casbah
11 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Valley Bar
13 – Dallas, Texas @ Club DADA
14 – Austin, Texas @ Empire Control Room
16 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Hell (The Masquerade)
17 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Mercy Lounge
18 – Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle
19 – Washington, D.C. @ Rock & Roll Hotel
20 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Spirit Hall
21 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Milkboy
22 – New York, N.Y. @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
23 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ House of Independents
24 – Boston, Mass. @ Sonia
27 – Detroit, Mich. @ El Club
28 – Chicago, Ill. @ Bottom Lounge
30 – Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird
November
03 – Seattle, Wash. @ Columbia City Theater
05 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Independent
06 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Teragram
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Milly is a rock band from Los Angeles fronted by songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Brendan Dyer. Their sound melds together elements of classic shoegaze, slowcore, and lofi indie rock, coalescing into an intense, singular musical impression. Milly began as Dyer’s home recording project in his hometown of Bristol, Connecticut before finally taking its current formation as a live band in Los Angeles.
“Talking Secret,” Milly’s Aside single for Dangerbird Records’ Microdose monthly music series, finds the band in peak form. A lurching drum beat sets the song into motion as Dyer’s voice rides along a tidal wave of fuzzed out guitars, gently uttering “With one look, I’ll fall apart. I’ll take the hook out of the shark.” Across its duration “Talking Secret” vacillates between torrential downpour and ominously restrained dirge, reminiscent of both the dense guitar landslides of classic Smashing Pumpkins and the creaking tension of Codeine.
Milly’s Bside single “Crazy Horse” is a more introspective, sentimental affair. A strange, woozy drum machine beat provides the foundation for layers of acoustic guitar and piano that swirl around Dyer’s reflective vocal delivery. The song retains that signature Milly creep while unveiling an emotional earnestness that recalls Built To Spill and Yo La Tengo in their most vulnerable moments -
Milly on "Crazy Horse"
"Crazy Horse started off as a demo I made while living in CT at home with my parents. I was messing around with open tunings and the idea of mixing programmed drums with real drums. A year later when living in LA I was invited to record with my friend and superb producer, Sachi. He was my guiding light, helping me really grow the arrangement of the song to what it is today. He showed me things I never thought to do on the original demo (slide guitar, vocal manipulation, piano)."
On the video:
"The video was shot and directed by my best friend, Justice Ott. We went to a hardware store out in North Hollywood and picked up this sweet fighter plane he had been eyeing down for a video's use for a few years now. The connection with planes to the song is this idea of freedom. The plane scene was filmed out in Malibu at Pepperdine University. The funniest thing is that only one of the shots is actually a real flight, as the plane proved a lot harder to operate than we assumed. The other shot is of our own Scarlet Knight walking backwards through downtown and put in reverse to look like she's walking forward. Trippy shit."
“Talking Secret,” Milly’s Aside single for Dangerbird Records’ Microdose monthly music series, finds the band in peak form. A lurching drum beat sets the song into motion as Dyer’s voice rides along a tidal wave of fuzzed out guitars, gently uttering “With one look, I’ll fall apart. I’ll take the hook out of the shark.” Across its duration “Talking Secret” vacillates between torrential downpour and ominously restrained dirge, reminiscent of both the dense guitar landslides of classic Smashing Pumpkins and the creaking tension of Codeine.
Milly’s Bside single “Crazy Horse” is a more introspective, sentimental affair. A strange, woozy drum machine beat provides the foundation for layers of acoustic guitar and piano that swirl around Dyer’s reflective vocal delivery. The song retains that signature Milly creep while unveiling an emotional earnestness that recalls Built To Spill and Yo La Tengo in their most vulnerable moments -
Milly on "Crazy Horse"
"Crazy Horse started off as a demo I made while living in CT at home with my parents. I was messing around with open tunings and the idea of mixing programmed drums with real drums. A year later when living in LA I was invited to record with my friend and superb producer, Sachi. He was my guiding light, helping me really grow the arrangement of the song to what it is today. He showed me things I never thought to do on the original demo (slide guitar, vocal manipulation, piano)."
On the video:
"The video was shot and directed by my best friend, Justice Ott. We went to a hardware store out in North Hollywood and picked up this sweet fighter plane he had been eyeing down for a video's use for a few years now. The connection with planes to the song is this idea of freedom. The plane scene was filmed out in Malibu at Pepperdine University. The funniest thing is that only one of the shots is actually a real flight, as the plane proved a lot harder to operate than we assumed. The other shot is of our own Scarlet Knight walking backwards through downtown and put in reverse to look like she's walking forward. Trippy shit."
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