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The back catalogue of the band has just gone up on iTunes :
1. Slinky. The original 10 track album.
2. More Slinky [Expanded with extra tracks]. Originally out with 17 tracks, this adds Roses, Which Way Original, Why Should I and Seems To Me Take 2. It is listed twice, one of them is not expanded.
3. Valve. The original 12 track album.
4. More Valve. This hasn't appeared before and is laid out as a 10 track album with 6 extra tracks. It includes everything which came out around that time.
Rubberband the third studio album from the Milltown Brothers is available online at :
7 Digital - Rubberband and Bonus CD.
iTunes - Rubberband.
Napster - Rubberband.
The proper Double CD itself with artwork, lyrics etc... has sold out.
Rubberband
You And Me
Cloud Nine
Rhyme
When A Heart Stops Bleeding
Goodbye
Surprise Me
Wide Open
December 1994
A Song
Sunday Morning
Everything
Bonus CD
Inkwell
So What She Said
Career
Freeze Frame
Central Reservation
A Lot Like Love
Outskirts Of Newmarket
On Our Street
Not Alone
Wake Up
Swimmers
Here With Me
Hear Me
Eraser
Rendition
From Colne in Lancashire, 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 and featuring the songs Roses, We've Got Time and Something On My Mind.
Second indie single 'Which Way Should I Jump' started a bidding war between the majors with the exceptional 'Silvertown' added as the bside.
Signing to A&M worldwide in 1990, Which Way Should I Jump was re-recorded and broke into the UK charts at Number 38, a good start for a newly signed band but underachieving. The song is, quite simply, one of the greatest UK band singles to ever be heard and still stands up today. America liked it and put it to Number 10 in the 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 (due to 1 rhythmic song - Seems To Me - the sound of which was never repeated by the band) - the Milltown Brothers delivered an absolute classic album of catchy, punchy songs, perfectly paced and well-balanced. There have been few bands since able to produce an album where every song is as good as the last.
Tours galore followed, the album received a maximum 5 Stars in Q Magazine and for a while there, it looked like the band could do no wrong.
Disaster struck with the release of their next (and arguably superior) single 'Here I Stand'. Playing 3 times a day in independant record shops up and down the country for weeks before the release, the appearances (along with the press gathered) helped the single achieve a predicted entry into the Top 20. The UK Record Industry however, due to the volume of sales from the shops played in, decided to 'weight' the single, fearing chart-rigging. The single missed entry into the charts (along with a planned TOTP performance) and peaked at Number 41.
A&M bottled it and despite new material being ready for release that year - they put the band 'on the shelf' for 2 years and eventually picked the songs for their 2nd studio album - 'Valve'.
The album fared less well than Slinky, receiving average reviews. With a generally disappointing choice of songs, time (and their bsides) has since shown that a dynamite second album could have been released, had the band been allowed to go their own way. After years of contractual exile, a tour which received no advertising and singles released which the band did not even want on an album - the band walked from A&M.
It took 10 years for the band to work together again and in March 2004, they released their third studio album - Rubberband. Critically acclaimed and probably their finest release, Rubberband came out on their own label and was made available via the website at www.milltownbrothers.co.uk . Playing to their strengths, it once more demonstrated their head for melody, band dynamic and Matt Nelsons strongest set of songs yet heard. Described in Record Collector as 'a faultless third album', it is one of few truly great UK band albums to be released since 2000.
The jukebox is knackered at the moment, working on it...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/06/2006
Band Website: www.milltownbrothers.co.uk
Band Members: Matt Nelson - Vocals
Simon Nelson - Guitar
Barney Williams - Piano
James Fraser - Bass
Nian Brindle - Drums
Influences:
Have a couple of practices against the kid goalie - then click up the top to Play - Top Game !
Sounds Like:
APPLE GREEN

WHICH WAY SHOULD I JUMP

HERE I STAND

APPLE GREEN (REMIX)

MORE VIDEOS AT YOUTUBE
Record Label: Round
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Back Catalogue

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist ?id=195644173 iTunes have Slinky and Valve available for download. An expanded version of More Slinky is also there. This is listed twice so...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:54:00 GMT

2007 Festivals

The Milltown Brothers are looking at playing a couple of festivals next year - along with some support slots and some of our own gigs. We're in talks at the moment with more people than we have been f...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:03:00 GMT

3rd album - Rubberband - iTunes, Napster, 7Digital and double CD

Rubberband - the latest - and third studio album by the Milltown Brothers is available now. Described as 'a faultless 3rd album' by Record Collector, 'a quite excellent return' by MUZE and called 'a f...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:43:00 GMT

MUZE Entry - Encyclopedia of Popular Music

The band entry into the above puts Rubberband ahead of Slinky and Valve, something I would agree with... have a read :   http://www.mystrands.com/artist/11714/biography
Posted by on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:38:00 GMT

Jukebox / Playlist thing

Under the 'About milltownbrothers' bit, you should be able to use a jukebox / playlist thing which has 'Slinky' and 'More Slinky' on it. Not sure how long the bandwidth and stuff will hold out, so enj...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:56:00 GMT

XFM - Tuesday 4th July - 7.30am

Matt Nelson is doing an interview this coming Tuesday on Lauren Lavernes breakfast show. Her show is on XFM - http://www.xfm.co.uk - you can listen online, pick it up on digital or listen locally in L...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 03:51:00 GMT