Milltown Brothers


Milltown Brothers

Top left Simon Nelson, middle left Barney Williams, middle Matt Nelson, top right Nian Brindle, bottom right James Fraser.
Background information
Origin Colne, Lancashire, England
Genres Indie
Labels A&M Records
Associated acts Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine,The Charlatans, The Mock Turtles, New Fast Automatic Daffodils
Website www.milltownbrothers.co.uk
Members Matt Nelson
Simon Nelson
James Fraser
Barney Williams
Nian Brindle

Milltown Brothers are an English Indie band from Colne, Lancashire.

Career

Their first release, in 1989, was the "Coming From The Mill" EP which became single of the week in the NME magazine, and featured the songs "Roses", "We've Got Time" and "Something On My Mind". The same publication tipped Milltown Brothers for stardom in the 1990s, along with The Hoovers, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, The Charlatans, The Mock Turtles and New Fast Automatic Daffodils.[1]

The band's second indie single was "Which Way Should I Jump", with "Silvertown" as the B-side. After the band signed to A&M Records worldwide in 1990, "Which Way Should I Jump?" was re-recorded and charted in the UK Singles Chart at number 38,[2] and reached number 10 in the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock chart.

An album, called Slinky, followed. It peaked at number 27 in the UK Albums Chart.[2] The next single released from the album was "Here I Stand", which was also used as the theme tune for the television programme, Preston Front. It peaked at number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] They were supported on the tour to promote this album by the Beware the Green Monkey, fronted by Bruce Thomas with Paul Chapman on bass.

In 1993 the band released the album Valve. It was not as successful as Slinky and they left the A&M label. It took ten years for the band to work together again, but in March 2004, they released their third studio album, Rubberband, which was released on their own label and made available at their website.

Line-up

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Modern Rock UK Singles Chart[2]
1991 "Which Way Should I Jump?" 10 38 Slinky
"Here I Stand" 41
"Apple Green" 43
1993 "Turn Off" 55 Valve
"It's All Over Now Baby Blue" 48

References

  1. ↑ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 463. CN 5585.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 368. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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