Milk Maid -‘Yucca.’ (Suffering Jukebox/FatCat)
It’s a funny old world. About a month ago, I was pretty underwhelmed by Mazes’ debut album. The significance being that Mazes’ Jack Cooper is the man behind Suffering Jukebox, and I absolutely love this record.
Milk Maid is the project of Martin Cohen, bass player from Nine Black Alps. With Nine Blac
k Alps on ‘indefinite hiatus’ (is it passe to split up or something these days?!) he’s been working on his own project. It’s a garagey take on the c-86 sound, raw as anything, and somehow it’s one of the most addictive things I’ve heard in a long time.
‘Not Me’ the lead single single is one of the best tracks here, but other tracks such as ‘Such Fun,’ the album’s opener and the wonderful blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 49 second ‘Kill me Again’ are highlights too. It’s a very strong album that
certainly rates as one of the best albums of the year so far, and in a few months time, when the end of year lists are being compiled, this album deserves to be there.
Go and get it!
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Yucca is out now on Suffering Jukebox/FatCat