Welsh wizards Yellow mill have shared their debut album ‘Mill On The Hill’ in full.
Out now, the record represents the fullest realisation of their songwriting, taking the band’s psychedelic country pop elixir to new levels.
Conceptual in nature, the record pulls together their influences – the gilded pop of Brian Wilson, the staunchly Welsh originality of Gruff Rhys, the psychedelic country of Gram Parsons – into one coherent document, framed by an engaging, over-arching concept.
Melin Melyn translates to ‘Yellow Mill’ in Welsh, and the new LP transports the listener to the halcyon ‘Melin Village’, a utopian landscape where townsfolk “bask in the beauty of song”.
“Croeso! Welcome, one and all to the magical world of the Mill On The Hill. The yellow mill that sits on top of a hill, looking down on Melin Village and all of its wonderful occupants. Everyone is welcome here.” says Chief Miller Gruff. “Don’t be deceived, this is no ordinary mill. Our duty is to create music inside the mill for all the occupants of Melin Village, and anyone else who’d like to listen. Because, after all, who could imagine a world without music?”
Laced with spring-time energy and surreal imagination, ‘Mill On The Hill’ has a cartoon-esque quality, a kind of Magical Mystery Tour romp that feels neat and refreshing.
Listen to it below.
Catch Melin Melyn on a run of in-stores right now.
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