Website [Release date 03.05.24]
The Milk Men comprise of former Pirates drummer Mike Roberts, Lloyd Green (son of guitar legend Mick Green, also a member of the Pirates in the past) on bass, vocalist Jamie Smy, and guitarist Adam Norsworthy (whose solo work has been enjoyed by GRTR! scribes).
The Milk Men love their blues and proper R&B as championed by the likes of early Fleetwood Mac and Dr. Feelgood. Opener ‘One Man Band’ is a prime example of their rhythm and blues approach, whilst the single ‘Hungover’ has a infectious chorus and a whiff of AC/DC in the guitars.
Mind you, this isn’t some run of the mill blues rock album as they funk it up on ‘Give A Little Love’. If Stevie Wonder had ever penned a tune for Led Zeppelin it may have sounded like this…
Adam Nosworthy knows how to play a memorable solo, be it on the aforementioned ‘Give A Little Love’ and the Slade-like ‘Wild Girls’. This is one of the album’s strengths in that the songs often hint at familiar artists, yet the Milk Men have their own sound, helped by the distinctive, slightly rough around the edges, vocals of Jamie Smy.
‘Misty Road’ will appeal to blues rock purists, being a straight ahead bluesy number and again made that extra bit special with the guitar and vocals. The Milk Men keep their deliveries (sorry!) short and sweet for the most part under the three minute mark. However, closing the album out with the four minutes plus of ‘Don’t Trust My Life’ sees the band stretch themselves, including a nice bit of Hammond playing courtesy of Bennett Holland.
Enjoy this one, crank it up and if you can, catch them on the road as the Milk Men are certainly not averse to touring! ****
Review by Jason Ritchie
16 May -Red Arrow Club, Ramsgate
18 May – Eastwell Village Hall, Melton Mowbray
31 May – Venue 16, Ipswich (with Dr. Feelgood)
1 June - The Bird In Hand, Fareham, Hampshire
8 June - The Musician, Leicester
15 June - Boogaloo Festival, Toorak Hotel, Torquay
18 June - Tuesday Night Music Club, Coulsdon
27 June – The Half Moon, Putney
28 June - Blues At The Bay, Stockton
29 June - Saltburn Blues Club, N Yorkshire
30 June - The Cluny, Newcastle
6 July - Alfold Blues Festival
12 July -100 Club, Oxford Street (Supporting the Dirt Road Band)
21 July - Upton Blues Festival
3 August- Cambridge Rock Festival
25 August- Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Colne, Lancashire
14 September - Barleylands Blues Club
5 October- Swanage Blues Festival
15 October- The Music Den, Epping
25 October- Joe Joe Jim’s, Birmingham
27 October - The Flying Circus, Newark
15 November- Blues on a Friday, The Butler, Reading
17 November- Pizza Express, The Pheasantry, Chelsea
14 December - The Musician, Leicester
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