Millicent Friendly - Downtime

For the month of December, this fave from earlier in the year is on special sale pricing, save yourself some dollars if you missed one of 2006`s top indie power pop releases!

Years from now, music fans will be talking about the importance of a little San Francisco band from the early 90`s and their continual influence on musicians who have a commitment to updated Beatles melodies and spark-spewing vocal harmonies. That band? Jellyfish, but of course. Millicent Friendly, like other present-day pop bands like Checkpoint Charley, Tiny Volcano and Fred, embrace their inner-Jfish and create their own style in the process. Millicent Friendly`s lead singer Chris Machart has a voice very much like Chuck Jenkins from Ice Cream Hands, a band Machart mentioned to me as one of his favorites. Well, it`s a unusual one for an U.S. Based band to have , but boy is it a great one for talented pop band to embrace. Other bands and DNA-laced refrains embedded in each massively hook-heavy track include Imperial Drag, The Grays, Del Amitri and T. Rex. "Downtime" is over-stocked with smart, classic pop arrangements, head swaying vocals sweetly sung for luring (we suspect) young ladies to meet them.

Rich both in chord structure and melody, these songs hinge on everything from retro pop stylings to heavier rock, and often approach musical organization in manners and modes that have been all but forgotten in recent years. Millicent Friendly`s songs burn with passionate innovations, with graceful stylistic overtones, and with a lyrical unwillingness to turn away from even the darkest concerns of the human heart. Chomp on this bit of 12 knee-swelling, jaw dropping stunning pop. You got it, Extremely Highly Recommended!

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