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Milk Teeth
OriginStroud,Gloucestershire, England
Genres
Years active2013–2020
LabelsHopeless,Roadrunner,Music For Nations
Past membersJosh Bannister
Becky Blomfield
Em Foster
Oli Holbrook
Billy Hutton
Jack Kenny
Chris Webb
Websitewww.milkteethpunx

Milk Teeth(often stylised asMILK TEETH) were a Britishpunk rockband fromStroud, Gloucestershire,which formed in May 2013. The band officially announced their breakup on Facebook and Twitter on 4 September 2020.

History

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Formation and early years

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The band began writing music together in early 2013 and released their first EP,Smiling Politely,independently in August 2013.[3]After signing toHopeless,the band released their second EPSad Sackin April 2015.[4]On 5 January 2016, after they finished recording their debut album, founding member and guitarist/primary songwriter and occasional lead vocalist Josh Bannister left the band and was replaced by former Hindsights member Billy Hutton as a touring guitarist.[5]The band then released their debut album,Vile Child,on 29 January 2016, through Hopeless Records.[6]This was the last of the band's releases to feature Bannister. In April 2016 the band toured the US, supportingSorority Noise,CitizenandTurnover.In 2017 the band signed to Roadrunner Records and announced a new EP titlesBe Nice,which was released in July 2017, followed up byGo Away,another EP released in November 2017.

2018–2020

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On 26 June 2018 it was announced via the band's Facebook page that guitarist Chris Webb would be leaving the band "with immediate effect".[7]It was later revealed this was due to allegations of sexual misconduct regarding Chris and an underage fan. Em Foster fromNervusfilled in on guitar shortly afterwards. After a number of festival dates, on 19 September 2018, the band announced that Billy Hutton was leaving Milk Teeth and confirmed Foster as a full time member, resulting in the band becoming a three piece.[8]This lineup played the EP'sBe NiceandGo Awayin full, on a short tour around the UK in November of that year, preceding the release of a new single;Stain,[9]and a run supportingEnter Shikariduring their "Stop The Clocks" tour in December.[10]

Milk Teeth began 2019 by supportingPUP,on their "Morbid Stuff Tour-pocalypse" tour in April.[11]Performances at several UK festivals followed, including2000 Trees,Boomtown Fair,Truck Festivaland Camden Rocks. After signing to a new label,Music For Nations,the band performed main stage sets at theReading and Leeds Festivals.[12]Shortly afterwards, drummer Oli Holbrook left Milk Teeth, being replaced by Nervus drummer Jack Kenny, leaving Blomfield as the sole original member of the lineup.[13]Following this change, Milk Teeth once again embarked on a short UK tour with Cultdreams and Nervus, in support of their latest single,Given Up,which was released on 11 October 2019.[14]The following month, Milk Teeth released another single entitledDestroyer,on 29 November.[15]

On 17 January 2020, Milk Teeth officially announced theirself-titledsecond album, which was released on 27 March.[16]

On 4 September 2020, Milk Teeth announced that they had split up.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details
Vile Child
Milk Teeth

Extended Plays

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Title Album details
Smiling Politely
  • Released: 6 August 2013[3]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Sad Sack
  • Released: 14 April 2015[4]
  • Label: Venn
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
Be Nice
Go Away

Singles

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"Nearby Catfight" was released as a single ahead of the release of theBe NiceEP and reached number 5 on theKerrang! Rock Chartin October 2017.[19]The band's first single as a trio, "Stain" was released in December 2018, debuting at 12 in the Kerrang! Rock Chart.

Band members

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Final line-up

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  • Becky Blomfield – vocals, bass guitar(2013–2020)
  • Em Foster – vocals, lead guitar (2018–2020)
  • Jack Kenny – drums, percussion(2019–2020)

Former members

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  • Josh Bannister – vocals, lead guitar(2013–2016)
  • Christopher Webb – rhythm guitar (2013–2018)
  • Billy Hutton – vocals, lead guitar (2016–2018)
  • Oliver Holbrook – drums, percussion(2013–2019)

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^Hancock, Tom (26 January 2016)."Milk Teeth – Vile Child // Album Review".Londoninstereo.Retrieved29 November2021.
  2. ^ab"Milk Teeth – Vile Child".Clash Magazine.
  3. ^ab"SMILING POLITELY, by MILK TEETH".Milkteethpunx.bandcamp.Retrieved2016-01-20.
  4. ^ab"SAD SACK, by MILK TEETH".Milkteethpunx.bandcamp.Retrieved2016-01-20.
  5. ^"Milk Teeth announce lineup change | Upset".Upsetmagazine.Retrieved2016-01-20.
  6. ^"Milk Teeth announce 'Vile Child' album, share 'Brickwork'".Diymag.Retrieved2016-01-20.
  7. ^"MILK TEETH".Facebook.Retrieved2018-06-26.
  8. ^"NEWS: Milk Teeth confirm Em Foster as full-time member; band to carry on as trio!".Deadpress.co.uk.Retrieved2018-09-21.
  9. ^"MILK TEETH RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE, STAIN".Kerrang.Retrieved2018-11-30.
  10. ^"Enter Shikari Announce Stop The Clocks Tour Support Acts!".Calltheone.Retrieved2018-03-10.
  11. ^"PUP announces 'The Morbid Stuff Tour-Pocalypse' 2019".Axs.Retrieved2019-01-16.
  12. ^"Check out the stage times for Reading & Leeds Festival 2019".Nme.Retrieved2019-08-21.
  13. ^"MILK TEETH".Facebook.Retrieved2019-09-09.
  14. ^"MILK TEETH RELEASE NEW SONG GIVEN UP".Kerrang.Retrieved2019-10-11.
  15. ^"Milk Teeth have shared" cathartic rage "track, 'Destroyer'".Readdork.Retrieved2019-11-29.
  16. ^"MILK TEETH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR".Kerrang.Retrieved2020-01-17.
  17. ^"Roadrunner Records UK // Milk Teeth's Roadrunner Records debut is OUT NOW!".RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk.Retrieved2017-09-13.
  18. ^"Roadrunner Records UK // MILK TEETH'S BRAND NEW EP 'GO AWAY' IS OUT NOW!".RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk.
  19. ^Kerrang!issue 1692, October 2017, p. 14
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