“Art created with thought and feeling often defies simple description; but closer inspection rewards the listener with layers of discovery and revelation. For those who enjoy the hidden twists and detours, Mila takes us on that journey.”
“Mila Ascending”
is The Steve McQueen’s first single release from their much awaited
fifth studio album, The Observer. The mercurial band went directly from
touring Japan and the Asian festival circuit into the studio to record this
collection of new music which simultaneously invokes alternative R&B,
chill-pop, 60’s Motown and nu-soul.
The acclaimed band has recently celebrated
their 8th year on the road with this release of coy and inconspicuous
observations, and early listeners say it’s their best yet: balancing unique
forms, ear-catching sounds and clever storytelling with an accessible pop
sensibility. Fans of their electrifying live sets will be
happy to re-hear “Mila Ascending,” the first single release on Friday, 16 July. Asked about the song’s title, keyboardist
Joshua Wan answers in typical cryptic form: “Mila Ascending is about the
3 cornerstones of maturing: Expectations / maintenance, thinking vs feeling,
failure and eating cow tongue. Coincidentally, these also apply to cheese…” About the album’s direction, the band shares,
“I think one of our goals was to capture the energy and intimacy of live
performance, to make the music really speak, and to allow a restlessness to
pervade that would let you hear something different at every listening. We
think of that as the ‘tilt’ – chords that don’t go where you’d expect, sections
that morph and discarded beats strewn everywhere that kinda throw you
off-balance a little. I mean, what's the point of so much predictability? Or
maybe we’re just borderline sociopaths; it’s hard to say.”
The new album, The Observer will drop
on September 16, 2021 in conjunction with an album launch concert at The
Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore. The Observer is the band’s fifth
studio release, and will feature eight new tracks.
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