Milburn (band)

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Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall and Tom Rowley (Joe Green not pictured)
Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall and Tom Rowley (Joe Green not pictured)
Background information
Origin Flag of England Sheffield, England
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 2001 - 2008
Label(s) Free Construction
Mercury Records
Website http://www.milburnmusic.com
Members
Joe Carnall
Louis Carnall
Tom Rowley
Joe Green

Milburn were an indie rock band from Sheffield, England that consisted of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced they would split on March 28, 2008, with the band playing their final gig at Sheffield's Carling Academy May 24, 2008.

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[edit] History

[edit] Formation

Milburn started out playing small gigs in front of friends, practising at drummer Joe Green's grandma's house. The origin of their name comes from a bet with a friend whose surname was Milburn. This was in an interview on Channel 4's Popworld.

[edit] Emergence and debut album

In 2002 they sold out the The Boardwalk twice and played at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Garage in London and Leadmill in Sheffield, while supporting Tony Wright's band Laika Dog and Cosmic Rough Riders.

The band's profile was raised immensely by several gigs with friends and contemporaries Arctic Monkeys, including a support slot with the Arctics at the time their "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. NME also took interest, including them under the banner of New Yorkshire.

After releasing two limited singles, "Lipstick Lickin" and "Showroom", on their own label Free Construction, Milburn signed to Mercury Records in 2006. Their debut single for the label, "Send In the Boys", reached #22 in the UK Singles Chart in April 2006, and their debut album, Well Well Well, released on the 9 October 2006 on Mercury Records reached #32 in the UK Albums Chart.

[edit] Second album and 2007 UK Tour

Joe Carnall
Joe Carnall
Tom Rowley
Tom Rowley

Milburn released their second album These Are The Facts on 24 September 2007 whilst releasing the first single from this album "What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)?" beforehand on 17 September. These Are The Facts was leaked on to private download website, in its entirety on 3 September.

Milburn promoted their second album with a UK tour running from 13 September to 28 September ending with a home-coming gig at The Leadmill in Sheffield.

After the success of the two week album tour, the band announced a new tour which took place in November. The tour was held at university venues across the country and finished with a gig at the octagon in Sheffield.

As part of the universities tour, the gig at Manchester Metropolitan University's K2 was cancelled halfway through after the venue failed to hire a sufficient crowd barrier. This resulted in uncontrollable surges by the crowd, which culminated in an alleged attack on a fan by an event security attendant who then turned on Louis Carnall.

[edit] The End

After weeks of rumour of an impending split, Milburn announced on March 28, 2008 on their Myspace page that, after much consideration, they had decided it was time to call it a day. They said there had been no falling out in the band and they still remained friends and supporters of each other as they explore new musical horizons.

The band announced they would play two final gigs for their fans at the ABC Glasgow on May 22 and the Carling Academy Sheffield on May 24, 2008 as well as releasing two songs they wanted to make available called "The District Line" and "Stay At Home" [1] that were left over from their recording session of These are The Facts.

After the split, several members have gone on to form new bands. Louis Carnall is now a member of electro band Lords of Flatbush with ex- Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson and Sheffield based singer Steve Edwards. Tom Rowley and Joe Green are now members of the band The Backhanded Compliments, with Rowley as lead singer, with ex Union City member Ryan Sellars. At present there is no news on what musical career, if any, Joe Carnall will pursue.


[edit] Members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

  1. ^ Milburn Music

[edit] External links

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Studio albums
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