{"id":7625,"date":"2022-05-30T17:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T16:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2022-05-30T17:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T16:23:41","slug":"millie-manders-and-the-shut-up-cover-little-mix-as-they-prepare-for-summer-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=7625","title":{"rendered":"Millie Manders and the Shut Up cover Little Mix as they prepare for summer UK tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising ska-punk types Millie Manders and the Shut Up have released an unlikely cover version as they prepare for their latest UK tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The band, who went down a storm as openers for Less Than Jake earlier this year (our review is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=7548\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>), have done their own take on <em>Sweet Melody<\/em> by pop band Little Mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s turned a piece of auto-tuned R&amp;B lite (which was somehow a massive global hit) into a rousing ska-punk anthem, and it&#8217;s been released as their new single on the eve of their Toot Sweet Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sweet Melody\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYqAKacEJQE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talking about the release, Millie says: \u201cI was approached by Christy Bullen, a singer and songwriter here in Norwich, and I loved his take on it, so I jumped at the chance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It was originally his idea to feature me, but it ended up swinging the other way. 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Pic: Sue Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the dates, including several O2 Academy shows, were sold out., and their reputation as one of the most exhilarating live bands around was enhanced by February&#8217;s Less Than Jake support slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gigs, which also featured Skinny Lister and The Toasters, won MMATSU legions of new fans every night, with the rapturous audience receptions comfortably matched by the glowing media coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur first headline tour and the Less Than Jake tour were nothing short of mind blowing,\u201d says Millie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Incredible memories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a band, we could never have imagined so many people coming out to see us and just how many voices we would hear singing our songs with us. We have made lifelong friends and incredible memories that we will always cherish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Millie Manders And The Shut Up aim to make new friends and memories at their latest run of dates, which starts on June 1 and runs for the next three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-1024x510.jpg?resize=640%2C319&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C510&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C383&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Millie-Manders-Toot-Sweet-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also have festival dates pencilled in at Kendal Calling and Gabe Fest in July, and Rebellion at Blackpool in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising ska-punk types Millie Manders and the Shut Up have released an unlikely cover version as they prepare for their latest UK tour. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6729,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,5,6,120],"tags":[1936,2346,214],"class_list":["post-7625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative","category-gig-news","category-music-news","category-ska","tag-millie-manders-and-the-shut-up","tag-sweet-melody","tag-uk-tour"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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