mildred announce debut EP mild, out 3 October via Memorials of Distinction / Dog Day Records
MILDRED ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP MILD, OUT 3 OCTOBER VIA MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION / DOG DAY RECORDS
SHARE LEAD SINGLE ‘WATER’
ANNOUNCE US SHOWS FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
Listen to ‘Water’ here:
https://youtu.be/EtQ0eT6PKbQ
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mildred: a freckled, chain-smoking lunchlady with a beautiful tenor.
mildred is a band from Oakland, CA of four equal parts: four singers, four songwriters. They today announce their debut EP mild which will be released on 3 October via Memorials of Distinction / Dog Day Records. Along with the announcement they have shared the video for lead single ‘Water’. The release of their first music comes off the back of their debut UK tour last month which included shows in London at the Shacklewell Arms and The Windmill as well as in Bristol at The Louisiana, this followed support tours in the US with Porridge Radio and Naima Bock. They today also announce a series of Bay area shows in October/November, details below.
mildred were first friends, then roommates, then a band. Their songs are the result of living room sessions before and after dinner. The border between the living/practice room and kitchen was open and porous.
Henry: Sings, writes songs. Plays guitar. Grew up in Portland, Oregon, playing a lot of basketball. Baby’s first band.
Matt: Sings, writes songs. Bass, winds, the occasional ripping guitar solo (when they need a heavy hitter on a track). Architect, carpenter. Spent his childhood in Colombia, his teens in northern Minnesota, and a year in a Benedictine monastery.
Jack: Sings, writes songs. Plays guitar. Physics grad student from Portland, OR. Spends his days underground studying the titanium atom beyond any conceivable point. Plays tennis.
Will: Sings, writes songs. Plays the drums. Engineered/mixed the EPs. From London but has been living in the States for 6 years. Environmental lawyer. A crossword savant.
Jack and Henry grew up in Portland, Oregon at rival schools. Henry and Will met in their mid-20s and discovered they were third cousins (their grannies were best friends). Matt met Henry many years back after spending summers on the same farm in Southern Oregon. The songs that make up mild were recorded over the course of a couple weekends in the living room, Will and Jack had amassed enough janky microphones and working knowledge of the recording process to duct tape their way through a recording session.
Pre-save mild here:
https://bfan.link/mild
High-res images can be found here
mild tracklist:
1. Twinkle Lights
2. Laila
3. Green Car
4. Water
Tour dates:
14 Oct – Oakland, CA @ Beauty Supply w/ Adeline Hotel, Dog Eyes, Jackie West
17 Oct- Pasadena, CA @ Healing Force Records w/ Alvidrez
1 Nov – San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout w/ Whitney K, Brown Dog