I was determined not to say that ‘Fightmilk‘ as an excellent name for a band but screw it, it IS an excellent name and not having heard any of the band’s previous output, I was intrigued about this album from the outset. That might seem like a shallow response. It’s only a name after all. But it’s more than that. A band’s name hints at their ethos, their attention to detail and, most importantly, how they desire us, the audience, to react to them. Contender, the band’s second album, was a long time cooking, the result of lockdown disruption to the usual way of doing things. The album rushes and then meanders through moods and feelings, from jaunty powerpop (Hey Annabelle!) to the more reflective (Maybe), all rounded up into one gorgeous 45-minute d...