Nick Milwright - Mystified

The 3rd single from the Blackchords record 'A Thin Line'

Sleepwalker (single release)

Sleepwalker - Roza Remix

Blackchords - No Place To Be

Track one and the first planned single to be taken from the eponymous debut album from hotly tipped Aussie four-piece Blackchords. The album will be released through Dust Devil Music on April 18th

At Worlds End

CONNECTED // FORGOTTEN

Through The Windows

Shadows

Trawler

More Than You May Ever Know

CONNECTED // FORGOTTEN - INSTRUMENTAL

Wide Awake Instrumental

Through The Windows Instrumental

No Place To Be Instrumental

Unending Stream Instrumental

Shadows Instrumental

Mystified Instrumental

Trawler Instrumental

More Than You May Ever Know Instrumental

07 Diplomat

09 Sinking Like Stone

10 Home Of The Tired

08 December

First Single off the highly anticipated 2nd Album. Double A-side featuring the upbeat 'Dance, Dance, Dance, as well as a reworking of the bands' 2011 track 'As Night Falls'

03 As Night Falls

Blackchords brand new 2nd - A Thin Line


01 A Thin Line

04 Sleepwalker

05 Into The Unknown

07 Kitchen

We would like to share a previously unreleased remix of our track 'Disappear' by Melbourne producer Centaurz.

'Disappear' is the haunting, final track on our debut self-titled album 'Blackchords' Available on iTunes & Spotify.

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More about Blackchords:

"Hailed as ‘the new’ Radiohead" The Fly 
“You'll be won over after one listen” Q – Track Of The Day 
“A very exciting surprise from Down Under” Clash Magazine 
"Melbourne quartet shoot for the stars on widescreen debut" - Rolling Stone Magazine

Blackchords released their self-titled debut album on October 5th, 2009 through Dust Devil Music/Stomp. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Blackchords, fronted by songwriter Nick Milwright, have been widely acclaimed on their native turf (“One of the best Australian debut releases”, Reverb Magazine) with critics raving that their darkly majestic collection of understated songs recalls the best bits of Ryan Adams, Elbow and Jeff Buckley.

Highlights include opening track ‘At World’s End’, which leaks a despair that defies its upbeat arrangement. Richly-scored ballads, ‘22’, and ‘These Lights,’ capture the quietness of intimacy, whilst ‘Broken Bones’ sees Milwright ponder existential matters: “This endless ride has got me I know/I’ve been holding on by a thread/falling towards the end, but I have been held by a thousand hands/we can scream out loud ’cause we’re all on this ride I know”. In ‘Raise My Hands,’ Milwright mourns “the thread coming undone/love it comes and goes” accompanied by a sympathetic string section; and ‘Disappear’ offers an introspective, ambivalent close to the album: “just give me a minute to gather my thoughts/disappear now”.

From an early age, and a childhood spent with, as Nick puts it, "the usual suspects" (The Beatles, Cat Stevens, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell & Van Morrison) Nick knew that there was something drawing him to music, but it wasn't until his early twenties that he was to pursue it full time. In the meantime he tried following in the footsteps of his family – and joined the military. Soon realizing that this wasn't for him, he left to begin training full time in Ballet and contemporary dance at one of Australia’s top dance schools, the VCA. Finally, forced to rest for 6 months after an injury, he decided to open his mouth. "It was something like taking a plunge off this huge cliff, and I'd been too scared to confront it for so long,” he says. “In the end I had to accept that the desire would never leave, and the real regret would be to grow old and to have never given it a shot.” 

Blackchords began to take shape in 2005, their name originating, says Nick, “down in the belly of a bluestone basement”. In 2006 they created quite a stir when, as an unsigned band, their video for ‘Broken Bones’ won first place at Melbourne’s prestigious St Kilda Film Festival. In 2008 the same song went on to become a double finalist in the ISC (International Songwriting Competition, for best rock song & video). “I really love working with filmmakers and artists to help create the Blackchords landscape,” says Nick. 

In 2008 the band were signed to Dust Devil Music, and began work on their debut full-length album. "In the beginning we were almost an alt country band. Then we found ourselves trying to resemble instrumental rock bands like Explosions In The Sky. Now I feel like we've found our own feet and sound like Blackchords. I knew we were walking the right path after hearing the first notes of the cello on ‘Raise My Hands.’ The whole time when the string quartet was recording I just sat there. I had goose bumps down my spine.”

LATEST BLACKCHORDS NEWS:

Blackchords recently played their biggest show to date supporting Jet and Powderfinger at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl for Powderfinger’s last ever Melbourne show. The 12,000 sell-out show took place at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on October 29th. Blackchords were personally invited to play by Ian Haug (Lead Guitarist, Powderfinger) after he heard the album.

Blackchords are now in the studio working on the second album. During their last UK tour they recorded a new demo ‘104 Pages’ with producer Gavin Monaghan, his production credits include Editors & Robert Plant. The track features Nick & Damian playing a guitar owned by Bernard Sumner (Joy Division / New Order).

The Blackchords track ‘Pretty Little Thing’ will feature in new US Indie film ‘Janie Jones’ written and directed by David M. Rosenthal starring Elisabeth Shue [Leaving Las Vegas]

CONTACTS:

Management: Right Chord Music 
UK: Mark Knight Ph: (+44) 7733 260083 Email: Mark@mskmanagement.com

BLACKCHORDS LINKS:

www.blackchords.com 
www.facebook.com/blackchords 
www.myspace.com/blackchords 
www.youtube.com/blackchordsband 
www.twitter.com/blackchords

Disappear (Centaurs Remix)

After an extended hiatus, Blackchords are back and have been busy writing material for their third album ‘Shadows’. Forming in Melbourne, Blackchords quickly made a name for themselves when their 'chilling yet beautiful' music video ‘Broken Bones’ won Best Music Video in the prestigious St Kilda Film Festival.
Blackchords released their self-titled debut album through independent Melbourne label DustDevil Music, receiving widespread critical acclaim and rave reviews: “Melbourne quartet shoots for the stars on widescreen debut” (Rolling Stone). The album was shortlisted for The Australian Music Prize.
Songs from the debut album have been featured in the Australian television shows Underbelly: Razor, Offspring, Rescue Special Ops, Cops L.A.C. and international television including Teen Mom (MTV) and Being Human (NBC).
After extensive national touring, the band travelled to France and the UK, playing The Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City festivals. The music video for the band's second single ‘At World's End’ received airtime on MTV UK and NME TV. 
After returning to Australia, Blackchords accepted an invitation to open for Australian rock icons Powderfinger for the 'Sunset Sounds Farewell Tour' at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Blackchords went on to write and record the title track ‘As Night Falls’ for the Australian feature film ‘Blame’.
After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the band embarked on their sophomore album ‘A Thin Line’, working with Mercury Music Prize-nominated and Grammy Award-winning producer David Odlum (Glen Hansard, Tinariwen), releasing the album through ABC Music. As well as touring nationally, the band embarked on a tour of the USA and Canada, including performances at Austin's SXSW festival.
Through their relationship with music publisher Native Tongue, Blackchords continues to gain and maintain international exposure through features in acclaimed and popular television, such as Orange is the New Black (Netflix), Suits (UCP), Betrayal(ABC), Teen Wolf (MTV), Being Human (BBC), Shameless (Showtime) and more.

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