The Mills are a Colombian rock

Colombian rock

Colombian Rock is a generic term that describes the different types of rock music from Colombia, the most common being based on Rock en Español, but also, in recent years, being based on indie rock, as well as the traditional focus of hard rock Colombian bands....

 band based in Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

. The band's musical style is greatly influenced by britpop

Britpop

Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...

. Their first album, Babel, reached #1 at Colombian radio stations Radioactiva and La X. They are managed by Roberto Andrade Dirak.

History

Influenced by alternative rock bands U2

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

, Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...

 and Radiohead

Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

, the band was formed in 2007 and released an EP entitled Don't Care What They Think. It featured English lyrics and was produced by Luis Charry, guitarist for The Hall Effect

The Hall Effect (band)

The Hall Effect is aColombian alternative rock band that formed in Bogotá in 2004. Since 2007 they have found increasing national success, as the singles from their album Aim at me were placed in rotation in numerous national radio networks....

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The band gained recognition as one of the new leading acts in Colombian rock, according to an article in the Colombian edition of Rolling Stone Magazine, which paid compliments to the band's British influences and sound quality.

In 2008, The Mills released two singles, "Before I Go to Sleep" and "Let It Go". The Mills also were invited to play as an opening act

Opening act

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 at "Colombia Fest", supporting R.E.M.

R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...

 and The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...

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Babel, their first album, was released in 2009. It was mixed and produced by Boris Milan and Mike Couzzi in the USA. The first single released was "Abran Fuego".

Members

• Bako (Alvaro Charry): vocals
• Geogy (Jorge Luis Bello): guitar
• Dizee (Diego Caceres): keyboards, supporting vocals.
• Diego Cadavid: Drums
• Ray (Ramon Gutierrez): bass

Discography

• Don't Care What They Think (EP). Independent (2007)
• Babel. Independent (2009)
• Guadalupe (2011 - In production)

External links

• Before I Go To Sleep (videoclip, 2009) Spanish
• The Mills en MySpace
  MySpace
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