Album 2: KOOZY!!
On the 2 April 2021, Kitten Pyramid released ‘KOOZY!!’, the long-awaited follow up album to ‘Uh-Oh!’.
An album underpinned by the spirit of Scott’s mum, Yola, who lost a short battle with Covid in 2020. “As a nurse from the age of 16, my mum spent her entire life caring for people, only to be diagnosed with MS in her fifties,” explains Scott. “Her last years were spent in a wheelchair, unable to do a single thing that she loved – other than eat cake and buy clothes. Yet, she was still able to laugh and remain strong, her typical attitude of ‘there’s always someone else worse-off’ prevailed.”
‘KOOZY!!’ is about life’s breathtaking, abstract beauty, balanced by almost perverse cruelty. “I love that, despite the elephant in the room, we can still marvel at swans made from towels, bees in jacuzzis and get pleasure from scoffing a Bounty.”
All inspiration for ‘KOOZY!!’’s ten tracks.
Reviews.
“MADNESS, BUT BRILLIANT.”
— 101.8WCRFM, GARRY FOSTER
“ONE OF 2021’s GREATEST RECORDS TO DATE.”
— AT THE BARRIER
“A TRIUMPH OVER ABSURDITY. FUNNY, SAD AND BIZARRE.”
— SENDING SIGNALS PODCAST, MATT ROYAL
“AWASH WITH BRILLIANCE.”
— NEWSOUNDS MAGAZINE, EOGHAN LYNG
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Prog Magazine
Johnny Sharp
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Classic Rock Magazine
David Stubbs
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Record Collector Magazine
Daryl Easlea
“Kitten Pyramid's Scott Milligan takes delight in the wonder and absurdity of the everyday. 'Take my hand and jump off a cliff with me' he invites on 'Leggy Friends' then leads us through a series of surreal non-sequiturs, inviting comparisons with Edward Lear, Robin Hitchcock and Brian Eno's capricious early songs. Even the humdrum world described in 'Doughnuts' sounds enticing. He allies the sensory disorientation of psychedelia, albeit in a gentle kind of way, with the structural complexity of prog rock. 'KOOZY!!' mixes blaring horns, strings and bassoon, and 'Auntie Mabel' kicks off with boisterous guitars before cooling to a bittersweet conclusion.”
— HI FI NEWS, MIKE BARNES
MY Prog Feature.
Grant Moon kindly invited Milligan to discuss his prog influences for Prog Magazine. Not sure if Kanye and Prince are the most traditional go-to’s but hey ho!
Shindig Feature.
Sarah Gregory of Shinding magazine interviewed Milligan and said some very kind things about all things KP including ‘A joyous romp’ (about the title track, not the interview).
Videos.
Doughnuts.
Koozy.
