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0 January 17, 2021 16:47 by Olivia Stock
Nieve O’Donnell
High-octane, bursting with vim, and almost obnoxiously addictive, Millie Manders and The Shutup write music to jump up-and-down on your bed too. In the wake of a thrashing debut LP,
the London lead-singer talked flouting genre, saving the planet, and nurturing creativity in the Covid-age with Impact’s Nieve O’Donnell.
Last October saw the release of Millie Manders and The Shutup’s debut LP
Telling Truths, Breaking Ties to ample praise. In an equally chaotic 2021, the band have found new ways to grow and thrive, focusing the energy lost from live shows on making a positive impact on the world around them. Eclectic and boundary-breaking, this commitment to things that are important to the band rather than what is expected lies at the heart of Millie Manders’ mantra. Her debut album is fascinatingly categorised as cross-genre punk, for example; something she puts down to “an inc