mildred share video for new single ‘Green Car’
MILDRED SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘GREEN CAR’
DEBUT EP MILD OUT 3 OCTOBER VIA MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION / DOG DAY RECORDS
US SHOWS IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
“Imagine if Pavement went Americana and you’d be close […] deft songwriting that aims to unpick standard tropes and surprise at every turn. A fantastic introduction”
Clash
“How about this very nice two and half minutes of country-pop longing called Water by a band named mildred, a quartet of singer-songwriters based in Oakland, California? It’s great, isn’t it”
The New Cue
“If you haven’t yet encountered mildred […] you’re in for a treat”
Uncut
“A beguiling, gentle introduction to the sound of mildred”
God Is In The TV ‘Tracks of the Week’
“An overarching feeling of warmth and openness”
The Most Radicalist ‘List Pick’
Watch the video for ‘Green Car’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLTDVrQq7II
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mildred – a band from Oakland, CA of four equal parts: four singers, four songwriters – recently announced their debut EP mild which will be released on 3 October via Memorials of Distinction / Dog Day Records. Along with the announcement they shared the video for lead single ‘Water‘ and have today followed up with the video for new single ‘Green Car’.
Speaking of the track mildred say:
“We played this together as a band for the first time while recording with an arrangement of space + tape delay in mind, this was the 2nd take. The lyrics are about the special kind of love between a man and his car.“
The release of mildred’s first music comes off the back of their debut UK tour this summer 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 will also play 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.
mildred: a freckled, chain-smoking lunchlady with a beautiful tenor.
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 of the Universe w/ Alvidrez
1 Nov – San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout w/ Whitney K, Brown Dog