I Picture Love Dead

I was going through my boxes, putting my songs and demos and
recordings, my notes and thoughts and memos in different little piles.
Colour, mood, finish, future. Half-finished, barely begun, all done.

You see I've taken two steps back and one step sideways with Milberg.
It had to be done. I lost track of what I was doing.
As in my real life I sprinkle little things everywhere and then
when it's officially messy I'll put it all in a big box to sort out later.
(I already hate myself for sharing this part of my personality
with you but I couldn't come up with a good enough lie).
You find everything in those boxes, from hair pins to really
wonderful little things that I've either managed to forget I ever
had or that I've been really missing but not been able to find.

Anyways, I'm sorting it all out now. All the boxes, every pile.
It may take a while but I'll get there, and also I'm in no rush.

However, amongst all my findings was this one little song that I
had forgotten about, that I thought I'd share with you now.
It's a recording me and Dante did in our rehearsal space in Stockholm.
And later on we went to Dante's place and did some additional recordings.
Dante is playing most of the instruments and he also did this mix.

It's called I Picture Love Dead and it's about those anxious nights
when nothing feels right and shadows take on strange shapes.
As with those nights it's got a happy ending. You finally manage to
go to sleep and you wake up to discover things are fine.
Well, apart from a few big boxes of random things and lovely treasures
that you are gonna have to sort out at some point.

I go out of my way not to finish things,
cos I miss them when they're done.
But also I'm restless.
Where does this leave me?
In agony is where.

It May Be Winter Outside (mp3)

Before You Leave

Milberg - Before You Leave from Ruben Broman on Vimeo.

I've started a new clubnight with my friend Maria.
Every other Saturday in Stockholm.
We named it after a song we have always loved.

El Día de los Muertos
I think about my dad today.
I think about my dad most days.
It's sixty days left til the new year.

For some of these shows I covered a song that I love.
It's called Substance and it's by Girls.

Happy Halloween

My friend Ruben came down and filmed us when we rehearsed the other day.

They have arrived and they are quite the lookers.
Order below below.
x

Before You Leave
(song recorded live, from rehearsals, on my dictaphone for Swedish radio's "5 minutes with-"series. Follow this link and search the right hand column for Milberg link)

If you see my dad, will you give him a message
If you see my dad, make sure he gets it
If you see him, just give him this letter

If you see my dad, will you kiss him on the cheek for me
Let him know things aint what they used to be
If you see my father you tell him I miss him

Ooooh, before you leave, say goodbye
Ooooh, before you leave, say goodbye

When you reach the shore you have to wait for the tide
It's quite a walk so you wanna travel light
When you reach the shore you will see that it is stunning there

You sit outside, it's just you and the moon
You sit there forever staring at the blues
Until a morning comes when your eyes are tired
Until a morning comes when your eyes are tired

Ooooh, before you leave, say goodbye bye bye bye bye bye bye
Ooooh, before you leave, say goodbye bye bye bye bye bye bye
Ooooh, before you leave, say goodbye
Say goodbye

Really very new Milberg totes!

So new in fact I haven't got them from the printers yet.
Will upload pictures as soon as I get them (within the next few days).
But they are nature white with long handles so they can be carried
over the shoulder. The red + blue images show the whole surface of the
bag so the printed area is large and centered on the front.
Choose between red and blue print.

8 GBP + 3GBP shipping (worldwide).
Or come to a show and touch it first
(and get it without Paypal + shipping fees = for 7GBP).

Colours
Blue print £8.00 Red print £8.00

It's a tour now and it's just around the corner

Oct 22 Malmö Debaser
Oct 24 Stockholm Debaser
Oct 27 London The Social
Oct 28 Cardiff Ten Feet Tall
Oct 29 London Hoxton Bar & Kitchen

See myspace for further info.
I hope to see you there...
xx

Live in London

Milberg live @ Moshi Moshi night at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
October 29. Stage time 9 pm (sharp!).
£4 in adv. (get your ticket here) or £6 on the door.
Also playing live: BLK JKS, Japandroids. DJ: Jesse Kanda.
I do hope you can make it, it's not every day I can afford to bring my band over like this.

Summer's Tail
(guest appearance by James Yorkston on too many instruments to list)

We were heading south following the thrill of summer
With the gathering clouds I knew I couldn't save you
We were heading south leaving a trail of sorrow
When the wind blew in and did a little dance on the table

We were wrong, yeah we were wrong

With the sun in our eyes there was really no telling the time
By the time it was gone we had stayed there quite a while

I remember it well we were chasing the tail of summer
When the cold sailed in and brought along a friend in a trenchcoat
She said you can't go on you see the moment has gone
I turned to her and said what took you so long

We were young, yeah we were young

And with the sun in our eyes there was really no telling the time
By the time it was gone we had stayed there quite a while

Only you can make you happy [Milberg remix] - Au Revoir Simone
(Production + all added instruments + vocals by Milberg/Kinnunen)

For Heaven's Sake

Oh, for heaven's sake will you just leave with me
it's what you want and it is what I want
So for heaven's sake will you just be with me
It's what you want and it is what I want
You gotta live to regret it later
you gotta live to regret it later
oh yes, you gotta live or you'll regret it later