YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO

YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO

Yourcodenameis:milo are an alternative rock, experimental, math rock and post-hardcore band from Washington, Tyne & Wear, in North East England. Formed in 2002, the band is made up of Adam Hiles on guitar, Justin Lockey on lead guitar, Paul Mullen on vocals and guitar, Ross Harley on bass guitar, and Shaun Abbott on drums and percussion. Former drummer Paul Gamble-Beresford leaves the group in January 2006 and Shaun Abbott replaces him.

Releases and label history

The band releases its debut mini album, All Roads To Fault, in 2004 on Fiction / Polydor Records. Their first full studio album, Ignoto, follows in 2005 on the same label. In 2006 they leave their Polydor contract and sign with V2 Records within a month. Their final full-length album, They Came From The Sun, appears in 2007.

Collaborations and side projects

In November 2006 the band issues Print Is Dead Vol 1, a side project release built around collaborations with other artists.

Style and influences

The group draws on earlier post-hardcore and progressive bands, especially Cave In, Shellac, Fugazi and At the Drive-In. Their work often uses space and science-fiction themes, with track titles and artwork that follow a distinctive motif. The Designers Republic create the band’s early artwork, and Storm Thorgerson designs artwork from the Rapt. Dept. EP onwards.

Later activity

The band announces an indefinite hiatus in August 2007. Afterward, members go on to play in Editors, The Automatic, The British Expeditionary Force, Losers, We Are Knuckle Dragger and Young Legionnaire.