TIPPED as one of Britain’s hottest rising rock bands, Milk Teeth are to tour their brand new EP Be Nice, their first after signing for Roadrunner Records UK, with a Joiners date on Thursday.

“Roadrunner is the home of the bands that we grew up listening to and who have influenced our own sound today,” says vocalist/bassist Becky Blomfield. “They work with the best and we are so stoked to be welcomed as part of the next breed of artists with the potential to inspire the next generation. Our teenage selves were kicking about in little towns not knowing where we would end up, and almost a decade later we can say Slipknot are our label mates. Not bad for a bunch of kids from Stroud.”

Produced by Neil Kennedy (Creeper, Boston Manor), Be Nice opens with the grunge meets power-pop slacker anthem Owning Your Okayness, which was picked as Daniel P Carter’s Rockest Record at Radio 1, while the second track Prism captures their punchy mix of attitude, melody and aggression. That energy continued unabated in Fight Skirt, which features Blomfield’s snarling vocals pitched against Billy Hutton’s frenetic shouts.

Former in Gloucestershire in 2013, Milk Teeth released the Smiling Politely and Sad Sack EPs before reaching a wider cult audience with their 2016 debut album Vile Child.

Along the way, they’ve supported the likes of Refused, Tonight Alive, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Lower Than Atlantis and Against Me!, while festival highlights have included sets at Download, Reading, Leeds, SXSW, Pukkelpop and 2000 Trees.

Milk Teeth features Becky Blomfield (vocals/bass), Billy Hutton (guitar/vocals), Chris Webb (guitar) and Oli Holbrook (drums).

Having recently completed a tour with Creeper, Milk Teeth headline the Joiners.

See joiners.vticket.co.uk