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Ever since emerging from Manchester three years ago, Milestones<\/b> have had a lot of growing up to do in a relatively short space of time. Picked up by Fearless Records just 18 months into their time as a band, the quartet of vocalist Matthew John Clarke, bassist Mark Threlfall and guitarists Andrew Procter and Eden Leviston, have left their growing fanbase waiting for a debut full-length. Nevertheless, the wait is nearly over as \u2018Red Lights\u2019<\/i> is set to be released later this week.<\/p>\n
Having toured all over America, Europe and the UK for the best part of a year and a half, ‘Red Lights\u2019<\/i> is the result of a band who have grown as a result of lengthy spells not only on the road but also in the studio. \u201cWhenever we\u2019re on tour, we try to take as much away from the experience as we possibly can rather than just playing a show and then sitting in the green room and watching cat videos,\u201d<\/i> jokes Leviston as he explains the benefits of touring with the likes of Mayday Parade and Simple Plan. As the guitarist tells us, the latter had a major influence on ‘Red Lights\u2019<\/i>. \u201cMayday Parade was one of our favourite bands before we even got the chance to tour with them, so they definitely had a huge impact on our sound.\u201d<\/i> Leviston also mentions the band worked with drummer Jake Bundrick on a couple of songs.<\/p>\n
As a young, up-and-coming band Levison and company used the opportunity of touring with experienced bands to observe and learn a new perspective as performers and as songwriters. \u201cIt\u2019s matured us by making us realise that the basic bones of a song are the absolute priority,\u201d<\/i> says Eden. \u201cExperimenting with guitar effects\/samples is near enough impossible if you don\u2019t have a versatile and compact set up on tour.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
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