alternative milks

BRISTOL ALT-ROCK OUTFIT ALTERNATIVE MILKS RELEASE THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SINGLE ‘HTFSIK’

Bristol-based post-punk outfit alternative milks release their highly anticipated single ‘HTFSIK’. Following the release of their last single ‘Shops’, alternative milks have now really set the tone to their new collection of recordings; high energy, punk-fuelled tracks sprinkled with lyrical notions of despair. The band take influences from artists such as Parquet Courts, Courtney Barnett and Bodega which is clear from the use of distorted garage rock guitar, punchy drums and vocals with an overdriven, yet playful, edge. Lyrics follow the theme of the contemplation of life and what it entails; including relationships, the way the world works and struggling to find direction within it. “Where did you want to go? Who did you want to be? How the fuck should I know?” This song shows the range of vocal styles within the band, from chaotic spoken-word-esque, to more melodic right through to gang vocals. Musically, the first section of the track starts uptempo and jittery with driven guitars leading to the latter third of the track which transitions to a slower, more spacey and jangly end section driven by cow bell. This is carried by a jolly cowboy honky-tonk lead guitar part. Since the return of live gigs in a post COVID-19 restricted world, the band have been truly honing in on their live set playing many shows throughout Bristol and the South West. They’ve supported the likes of dutch band Lewsberg as well as local Bristol legends Langkamer of recent. Frontman Mike Jordan says ‘With this release we really wanted to try and portray the energy of our performance we have in our live sets. Since the first set of recordings we put out were essentially just my own bedroom demos, we really wanted to show the growth of the sound within working together as a band and showcasing everyone’s individual spark.’ When talking about the band's origin, Mike says ‘alternative milks came from ‘being done with trying to be something’. I’d spent too much time in bands that cared about the wrong things, or wanted to sound like other people. Music was ‘too this’ or ‘not enough that’. alternative milks was a space for me to act upon any idea that came into my head, ride it out and let it flourish without over-thinking or any specific end goal in mind. No restrictions on genre, no taking it too seriously, and for the first time in what felt like forever; I was actually happy making music again.’ alternative milks are Mike Jordan (Vocals/Guitar), Elliot Carey (Guitar/Vocals), Samuel Roberts (Bass), Joe Boothroyd (Drums).