Milquetoast & Co. will debut an atmospheric rendition of the Moody Blues\u2019 1967 radio hit, \u201cNights in White Satin\u201d on Friday, May 19. The song will be the second single off the band\u2019s forthcoming album, Run Rant Rave. Photo: Anna Azarov. Click to enlarge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe sextet experimented on \u201cNights in White Satin\u201d while still honoring the original. Some changes include a different vocal note path and replacing a flute solo with the oboe. Photo: James McAndrew. Click to enlarge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe band\u2019s eclectic sound is brought to life by James McAndrew\u2019s emotive vocals; Dan Zangari\u2019s bass lines; Kyle Bocchieri\u2019s drum work; Joe Engel\u2019s cello technique; Ben Parrish\u2019s guitar style; and the horn dexterity of Sam Oatts. Photo: Anna Azarov. Click to enlarge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
NEW SINGLE MIXED BY KEVIN RATTERMAN (MY MORNING JACKET, AFGHAN WHIGS, FLAMING LIPS)<\/i><\/p>\n \u2014 Celeb Mix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, May 9, 2023\/EINPresswire.com<\/a>\/ — Milquetoast & Co. is set to release a new single \u2013 a sultry, atmospheric rendition of the Moody Blues\u2019 1967 radio staple, \u201cNights in White Satin\u201d \u2013 that will be available via all major streaming platforms on Friday, May 19, 2023. The slyly psychedelic offering is blanketed with resonating melodies, moving chamber textures and swells, subtle infusions of acoustic and electric guitar, and uplifted with haunting, emotive vocals that give off a non-rushed, mellow feel before soaring into an epic finish. <\/p>\n LISTEN IN ADVANCE TO \u201cNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN\u201d NOW.<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Nights in White Satin\u2019 is especially dear to my heart. I fell in love with this song at a very young age, before I had any understanding of the lyrical message,\u201d says Milquetoast & Co. singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, James McAndrew. \u201cThere is this sense of foreboding and longing for something just out of reach. It just hits my soul button. And, this song has seemed to show up in perfect moments throughout my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Milquetoast & Co. experimented a little on \u201cNights in White Satin\u201d while still honoring the original. \u201cThe classic is just a priceless piece. It really captured what I think they wanted it to. You could tell Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues really loved writing this,\u201d says McAndrew. \u201cSo with this rendition, I wanted to fill out the song and give it an even larger feeling that I think it deserves while paying attention to the string swells. For some space, I chose a different (vocal) note path, and I laid low on the chorus until the very end. Also, we swapped out a flute solo for an oboe one, which is performed by Ashley Jarmack, who also plays the English horn and flute on the track.\u201d<\/p>\n Comprised of mostly East Coast musicians \u2014 from Boston, New York, and New Jersey \u2014 Milquetoast & Co.\u2019s music has drawn comparisons to Tom Waits, Morphine, Jeff Buckley, even a little DeVotchKa, among others. The Denver-based sextet\u2019s eclectic sound \u2014 a blend of indie rock and pop, blues, and Americana \u2014 is brought to life by McAndrew\u2019s passionate singing and wry, witty, sometimes melancholic storytelling; Dan Zangari\u2019s bass lines; Kyle Bocchieri\u2019s drum work; Joe Engel\u2019s cello technique and rich tone; Ben Parrish\u2019s guitar style; and the talented horn dexterity of Sam Oatts, who also handles the string arrangements for Milquetoast & Co. and co-produces alongside McAndrew.<\/p>\n Surrounding themselves with an accomplished engineering team, Milquetoast & Co. flew to California last year to record \u201cNights in White Satin\u201d with producer\/engineer Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Afghan Whigs, Ray LaMontagne, Flaming Lips) and mastering engineer Nathan James. <\/p>\n \u201cKevin was kind enough to host the band at his historic house that was built in the 1970s, which sits on one-and-a-half acres of land just nine miles northeast of Los Angeles,\u201d says McAndrew. \u201cIt\u2019s beautiful. There are lemon groves around. His studio, which is separated by the garage, was a perfect space and setting to record.\u201d<\/p>\n For the next nine days, Milquetoast & Co. recorded the Moody Blues cover as well as nine other songs at Ratterman\u2019s studio, Invisible Island, for its forthcoming album, Run Rant Rave. Prior to the band\u2019s trip to the West Coast, McAndrew and co-writer\/bassist Zangari developed the meat and potatoes of the songs. \u201cWe put together song ideas so we could play what we have to the rest of the band, which is how we begin the creative process,\u201d he explains. Collectively written by the two in three-months-time, the band demoed the entire album first in Denver.<\/p>\n \u201cIt made a big difference for the band to be together at Kevin’s L.A. studio every day. It was a wonderful bonding experience all around,\u201d recalls McAndrew. Milquetoast & Co. brought in some additional musicians to broaden its musical palette on Run Rant Rave: \u201cGrady Kinnoin plays the pedal steel and Brad Gardner the organ.\u201d The singer also invited the Section Quartet, a renowned string quartet with two violinists, one viola player and one cellist whose sound leans more toward rock than traditional classical. \u201cThey played on half of the tracks on the new album, which is phenomenal,” he says. “They’ve worked with Beck, the Foo Fighters, and many top artists and producers.\u201d<\/p>\n The band\u2019s current lead single off Run Rant Rave, \u201cSpinning,” dropped on March 24 along with an accompanying video. “The song speaks to the confusion that sets in through our early lives. Ultimately, some people evolve from those life experiences, and some people refuse to move forward,” explains McAndrew. “Sonically, the song counters the layered messages; I picture Don Quixote and Sancho Panza riding off into the sunset, forgetting what they made the trip for in the first place, yet at peace with the journey regardless.”<\/p>\n WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR \u201cSPINNING\u201d HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n The end result of the ten new tracks \u2013 both in instrumentation and in letras \u2013 is compelling. <\/p>\n Milquetoast & Co. will unveil Run Rant Rave in October, making the record available for public consumption. <\/p>\n About Milquetoast & Co. (MLQ): Nathalie Baret The band\u2019s current lead single off the forthcoming album Run Rant Rave, \u201cSpinning,” was released at the end of March along with an accompanying video. <\/p>\n \n
\nMLQ is a Denver-based group that mingles high-intensity indie rock with angular elements of Americana and a melancholic touch. The music is abundantly self-aware and ironic without watering down the complexity of the human experience. Originally based in Boston, the band self-released two albums prior to parting ways for a myriad of reasons; at the end, it had walked its miles. Waiting for the time and circumstances to be right, founder and frontman James McAndrew re-established the band in 2019 with a fully re-formed lineup in Denver. Milquetoast & Co picked up where the love affair left off with the band members: Co-Writer with McAndrew, Dan Zangari, Kyle Bocchieri, Joe Engel, and Ben Parrish. Milquetoast & Co. has also been blessed to have Sam Oatts as its ace up its sleeve; co-producing and heading both the horn and string arrangements. In 2021, MLQ released Shiny (little) Mind<\/a>, a well-received ten-track album that drew on elements of rock, jazz, folk and Americana.<\/p>\n
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