Finnish classic rock band The Milestones release third single and album art video ”Drivin’ Back Home” from their upcoming fifth album ”Beautiful Light”.
”This song was obvious choice as the third single. It shows where our roots are. Song could be from any of our albums. It sums up the essence of The Milestones sound. When you listen to it and close your eyes you can imagine fast car driving through the night, smell the burning rubber, see all the bars and people rocking out on the streets living their rock and roll dreams. When the night is over you can drive back home with a big smile on your face. It’s good old fashioned rock and roll at its best ” the band says.
The Milestones know that classic rock is still alive and kicking! Beautiful Light is their salute to the traditional rock n’ roll style, with explosive guitars, rough sounds, easy-running grooves, as well as melodic, soulful, and sensible rock music.
The Helsinki-based group of five musicians rely on the dialog of two guitars and a jagged interpretation of 70s rock music. During the sessions, the guys left no musical stone unturned. The basic expression of their sound is down-to-earth and organic, but also very feisty. These kinds of records cannot be made by fondling your mouse at home; they require a traditional high-quality studio environment. During production, the group’s own vision was uncompromising, which, of course, led to some arm wrestling and moments of insanity. Naturally, that just made the end result even better.
The group produced the album independently, and proudly talk about the sessions: “On our new album you’ll hear the Milestones you know and love, along with some new twists. We made a couple of specials songs; the time was right and our experience helped to knit them together. We hope the album will withstand time and grow over multiple listens. We were uncompromising and gave every song its own natural life. We tried to create new structures for each composition in such a way that we won’t lose our traditional expression. The album was produced so that everything felt right.”
Fans loving traditional rock music should take a long draught of this album. These songs are based on the group’s 25-year experience, and the oldest song themes are from the 90s – the group’s early days.
The backing vocals are done by the superb Fabulettes (Mari Hatakka, Saara Soisalo, and Tiina Isohanni). Teijo Tikkanen, the group’s trusted studio wizard, is responsible for the tasty keyboard tracks. With these vocal and keyboard elements a bit of soul and “amorica” were added to the Milestones sound.
Recording engineer Pekka Laine and mixing engineer Petri Majuri did not want to over-produce this album. “Rough and jagged, with a hint of voodoo” – that was the group’s common ambition for this album’s sound.
The Milestones have released 4 albums since they got together in 1994. They have played hundreds of shows in Europe and the US supporting legends such as Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Gary Moore and D-A-D.
New album ”Beautiful Light” will be released on March 1, 2019.
