LA slowcore outfit Milly will perform live at Paste Magazine’s Atlanta studios. Milly will play Crazy Horse, Talking Secret and more before supporting Swervedriver at The Masquerade. Click the link below and tune in to their session on October 16th at 3:30pm ET.
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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 A-side 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 B-Side 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.
Tour dates with Swervedriver
October
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
