After making their auspicious but notoriously underexposed debut with 1994’s My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment Of What My Love Could Be, Athens (GA) dirge lords Harvey Milk recorded two more full-lengths (1995’s Courtesy And Good Will Towards Men and 1997’s The Pleaser) before going tits up in 1998 in a fit of nuptials and childrearing. Reintroduced to the underground at large through reissues, live DVDs and whatnot, the Milk reformed to unleash Special Wishes upon the feverishly lactating public, which has been lactating feverishly ever since. Which is to say that the Milk—as they themselves like to say—have “not” been “cancelled due to lack of interest yet.” Fast forward to the here and, like, now, and Harvey Milk are celebrating their own renaissance by lauding the virtues of Life…The Best Game In Town.
Spearheaded by the alternately burly and angelic vocal stylings of Milk mastermind Creston Spiers, Life… is both tumultuous and grueling, resonating with the glorious slow-motion radiance of Total Dirge Power. In layman’s terms: Yet another classic. Oh, and did we mention that they’ve since
been joined by Thrones legend Joe Preston? Well, they totally have. |
