The freshest sound in New Zealand popular music right now comes from a band rooted in blues-rock nostalgia.
The Miltones' debut album is a modern classic, drawing on the emotions and themes of some of rock's most memorable acts.
An obvious starting point is 70s-era Fleetwood Mac - The Wanderer referencing the Mac song Dreams in both music and lyrics.
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But there's so much more to the Miltones than such easy references - they really do go their own way.