Millie Manders – Obsession Transgression

London based singer songwriter Millie Manders released her third EP Obsession Transgression via JTV Digital on 20th November 2015. Millie has a wide and varied musical background ranging from classical to jazz, punk to soul and, as well as singing, she also learnt to play the clarinet, saxophone and ukulele. Read a more detailed bio on her website here.

With four tracks coming in at under fifteen minutes, you don’t get chance to get bored. Opening and title track Obsession Transgression is a punchy track with a sks punk track think Popes of Chilli Town meets The Specials. It’s about the obsession with celebrity, magazines and looking like a beauty queen. Teddy is then about a possessive lover and starts off a bit Eton Rifles by The Jam, throw in a bit of Madness One Step Beyond, blend then add some aggressive Lily Allen style vocals and you get the idea. Bacchus, (who is the Roman God of wine), is about addiction to alcohol and Millie manages to sound intoxicated during the song. Then the album ends with Long Gone overall a mellower song despite some fast rap style singing and a brass section along the way.

Obsession Transgression should appeal to Ska Punk fans. Think something along the lines of Lily Allen meets The Specials, an interesting mix which works.

Highlight Track – Teddy

Track List:

1: Obsession Transgression
2: Teddy
3: Bacchus
4: Long Gone

Band Members:

Millie Manders – Vocals
Musa Henderson – Guitars
Frankie P – Bass Guitar
Alessandro Vitiello – Drums

Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milliemandersmusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MillieManders

Website: http://www.milliemanders.co.uk/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bNkFAjpIxc