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Mills have only played a handful of gigs but this
band have been a long time coming. The brainchild
of Cable drummer Richie Mills, who for this project
takes on guitar and vocals, is completed by guitarist
Ben Doyle of Hundred Reasons, bassist Alex Hill
and drummer Nat Finbow.
The first track on the album, ‘Exhaust’
was first released as a single in 2009. It features
heavy, intense opening riffs which remind me of
the best bits of the 90’s – Alice
in Chains, Silverchair and the like.
‘Exhaust’ is followed by ‘Hello
Mellow’ which at first reminds me of a Foo
Fighters song that right now, I can’t remember
the name of but it’s brilliant. The Foo
Fighter’s influence maintains throughout
the album but luckily the album remains Mills’,
not another Foo Fighter’s wannabe. A fantastic
follow up to ‘Exhaust’, the first
two songs are a brilliant opening showcasing the
band’s ability to shift between intense
pounding riffs and calmer melodic melody fluidly.
Decader picks up the speed a bit with track three,
‘Remember Me?’. Here there is clearly
a more punk influence in this song however it
still maintains a sound that I can honestly only
say is Mills’.
‘Hell and Back’, track six, opens
sounding a bit like Linkin Park’s ‘Where
I Belong’ which worried me at first and
I thought I was about to be catapulted to an entirely
different band. But it’s okay, It remained
Mills’! When the guitar breaks on this song
it’s epic and deserves to be played at a
volume I can’t manage in my room right now…but
when I’m next in my car…
Track 10, ‘Everywhere and Right Next to
You’ throws the honest sounding voice of
Richie Mills and an acoustic guitar at you and
although not entirely expected it’s thoroughly
enjoyable. Then with the bridge comes some epic
electric guitar melody which actually reminds
me of summer, which is nice.
The final track on the album, ‘Un-named
and Shamed’ is a brilliant end to what has
been a fantastic album to listen to. It’s
got groove and intensity and a nice fade-out to
finish.
Overall, although the Foo Fighters influence
is quite obvious the album remains entirely Mills’,
filled with intense riffs, excellent lyrics, honest
vocals and a massive dose of that summer feeling.
It’s the perfect album to listen to in the
sun and I for one would love to see this live!
4/5
Review by Lauren Dauny |
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Richie Mills
Ben doyle
Nat Finbow
Alex Hill |
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1. Exhaust
2. Hello Mellow
3. Remember Me?
4. Who's Your Friend?
5. Homebound
6. Hell and Back
7. Platonic Lovers
8. The Smell of Guilt
9. Night / Nite
10. Everywhere and Right Next to You
11. Un-names and Shamed |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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