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blackmilk
Genre: Rock
Region: Perth, WA
Members: James Sherry - Vocals & Guitar Rick Newick - Drums, Tim Sherry - Guitar, John Craft - Bass, Todd Pickett - Keyboards, Slide Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Sounds Like: radiohead, doves, BRMC
Influences: the beatles, The Flaming Lips, Flying Lotus
Artist Website: blackmilktheband.com

"This is an incredibly accomplished seven-track release. The production on it, recorded in a North Perth house, is simply fantastic. Opener The Nanosecond is a fit of scorching songwriting of the highest calibre. Cliches are not to be found here. Second track Maya starts as a melodic dreamy ditty that works up to a crescendo during the first chorus before settling back into it's groove nicely and building again slowly. Pythia moves into a more experimental arrangement before the rock comes back. Blackmilk have out-done themselves and created a wonderfully lush rock mini-album here."

Jason Kenny
Drum Media


"Showcasing excellent production for a home-recorded release, Blackmilk's Light Body EP manages to call to mind the heady psychedelic rock of the 1970's while still sounding crisp and clear.

Maya is a standout track, wrapping the listener in multicoloured layers of dreamy guitar noise. The verse floats, the chorus swells - the overall effect is intoxicating. The Nanosecond is a little more aggressive, mucking around in the dirty energy that makes Blackmilk such a hypnotising live outfit; James Sherry's vocal delivery builds from a soaring call to a near-scream.

The boys change direction a little on Pythia, a little acoustic escapade that writhes under a layer of soulful harmonica melodies and lead breaks, without lowering the record's pace. While every track on this EP is a unique experience, there's a certain spacey motif that ties the whole record together nicely - the lyrics are suitably esoteric, adding weight to this feeling.

If you like your rock-n-roll a little psychedelic, the Light Body EP is well worth checking out."

spaceshipnews.com.au

Blackmilk is James Sherry, Rick Newick, Tim Sherry, John Craft and Todd Pickett.

Having toured the eastern states twice and playing with bands such as The Dandy Warhols, The Basics and British India - Blackmilk will be releasing a new E.P this May!
The E.P entitled 'Light Body EP' was self produced by the band at their home studio and is a seven track affair of psychedelic shimmers, luscious folk and western space ballads.


Forming in the hills of the isolated city Perth Blackmilk have crafted a visceral sound influenced by their infatuation with the song wizardry and melody of the sixties, psychedelia with a wall of sound intensity and rawness often wandering into harmonious territories of three part vocals.
The sonic and psychedelic sounds which the tracks lie on work hand in hand with the soulful songwriting of James Sherry emphasising the fact that yes, we are floating in space.

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Court Of The Bees
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Played on triple j Wanderlust
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Court Of The Bees
rating:  5/5
the rhythm of the song is mesmerizing, and the vocal brings life to this steady flow. excellent combination! pressing 'repeat', for sure




Wanderlust
rating:  4/5
I love the soaring crescendo and spring verb. The rockout at the end is also incredible infectious and foot stamping.
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