Milburn have split :( No more gigs!
Milburn are a four piece band from Sheffield. The band consists of Joe Carnall 18(Lead Vocals and Bass), Louis Carnall 20 (Backing Vocals and Rhythm), Tom Rowley 20(Lead Guitar), and Joe Green 20 (Drums).
During the early years Milburn have developed a strong fan base. Going about things the right way by wanting to create a massive following rather than worrying about being famous.
They started out doing local gigs in there hometown of Sheffield, with venues such as The Grapes and The Boardwalk, which is a local venue respected nationwide playing to 350 people every gig. They played a magnificent night at The Cavern(the musical home of the Beatles), Liverpool.
The Sheffield Leadmill has also been a great venue for Milburn, having headline there on a few occasions. In the early days their break through gig was when they played to over 600 people at the Nelson Mandela Building at Sheffield/Hallam University, it was also the night where they distributed their demo, Along Comes Mary, which was a 5 track compilation of pure quality. In May 2004 Milburn distributed their latest and most successful demo Lipstick Lickin which has made the music industry stop in its tracks and take notice.
Lipstick Lickin is a five track demo which is so tight and confident you get the feeling that this is a number 1 single rather than a demo. Musically the bands powerpop is spiked with shards of Jam-like filth and fury. The combination is a thrilling testiment to the Steel City musically energy" Think The Small Faces, The Libertines, Razorlight, The Jam and you begin to get an indication as to how good Milburn are. Lipstick Lickin can not be played loud enough, this really is a demo that you will never get tired of, these are songs that make you want to jump up and down and shout from the rooftops as to how great life is.
The sheffield scene is as big as ever now, with bands such as the Harrisons and the Arctic Monkeys already making it to superstar fame, it really cant be long for Milburn’s time in the spotlight and boy do they deserve it, Milburn signed under the record label of Free Construction in Early 2005, and have produced more fantastic music via this label, such as Showroom which was released on the 10 October 2005. After this they went on to do sell out gigs at the London Barfly and a 2000 sell out gig at the London Astoria, which by far surpasses the 600 at the NMB Sheffield. For pure entertainment the band consider the London Barfly gig to be one of their favourite, the gig is so intermate and atmospheric. Check out the download section for "Send in the Boys" live at the Barfly!
The biggest news in Milburn’s history to date is when label Free Construction signed a deal with major label Mercury. The band’s first single for the label will be a new recording of ‘Send In The Boys’, with brand new b-sides, released on the 27th March 2006, so make sure you go out and get it! For a band so young Milburn have the potential to be something truly special. Lets hope they have a similar rise to fame as the AM and that they are both battling out for the number 1 spot! The Sheffield music scene it truly alive and kicking!!





