Anthony Mills Unleashes 1st Punch via Icons Creating Evil Art
Anthony Mills continues the third chapter of his country trilogy with a new single, 1st Punch, out fittingly on the 4th of July. Fight'n Songs powers forward with baritone horns and marching band bass — patterns forged from pre-teen anger and transformed into battle hymns of resilience. Mills taps deep into second line and drum corps tradition, crafting a soundtrack for those who fight not just to win, but to survive.
POV on Anthony Mills’ new single 1st Punch revives a time when the norm was to drag out the start of a fight because no one wanted to “throw the first punch.” Mills explains: “Well, my Uncle Tyrone put an end to all of that. At a young age, he told me I better throw the first punch and hopefully knock somebody ass out! ’Cause it’s mean out in them streets.”
1st Punch follows the singles Hook, Line, and Sinker and Shakin. The album Fight'n Songs is coming this fall.
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Da quando era un ragazzo giovane ad Akron, in Ohio, Anthony Mills ha ascoltato molta musica country. Il nativo di "Rubber City" ricorda vivamente di essere pronto per la scuola mentre la radio mattutina suonava i hit di grandi nomi come Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers e Willie Nelson. Charlie Pride era probabilmente nel mix in là, ma Anthony non era a conoscenza di chi era in quel momento.
Anche se i volti degli artisti che dominavano le onde radio del paese erano per lo più bianchi, Anthony trovò l'etos della loro musica proprio come il suo. Sentiva che la musica country apparteneva a tutti e non sentiva insicurezza basata sulla razza. "Sapevo che ero costruito Ford duro, 'come una roccia' e tutta quella tendenza collare blu ", dice Mills. “Questo per me è il sottoprodotto di un grande racconto”.
Anthony Mills is a country artist no matter what you might think. He is a man who has lived a life and has a story to tell. The great-grandchild of middle America's industrial revolution. Born and raised in working class Akron, Ohio with family stretching from Lake Charles, Louisiana to the West Indies to Stockholm, Sweden. Plus, Mills is a character who cut his teeth as a classical voice major at The Manhattan School of Music. Since the late 90s, Mills worked and toured with Harry Belafonte, Amy Winehouse, Krs-One, Sizzla, Grace Bumbry, Leela James and more including writing and top-line EDM anthems for Dada Life and Moonbootica. These experiences forged the character Anthony Mills has become.
Anthony Mills' poetry, lyrics, music production and fine art catalogue is exhaustive. In previous incarnations, he wrote and produced original techno, reggae, alternative, r & b, punk, hip-hop, house, deep house, and tech-house. He sees himself as a musical outlaw doing what comes naturally channeling the power of song.
It was just 6 years ago when Anthony began to tell his story through his flavor of country music. He released his debut album, blue collar work ethic with the label Icons Creating Evil Art in 2019 giving us a taste of his amazing storytelling capabilities. At the top of 2020, he released his second country album drankin songs of the midwest where Anthony delivered deep south background partnered with "up norf” nuances and creating some down home country "drankin" songs. We hear the instrumentation go from traditional guitar driven to a ragtime brothel saloon piano accompaniment throughout. Here the backdrop delivers sensual eeriness over minimal piano and cajon.
1st punch follows the singles hook, line, and sinker and shakin. The album figh'n songs is coming this fall.
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