Charlottetown: Milks and Rectangles
What’s a Milks and Rectangles look like?
You can spot a milk (or a rectangle, as the case may be) a million miles away. These four 20-something, East Coast based band members, Justin Uyterlinde (guitar), Mike Carver (drums), Christian Ledwell (guitar and vocals), and Brandon Williams (bass and microKORG) are easily identified in their baseball tees, suspenders, vests, Ray-Bans, shaggy haircuts and awkward Michael Cera-esque grins that inevitably melt even the most cynical and jaded of hearts.
What do Milks and Rectangles sound like? They sound like a band that’s more than worth multiple spins, because each repeated listen reveals something, a new layer, a new feeling, that you missed on the last go-round. More specifically, Milks and Rectangles are making intelligent, catchy, constantly shifting indie rock that kind of reminds me of Franz Ferdinand and kind of makes me dance around my living room.
Where can I hear more about this band? The band has been spending the summer touring around the Maritimes in support of their upcoming release Civic Virtues, produced and engineered by Daniel Ledwell (In-Flight Safety, The Prospector’s Union). Check out their MySpace and Facebook pages for concert dates.
My name is Amanda Bulman and I’m a 22-year-old freelance writer, graphic novel fanatic, vintage fashion fiend and photographer in the beautiful city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This Island is not known to our more obviously stylish neighbouring provinces as being a hip, fashion-enlightened, happening place, but I’ve found that once you look around you’ll find that some of Canada’s most talented (and underrated) designers, stores and musicians call the birthplace of Canada’s Confederation home.