New York, NY (Top40 Charts) L.A. based Make Believe
Friends drops their latest single and new album on Friday, December 15, 2023. The new single, "
Intentions", is an upbeat alt-rock style song featuring Mindy
Milburn on lead vocals and music by guitarist/keyboardist
Laura Espinoza and lyrics by
Milburn & Espinoza. Legendary Producer Ed Stasium (Talking Heads, Ramones) provided the full mix and Bernie Godwin (whose father Dito Godwin produced No Doubt), was the recording engineer.
"
Intentions" releases in tandem with Make Believe Friends' first album to be called by the band's name: "Make Believe Friends".
"The catchy 'Intentions' opens Make Believe Friends' new self-titled debut album, with struggling relationship lyrics in parallel to current world issues. Mindy
Milburn powerfully declares, 'I'm walking away' and
Laura Espinoza echoes that strength with her fuzz guitar in the bridge. 'Intentions' is followed by seven equally great original compositions and an edgy cover of Blondie's 'Rapture' from this talented group who also perform as the
Blondie tribute band,
Heart of Blonde. Intentions is in my Top 5 Fabulous Albums of 2023". - Warren Kurtz, Goldmine
The album contains the following songs:
1) Intentions
2) Haunt Me
3) Scream
4)
Rapture (Blondie Cover)
5) Somewhere There Forever (ft. Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons)
6) The Truth
7) Thank the Academy
8) Follow Me to the Sun
9) An Act of Love
Mindy has a passion for all performing arts- starting out as a ballet dancer and actress, & eventually finding her voice and passion for songwriting and music. She is also the lead vocalist for the
Blondie Tribute Band "Heart of Blonde". Originally from Cleveland Ohio, she has performed in numerous musical theater productions & indie films and was also a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers Dance Team. Mindy made the move to southern California to follow her dream of becoming a recording artist and feels very blessed by the opportunities that have come her way.
Laura is a songwriter/guitarist, playwright, and TV producer. She has performed on stage with Luis Maldonado (Train), Terri Nunn (Berlin), Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons) & Prescott Niles (The Knack) and started her career with Matt Sorum (Guns n' Roses). She has recorded at Capitol Records, Hollywood, Abbey Road, UK and is the host of "The Rock
Radio Show" on KBUU-FM, Malibu.
Laura is also the recipient of 3 Emmy Awards.
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