2017 has seen Milk Teeth establish themselves as one of Brit rocks brightest new hopes. Their two Roadrunner Records UK EPs, Be Nice and Go Away received a flurry of upbeat reviews, three Rockest Records from Daniel P Carter at Radio 1, and further daytime airplay from the station. They’ve also toured relentlessly, most recently as support to Good Charlotte which concluded at the O2 Academy Brixton.

The two EPs showcased the growing depth and diversity of the Milk Teeth sound. Highlights have include the grunge-meets-power-pop anthem ‘Owning Your Okayness’, the raw emotion of the stripped back ‘Hibernate’ and the rapid-fire assault of ‘Nearby Catfight’ – the latter of which was accompanied by a memorable video featuring the band frolicking with some feline friends.

Now Milk Teeth can announce details of their Go Away Tour 2018. Their first full headline tour since last summer, the dates seem them stepping up to The Underworld in London having sold-out their most recent date in the capital at The Borderline.

March

13th – Bristol, Exchange

14th – Oxford, Bullingdon

15th – Liverpool, Buyers Club

16th – Huddersfield, Parish

17th – Edinburgh, Mash House

19th – Manchester, Deaf Institute

20th – Birmingham, Mama Roux’s

21st – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms

23rd – London, The Underworld

24th – Bournemouth, The Anvil

25th – Plymouth, The Junction

Straight outta Stroud, Milk Teeth release their second EP, Go Away, on Roadrunner Records. Having caused a stir with their debut album, Vile Child, last year, they have already faced a backlash and accusations of selling out. They’ve answered their detractors in the best possible way: continuing to put out music at a furious pace. They’ve toured with the likes of Refused, Against Me!, Creeper, Frank Iero, Title Fight and Frank Carter, but Milk teeth are still young and you can hear them straining to forge their own identity and sound through their successive records.

They’ve a broad palette of influences informing their songwriting. From the American style pop-punk of ‘I Stabbed You First’, and the Green Day-indebted ‘Nearby Catfight’, the conflict between their songwriting abilities and their desire to rock hard is apparent. ‘Lillian’ has an exhilarating, call-and-response chorus between lead singer Becky Blomfield and bassist Billy Hutton. The blazing power chords and off-kilter rhythms buoy the vocal combat to a thrilling conclusion.

Closing track, ‘Big Sky’, points to the future for the band while also reflecting the more adventurous material from Vile Child. It’s a contemplative, spacious composition. The juxtaposition with the quieter, ominous verses makes the heavy, weaving riffage on the chorus seem all the heavier by contrast. Milk Teeth may not be the finished article yet but they are cranking out some serious tunes en route. It will be interesting to see where they go from here.