The Miltones have released a video for their latest single
Disappear, premiering
today on The Spinoff.
The bluesy Americana
folk-rock band won over Kiwi audiences with their 2017 debut self-titled album
and picked up an impressive list of accolades along the way, including the
award for Auckland
Live Best Independent Debut 2018 at this year’s Taite Prize.
They’re now giving fans a
taste of what’s to come on their second full-length album, set for release next
year, with new single
Disappear.
It’s a soulful ballad,
which tells the tale of being “caught in the same monotony of a loveless
relationship”, says The
Miltones’ lead singer Milly Tabak.
“If you’ve ever been in a
place where you’ve wanted to get out of something, but felt stuck, you’ll
relate to this song.”
Exploring the struggle of
leaving a controlling situation, the video features an ethereal performance
by Tabak,
set against the backdrop of one of Auckland’s most beautiful and iconic
theatres, The Civic.
Standing alone under the spotlight, performing to an empty theatre, dancers
surround and weave around her.
Directed, produced and
edited by Charlotte
Evans, who has also worked with the likes of
Aldous Harding, the
video was funded by NZOA.
It was also made with the support of Auckland Live, which provided The Civic as the
setting, as well as lighting and staging, as part their Taite Awards prize.
Tabak explains that the idea
behind the video was to showcase the work of some of New Zealand’s most
talented female creatives.
“We wanted to celebrate
their voice and contribution in the surrounding industries,” she
says. “Part of the goal was to also work with other women who were friends
of the band, and create a project in which everybody played an integral
part.”
This included choreography
and performance by Liv
Tennet; performance by dancers Kendall Jones (who
has made a cameo on every single video made by The Miltones) and Sofia McIntyre.
Tabak is wearing a gown by local
designer and longtime collaborator Brooke
Tyson Rital; jewellery is by Zoe and Morgan and
boots are by Robin
Pierre. Make-up was done by Sarah Gorman.
This week, Tabak and The Miltones hit
the road in support of Tami
Neilson’s Sassafrass! NZ
tour.
Presented by Sunday Star Times and Under The Radar, the
seven-date tour begins on July
26 in Nelson (sold
out) and makes its way across both islands before ending in Auckland on August 4.
The Miltones will join the tour for four
of the shows (Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland) with Tabak performing
solo at the remaining shows (Nelson, Dunedin, Napier).
TAMI
NEILSON – SASSAFRASS! NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2018 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MILTONES
PRESENTED BY UNDER THE
RADAR AND SUNDAY STAR TIMES
IN CONJUNCTION WITH RDU,
RADIO ONE, 95BFM
Thursday 26 July - Theatre Royal, NELSON – SOLD OUT
Friday 27 July - Isaac Theatre Royal, CHRISTCHURCH
Saturday 28 July – Knox Church, DUNEDIN
Wednesday 1 August - Clarence Street, HAMILTON
Thursday 2 August - MTG Century Theatre, NAPIER
Friday 3 August - Opera House, WELLINGTON
Saturday 4 August - Town Hall, AUCKLAND
Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin tickets from
HERE
Christchurch, Hamilton and Napier tickets from
HERE
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