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Milburn are an
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band from
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,
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, that consisted of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced their split on 28 March 2008, with the band playing one final gig at Sheffield's Carling Academy on 24 May 2008 before reuniting in 2016.


History


Formation

Milburn's formation came after years of friendship through playing football together. Joe Green started playing the drums and Tom and Louis Carnall both learned to play guitar. The three then decided to form a band, in which they would play cover versions of songs by bands they admired. However the band required a singer and bass player, so they encouraged Louis Carnall's younger brother Joe Carnall to join, despite him not knowing how to sing or play bass. Milburn started out playing small gigs in front of friends, practising at drummer Joe Green's grandma's house. The origin of their name comes from a bet with a friend whose surname was Milburn.


Emergence and debut album (2001–2006)

The band released their first demo in 2001, titled "Steel Town". The demo was handed out at gigs and to anyone interested in listening. The demo's artwork was simply the band's name in front of the colours blue and white, representing their love for local football team
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
. The demo contained three tracks, "Steel Town", "High & Dry" and "Tommy". In 2002 Milburn sold out the
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in Sheffield twice and played at
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in Liverpool, The Garage in London and
The Leadmill The Leadmill is the longest running live music venue and nightclub in Sheffield, England, based on Leadmill Road, lying on the southeast edge of the city centre. It opened in 1980 in a former flour mill, originally a Community Centre. The ve ...
in Sheffield, while supporting Tony Wright's band Laika Dog and
Cosmic Rough Riders The Cosmic Rough Riders are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. They were originally formed in 1998 by Daniel Wylie and Stephen Fleming, and later they were joined by Mark Brown, James Clifford, Gary Cuthbert and Paul Docherty. To ...
. After releasing two limited singles, "Lipstick Lickin" and "Showroom", on their own label Free Construction, Milburn signed to
Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
in 2006. Their debut single for the label, "Send in the Boys", reached number 22 in the
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in April 2006, and their debut album, ''Well Well Well'', released on 9 October 2006 on
Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
reached number 32 in the
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.


''These Are the Facts'' (2007–2008)

Milburn released their second album ''
These Are the Facts ''These Are the Facts'' is the second album by the Sheffield band Milburn. The album was released on 24 September 2007 in the UK on Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had signific ...
'' on 24 September 2007, preceded by the first single from the album "
What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)? "What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)?" is a song by Sheffield indie rock band Milburn. It was released on 17 September 2007, as the first single released from their second album, '' These Are the Facts''. On 23 September 2007 it entered the ...
" on 17 September. Milburn promoted ''These Are the Facts'' with an initial UK tour in September 2007 then another tour in November 2007. As part of the November 2007 tour, the gig at Manchester Metropolitan University's K2 was cancelled halfway through after the venue failed to hire a sufficient crowd barrier. This resulted in uncontrollable surges by the crowd, which culminated in an alleged attack on a fan by an event security attendant who then turned on Louis Carnall.


Break-up (2008–2016)

Milburn announced on 28 March 2008 that, after much consideration, they had decided it was time to call it a day. They said there had been no falling out in the band and they still remained friends and supporters of each other as they explore new musical horizons. The band played two final gigs, at the
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on 22 May and the Carling Academy Sheffield on 24 May 2008, as well as releasing two outtakes from ''These Are the Facts'', "The District Line" and "Stay at Home".


Reunion shows and third album (2016–present)

The band reunited in April 2016 for four shows at the
O2 Academy Sheffield The O2 Academy Sheffield (formerly the Carling Academy Sheffield), is a live music venue in the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is a £3 million refurbishment of the former "Roxy Nightclub" and opened on 11 April 2008.
to celebrate ten years since the release of ''Well Well Well''. The success of the shows led to the band announcing an Autumn UK tour, as well as a new single. The "Midnight Control / Forming of a Fate"
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was released in September 2016. The single was recorded at Parr St. Studios,
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, under producer
Bill Ryder-Jones William Edward Ryder-Jones (born 10 August 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, music producer and composer from West Kirby, Merseyside. He co-founded the band The Coral, together with James Skelly, Lee Southall, Paul Duffy, and Ian ...
. The band continued to work with Ryder-Jones, completing an album on 26 January 2017. The band released their third album ''Time'' on 29 September 2017 via the band's own label "count to 10 Records" and PledgeMusic. The album which was recorded in Liverpool with Bill Ryder Jones.


Side-projects

After the split, Louis Carnall became a member of Lords of Flatbush with ex-
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bassist
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and Sheffield based singer Steve Edwards, however he is no longer a member. Tom Rowley and Joe Green became members of The Backhanded Compliments and remain in the band's current incarnation
Dead Sons Dead Sons are an English rock band formed in Sheffield, featuring two ex-members of Milburn (Thomas Rowley and Joe Green). Members *Thomas Rowley - vocals, organ, piano, guitars *Ryan Sellars - bass *Mathew 'Bernie' Byrne - percussion, mari ...
. In January 2009 Tom Rowley joined Reverend and the Makers, replacing Tom Jarvis on guitar but subsequently left to concentrate on
Dead Sons Dead Sons are an English rock band formed in Sheffield, featuring two ex-members of Milburn (Thomas Rowley and Joe Green). Members *Thomas Rowley - vocals, organ, piano, guitars *Ryan Sellars - bass *Mathew 'Bernie' Byrne - percussion, mari ...
. In 2013 he also joined
Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, back ...
as a touring member. In 2009, Joe Carnall started his own band with ex-
Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, back ...
bassist
Andy Nicholson Andy Nicholson (born 13 February 1986) is an English musician, DJ, record producer, and photographer, best known as the original bass guitarist of the Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, which he left in 2006. In 2008, he founded Mongrel with Jon M ...
initially called Joe Carnall and the Book Club (subsequently renamed simply The Book Club) and in January 2012 he also joined Reverend and the Makers. In addition, he also performs as Joe Carnall & Friends in which he and a revolving group of friends from bands such as The Book Club, Milburn and Reverend and the Makers play mostly acoustic versions of songs by both The Book Club and Milburn as well as performing covers of other well known songs. The Joe Carnall & Friends shows sell out weeks in advance and the Christmas 2013 show sold out the original venue in just 28 minutes and had to be upgraded to
The Leadmill The Leadmill is the longest running live music venue and nightclub in Sheffield, England, based on Leadmill Road, lying on the southeast edge of the city centre. It opened in 1980 in a former flour mill, originally a Community Centre. The ve ...
to cope with demand. In 2019, Joe Carnall released his first solo album, under the name Good Cop Bad Cop, the self titled debut was produced by Arctic Monkeys drummer
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.


Discography


Albums

*'' Well Well Well'' (2006,
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These Are the Facts ''These Are the Facts'' is the second album by the Sheffield band Milburn. The album was released on 24 September 2007 in the UK on Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had signific ...
'' (2007, Mercury) *''Time'' (2017, VAM Records)


EPs

*''Steel Town'' (2001) *''On Top of the World'' (2002) *''Along Comes Mary'' (2003) *''Milburn'' (May 2005; re-released October 2005, Free Construction) *''Send in the Boys'' (2006, Mercury; Japan only)


Singles

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Send in the Boys "Send in the Boys" is a song by English indie rock band Milburn and is featured on their debut album, '' Well Well Well''. Released on 27 March 2006, it was the first single taken from the album and the band's first to chart in the UK Top 40 ...
" (2006, Mercury) *"
Cheshire Cat Smile "Cheshire Cat Smile" is a song by English indie rock band Milburn and is featured on their debut album, '' Well Well Well''. Released on 10 July 2006, it was the second single taken from the album and charted in the UK Top 40 at #32. The DVD ...
" (2006, Mercury) *"
What You Could've Won "What You Could've Won" is a song by English indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record ...
" (2006, Mercury) *"
What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)? "What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)?" is a song by Sheffield indie rock band Milburn. It was released on 17 September 2007, as the first single released from their second album, '' These Are the Facts''. On 23 September 2007 it entered the ...
" (2007, Mercury) *"Midnight Control"/"Forming of a Fate" (2016, VAM/
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)


References


External links


Milburn Homepage

Interview with Milburn on wrexhammusic.co.uk

BBC
interview.
LMS interview.

NME
mention.
Milburn Fansite
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milburn (Band) English indie rock groups Musical groups from Sheffield Musical groups established in 2001 Musical groups disestablished in 2008