The
Millenium are a pop band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Although
the single "n" in the name has been driving me crazy, I have enjoyed
listening to the band. Their songs are full of heartfelt emotion, augmented by
singer Matt Hassenmueller's higher pitch. He is joined by Kyle Culver on guitar;
Kyle Featherstone on guitar, piano, and vocals; and Sean Koran on bass.
The band
adds nice symphonic touches as appropriate, not just with synthesizer, but even
by adding orchestra musicians to a recording session that is available both through
their Bandcamp as Pine Hollow Sessions, but can also be watched as a
video on Youtube. It all works together to lend a sense of openness, both in
accessibility to fans and emotional vulnerability.
A good
example of the musical detail is "No Knocks Tonight", especially
listening to the intro, but "Ghost Town" has probably been my
favorite track, and the video for it really works, so that may be the best
starting point. It is also worth checking out their cover of Pete Townshend's
"Let My Love Open The Door"
The
Millenium currently show a fairly heavy playing schedule for the last week of
May, covering multiple states. That could be a coincidence, but it looks like
they are hardworking as well.
This band
should be one to watch.
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