From Colne in Lancashire, the Milltown Brothers first burst onto the alternative scene in 1989 with the Coming From The Mill EP getting single of the week in NME and featuring the songs Roses, We've Got Time, and Something On My Mind.

Second single Which Way Should I Jump? started a bidding war between the majors.

Signing to A&M worldwide in 1990, Which Way Should I Jump? was re-recorded and broke into the UK charts at Number 38. America liked it and put it to Number 10 in the US Rock Chart.

Tours galore followed, the main one for Slinky saw them supported by Beware the Green Monkey. The album received a maximum 5 Stars in Q Magazine.

Disaster struck with the release of their next single Here I Stand. Playing 3 times a day in independent record shops up and down the country for weeks before the release, the appearances (along with the press gathered) helped the single achieve a predicted entry into the Top 20. The UK Record Industry however, due to the volume of sales from the shops the song played in decided to "weight" the single, fearing chart-rigging. The single missed entry into the charts (along with a planned TOTP performance) and peaked at Number 41.

A&M bottled it and despite new material being ready for release that year (1991) they put the band "on the shelf" for 2 years and eventually picked the songs for their 2nd studio album Valve.

The album fared less well than Slinky, receiving average reviews. After years of contractual exile, a tour which received no advertising, and singles released which the band did not even want on an album the band walked away from A&M.

It took 10 years for the band to work together again and in March 2004, they released their third studio album Rubberband. Critically acclaimed, Rubberband came out on their own label and was made available via their website at www.milltownbrothers.com.

Line-Up:

Matt Nelson - Vocals, Guitar
Simon Nelson - Guitar
James Fraser - Bass
Barney James - Organ, Piano
Nian Brindle - Drums Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.