Milburn Release Their First Single In 8 Years "Midnight Control": Listen.

Milburn are a four piece indie/alternative band from Sheffield, they made a name for themselves in the mid 2000's and were at the forefront of the indie scene which saw the rise of bands such as Arctic Monkeys. I wrote an article discussing why "we should all be excited about the possibility of new Milburn material" which you can read here.

The band's new single "Midnight Control" premiered today on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 6 show. It is slightly different to most of their other material, and sounds more like something Joe Carnall's (frontman and bassist) other band "The Book Club" would release. This is by no means a bad thing. It is just more of a "pop" song than most of their older work. The general feel of the song is pretty uplifting, though this could just be because it's their first single in almost a decade and it is most definitely a return to form.

Hopefully this new single means an album is on the way, they know now that there are plenty of people out there that would love to hear a third album and they've always been the kind of band that keep the fans in mind.

Much of their tour is now sold out but you can get tickets for a few dates here.

You can listen to the new single here (But I'd also like to recommend that you pay for it if you like it).

Words: Liam Navey.