Milk Teeth
{{Short description|British punk rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Milk Teeth
| caption = Milk Teeth in Montreal, Quebec at the Fairmount Theater
| image = Milk_Teeth_au_Fairmount_--_1.png
| origin = Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Punk rock{{Cite web|url=https://www.londoninstereo.com/milk-teeth-vile-child-album-review/|title=Milk Teeth – Vile Child // Album Review |website=Londoninstereo.com|first=Tom|last=Hancock|date=26 January 2016|access-date=29 November 2021}}
- post-hardcore{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/milk-teeth-vile-child|title=Milk Teeth – Vile Child|website=Clash Magazine}}
- grunge
}}
| years_active = 2013–2020
| label = Hopeless, Roadrunner, Music For Nations
| website = {{url|https://www.milkteethpunx.com}}
| past_members = Josh Bannister
Becky Blomfield
Em Foster
Oli Holbrook
Billy Hutton
Jack Kenny
Chris Webb
}}
Milk Teeth (often stylised as MILK TEETH) were a British punk rock band from Stroud, Gloucestershire, which formed in May 2013. The band officially announced their breakup on Facebook and Twitter on 4 September 2020.
History
=Formation and early years=
The band began writing music together in early 2013 and released their first EP, Smiling Politely, independently in August 2013.{{Cite web|title = SMILING POLITELY, by MILK TEETH|url = https://milkteethpunx.bandcamp.com/album/smiling-politely|website=Milkteethpunx.bandcamp.com|access-date = 2016-01-20}} After signing to Hopeless, the band released their second EP Sad Sack in April 2015.{{Cite web|title = SAD SACK, by MILK TEETH|url = https://milkteethpunx.bandcamp.com/album/sad-sack|website=Milkteethpunx.bandcamp.com|access-date = 2016-01-20}} On 5 January 2016, after they finished recording their debut album, founding member and guitarist/primary songwriter and occasional lead vocalist Josh Bannister left the band and was replaced by former Hindsights member Billy Hutton as a touring guitarist.{{Cite web|title = Milk Teeth announce lineup change {{!}} Upset|url = http://www.upsetmagazine.com/read/milk-teeth-announce-lineup-change/|website = Upsetmagazine.com|access-date = 2016-01-20|language = en-US}} The band then released their debut album, Vile Child, on 29 January 2016, through Hopeless Records.{{Cite web|title = Milk Teeth announce 'Vile Child' album, share 'Brickwork'|url = http://diymag.com/2015/11/09/milk-teeth-announce-vile-child-album-share-brickwork|website = Diymag.com|access-date = 2016-01-20}} This was the last of the band's releases to feature Bannister. In April 2016 the band toured the US, supporting Sorority Noise, Citizen and Turnover. In 2017 the band signed to Roadrunner Records and announced a new EP titles Be Nice, which was released in July 2017, followed up by Go Away, another EP released in November 2017.
=2018–2020=
On 26 June 2018 it was announced via the band's Facebook page that guitarist Chris Webb would be leaving the band "with immediate effect".{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/milkteethpunx/?hc_ref=ARTH04yueaU1DGEcrvplKWjFLw7TRQERCySLdB8XJVjM9tZpxnTHhHS17JEnwjoDUU8&fref=nf|title=MILK TEETH|website=Facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-26}} It was later revealed this was due to allegations of sexual misconduct regarding Chris and an underage fan. Em Foster from Nervus filled in on guitar shortly afterwards. After a number of festival dates, on 19 September 2018, the band announced that Billy Hutton was leaving Milk Teeth and confirmed Foster as a full-time member, resulting in the band becoming a three piece.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-milk-teeth-confirm-em-foster-as-full-time-member-band-to-carry-on-as-trio|title=NEWS: Milk Teeth confirm Em Foster as full-time member; band to carry on as trio!|website=Deadpress.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-09-21}} This lineup played the EP's Be Nice and Go Away in full, on a short tour around the UK in November of that year, preceding the release of a new single; Stain,{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/milk-teeth-return-with-new-single-stain|title=MILK TEETH RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE, STAIN|website=Kerrang.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-30}} and a run supporting Enter Shikari during their "Stop The Clocks" tour in December.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calltheone.com/en/musicians-singers/enter-shikari-announce-stop-the-clocks-tour-support-acts.|title=Enter Shikari Announce Stop The Clocks Tour Support Acts!|website=Calltheone.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-10}}
Milk Teeth began 2019 by supporting PUP, on their "Morbid Stuff Tour-pocalypse" tour in April.{{Cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/uk/pup-announces-the-morbid-stuff-tour-pocalypse-2019-136118|title=PUP announces 'The Morbid Stuff Tour-Pocalypse' 2019|website=Axs.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-16}} Performances at several UK festivals followed, including 2000 Trees, Boomtown Fair, Truck Festival and Camden Rocks. After signing to a new label, Music For Nations, the band performed main stage sets at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/reading-leeds-festival-2019-stage-set-performance-times-2537332|title=Check out the stage times for Reading & Leeds Festival 2019|website=Nme.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}} Shortly afterwards, drummer Oli Holbrook left Milk Teeth, being replaced by Nervus drummer Jack Kenny, leaving Blomfield as the sole original member of the lineup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/269488776498913/posts/today-we-say-farewell-to-our-dear-friend-oli-who-is-leaving-milk-teeth-to-pursue/2372699489511154|title=MILK TEETH|website=Facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-09}} Following this change, Milk Teeth once again embarked on a short UK tour with Cultdreams and Nervus, in support of their latest single, Given Up, which was released on 11 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/milk-teeth-release-new-song-given-up|title=MILK TEETH RELEASE NEW SONG GIVEN UP|website=Kerrang.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}} The following month, Milk Teeth released another single entitled Destroyer, on 29 November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/milk-teeth-have-shared-cathartic-rage-track-destroyer|title=Milk Teeth have shared "cathartic rage" track, 'Destroyer'|website=Readdork.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-29}}
On 17 January 2020, Milk Teeth officially announced their self-titled second album, which was released on 27 March.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/milk-teeth-announce-new-album-and-uk-tour|title=MILK TEETH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR|website=Kerrang.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17}}
On 4 September 2020, Milk Teeth announced that they had split up.
Discography
=Studio albums=
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!Title !Album details |
| Vile Child
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| Milk Teeth
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=Extended Plays=
| class="wikitable"
!Title !Album details |
| Smiling Politely
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| Sad Sack
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| Be Nice
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| Go Away
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=Singles=
"Nearby Catfight" was released as a single ahead of the release of the Be Nice EP and reached number 5 on the Kerrang! Rock Chart in October 2017.Kerrang! issue 1692, October 2017, p. 14 The band's first single as a trio, "Stain" was released in December 2018, debuting at 12 in the Kerrang! Rock Chart.
Band members
=Final line-up=
- Becky Blomfield – vocals, bass guitar (2013–2020)
- Em Foster – vocals, lead guitar (2018–2020)
- Jack Kenny – drums, percussion (2019–2020)
=Former members=
- Josh Bannister – vocals, lead guitar (2013–2016)
- Christopher Webb – rhythm guitar (2013–2018)
- Billy Hutton – vocals, lead guitar (2016–2018)
- Oliver Holbrook – drums, percussion (2013–2019)
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