Milk Teeth - Milk Teeth (2020)

“The theme of the album is resilience and a strength within oneself,” Becky Blomfield, Milk Teeth’s songwriter, bassist, and singer, tells Apple Music. “How you can be tested to your absolute limit but still push through and keep going. It's been four years since our last record, lots of lineup changes, lots of life changes, and a lot of growing up. I think you can hear a maturity in the lyrics on this new record; there’s a lot of self-reflecting and lessons learned.” Blomfield is the only member remaining from the release of the first Milk Teeth record (2016’s Vile Child), with guitarist Em Foster and drummer Jack Kenny on board for this record. Taking cues from their live shows, the band stripped back production—leaving Blomfield’s introspective lyrics and Foster’s visceral guitar lines to shine on the ’90s skater-punk-, metal-, and grunge-influenced tracks. “Perhaps some people had written us off with all the changes that were going on behind the scenes,” she admits. “So we wanted to come back with something strong to show that it hasn't ended us, and show this is how we sound and who we are. Almost like a rebirth, I guess.” Below Blomfield reveals more about that new beginning, describing her album track by track.