(3-track demo)
Rousing rock trio Milf originate from Bradford and sound sensationally like Muse.
They recently performed an awesome live session on the BBC�s infamous �Raw Talent� show (listen to 95.9 FM between 7 and 10pm every Thursday if you live in the Hull region if you happen to be none the wiser as to what that�s all about) and have been tweaking their approach to songwriting since the band�s inception at the dawn of this century.
Frontman singer/ guitarist and main songwriter Matt Higgins does sound as though he�s seriously consulted Matt Bellamy for vocal coaching sessions, the demo�s opening track �With You� reeling in Higgins� jagged riff and talk of broken promises. Sounds like he has girlfriend trouble of the most obsessive-compulsive sort, realising �I am your equal� and �the only time I ever spent was with you.� His words, not mine.
Both that track and �Day By Day� (�I can�t decide if I should be happy�) have featured on the BBC site on merit alone, this second track further proving that Milf are a band fond of testicle-twisting melodies, hooks and pop-grunge. Higgins even flashes something of a deft guitar solo, as their sound reminds of The Revs and Eugene Speed,� before the outstanding final track in �This Silence� which is the sure-fire highlight.
�This Silence� is hardly subtle or whispered in hush-tones. Instead, Matt�s magnificent voice twats planes as high as Jeff Buckley�s had the ability to. And what do you know? There is also something of a poet in Matt (who�s backed by Sam Leach on drums and bassist Paul Relton) as emotions toil, their far-flung Alt-Rock ambitions finally kick in and he sings �I�ve seen so much I can�t hear at all.�
But we can hear you, and exactly where you are coming from� 8/10 (STEVE RUDD)
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