Milk Teeth
Milk Teeth | |
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Origin | Stroud,Gloucestershire, England |
Genres | |
Years active | 2013–2020 |
Labels | Hopeless,Roadrunner,Music For Nations |
Past members | Josh Bannister Becky Blomfield Em Foster Oli Holbrook Billy Hutton Jack Kenny Chris Webb |
Website | www |
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
[edit]Formation and early years
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details |
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Vile Child | |
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Extended Plays
[edit]Title | Album details |
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Smiling Politely |
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Sad Sack |
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Be Nice |
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Go Away |
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Singles
[edit]"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
[edit]Final line-up
[edit]- Becky Blomfield – vocals, bass guitar(2013–2020)
- Em Foster – vocals, lead guitar (2018–2020)
- Jack Kenny – drums, percussion(2019–2020)
Former members
[edit]- 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
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/8ywj4pe0zowxil97cor4tjljguvykpl.png)
References
[edit]- ^Hancock, Tom (26 January 2016)."Milk Teeth – Vile Child // Album Review".Londoninstereo.Retrieved29 November2021.
- ^ab"Milk Teeth – Vile Child".Clash Magazine.
- ^ab"SMILING POLITELY, by MILK TEETH".Milkteethpunx.bandcamp.Retrieved2016-01-20.
- ^ab"SAD SACK, by MILK TEETH".Milkteethpunx.bandcamp.Retrieved2016-01-20.
- ^"Milk Teeth announce lineup change | Upset".Upsetmagazine.Retrieved2016-01-20.
- ^"Milk Teeth announce 'Vile Child' album, share 'Brickwork'".Diymag.Retrieved2016-01-20.
- ^"MILK TEETH".Facebook.Retrieved2018-06-26.
- ^"NEWS: Milk Teeth confirm Em Foster as full-time member; band to carry on as trio!".Deadpress.co.uk.Retrieved2018-09-21.
- ^"MILK TEETH RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE, STAIN".Kerrang.Retrieved2018-11-30.
- ^"Enter Shikari Announce Stop The Clocks Tour Support Acts!".Calltheone.Retrieved2018-03-10.
- ^"PUP announces 'The Morbid Stuff Tour-Pocalypse' 2019".Axs.Retrieved2019-01-16.
- ^"Check out the stage times for Reading & Leeds Festival 2019".Nme.Retrieved2019-08-21.
- ^"MILK TEETH".Facebook.Retrieved2019-09-09.
- ^"MILK TEETH RELEASE NEW SONG GIVEN UP".Kerrang.Retrieved2019-10-11.
- ^"Milk Teeth have shared" cathartic rage "track, 'Destroyer'".Readdork.Retrieved2019-11-29.
- ^"MILK TEETH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR".Kerrang.Retrieved2020-01-17.
- ^"Roadrunner Records UK // Milk Teeth's Roadrunner Records debut is OUT NOW!".RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk.Retrieved2017-09-13.
- ^"Roadrunner Records UK // MILK TEETH'S BRAND NEW EP 'GO AWAY' IS OUT NOW!".RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk.
- ^Kerrang!issue 1692, October 2017, p. 14