Milk Music is an American rock band from

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. The band consists of Alex Coxen (vocals, guitar) Joe Rutter (drums), Charles Waring (guitar), and Dave Harris (bass).

History

The band's first release was a self-titled demo tape, of which only 300 copies were made. The cassette was released independently in 2009. These were followed by 2010's ''Beyond Living EP'', which was released independently and in part through Perennial Records; 2011's ''Violence Now'' split-single, released on flexi-disc by Perennial, featuring "White Light" by Carrie Keith (of

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) as the b-side; and the ''Almost Live'' cassette tape, featuring a performance on Brian Turner's WFMU radio show, released independently in 2012. The band's first full-length LP, '' Cruise Your Illusion'', was released on April 2, 2013. Four years later, on March 15, 2017, the long-awaited second full-length LP, Mystic 100's, was officially released o
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In the spring of 2013, the band toured South America with Merchandise and Destruction Unit. The band also performed in Pitchfork Music Festival and

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festival in 2012.

Musical style

The band's music is often compared to Hüsker Dü,

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, and The Wipers, all of which they are influenced by. The band's other influences include Black Flag,

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and Jimi Hendrix. The band's music is characterized by its fuzzy and melodic guitars, and

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aesthetics, which can be likened to late-60's acid rock, 70's punk and hard rock, and 80's

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releases. The band has also occasionally been labeled as " grunge", a label which the frontman Alex Coxen adamantly dismisses.

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Cruise Your Illusion'' (2013, Fat Possum Records)Milk Music on Discogs
/ref> * '' Mystic 100's'' (2017, Dom America) ;EPs and singles * ''Beyond Living'' (2010, released independently) * ''NUTS! #6'', split album with Carrie Keith (2010, Perennial Records) ;Demos * ''Milk Music'' demo tape (2009, released independently) ;Live albums * ''Almost Live ''(2012, released independently) * ''Live - April Fools Day , Tempe, AZ'' (2013, Ascetic House)

References

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