Supermilk
OriginLondon, England
GenreIndie rock · alternative rock · post punk · power pop
Years active2017–present
Label
Websitesupermilk.band
Current membersJake Popyura
Em Foster
Charlie Jamison
Jason Cavalier
Past membersSophie MacKenzie

Supermilk is an indie rock band and music project from London, England. Originally the solo recording endeavour of Jake Popyura, Supermilk has been releasing music since 2017 with a full band incarnation active since 2022.

History

Supermilk released its first EP Hello? Yes this is Supermilk... in 2017 via Keroleen Records.[1] A second EP, Rare Delusions, followed in 2019.[2]

Shortly after the dissolution of Popyura's band Doe, Supermilk announced the release of its debut album.[3][4] Several live shows were scheduled but later cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic.[5] Death Is the Best Thing for You Now was released on 27 March 2020.[6]

Unable to perform live due to the UK's COVID-19 restrictions, Popyura spent much of 2020 writing the project's second full-length album.[7] Recorded in December the same year with producer Rich Mandell of Me Rex, Four by Three was released via Specialist Subject Records on 2 July 2021.[8] The album was placed at number 2 in Good Morning America's 50 Best Albums of 2021.[9]

Supermilk started performing live in 2022, with Popyura joined by Sophie MacKenzie (Cheerbleederz), Em Foster (Nervus) and Jay Cavalier (Personal Best).[10][11] A live album, Live from Rad Apples, was released on 15 July 2022 via Specialist Subject Records.[12]

The band released the double single Jessica's Army/Ribcage in May 2023—the first Supermilk release to feature musicians other than Popyura[13]—and were support for the UK leg of Algernon Cadwallader's European tour in June.[14] MacKenzie left the group in November, with Charlie Jamison joining on guitar.[15]

In January 2024 Popyura disclosed his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare and terminal neurodegenerative disorder, via the band's Instagram account and in an interview with Kerrang!.[16][17] Following shows with Speedy Ortiz and Cheekface, Supermilk announced the project's third LP, High Precision Ghosts,[18] and shared the album's lead single Sweat.[19]

Members

Current members

  • Jake Popyura – vocals, bass (2017–present), guitars, drums, synthesiser (2017–2022)
  • Em Foster – guitars, vocals (2022–present)
  • Jason Cavalier – drums (2022–present)
  • Charlie Jamison – guitars (2023–present)

Former members

  • Sophie MacKenzie – guitars, vocals (2022–2023)

Discography

Albums

Live albums

EPs

  • Hello? Yes this is Supermilk..., Mini CD (2017) Keroleen Records
  • Rare Delusions, cassette (2019) Keroleen Records

Singles

  • Jessica's Army/Ribcage, 7" (2023) Sparse City
  • Ocean/Sense, digital (2023) Sparse City

References

  1. ^ "Supermilk gets fuzzy on debut EP". DIY Magazine. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. ^ "EP Stream Premiere: Rare Delusions - Supermilk". The Grey Estates. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ^ "Supermilk Launches New Album With 'Bullheaded Boy'". Clash Magazine. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. ^ "Supermilk – Death is the Best Thing for You Now (Album Review)". VultureHound. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. ^ "Artist Of The Week #114 - Supermilk". When The Horn Blows. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  6. ^ "[PREMIERE] Supermilk – Agony Anne". For The Rabbits. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. ^ "Album Review: Supermilk – 'Four by Three'". Backseat Mafia. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  8. ^ "Supermilk Announces New Album "Four By Three" due 2nd July via Specialist Subject + Shares New Single "Used To It"". Circuit Sweet. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  9. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2021". Good Morning America. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  10. ^ "Gallery: Nervus @ The Shacklewell Arms 03/05/22". Hardbeat. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  11. ^ "Tours: Nervus and Supermilk announce UK tour dates". Punknews.org. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  12. ^ "Album release: Supermilk- "Live from Rad Apples"". That's Good Enough For Me. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  13. ^ "'Jessica's Army' is a fun and upbeat new release from UK emo band Supermilk". CLOUT. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  14. ^ "@supermilk4u". Instagram. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  15. ^ "Supermilk announce third album 'High Precision Ghosts'". The Scene. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  16. ^ "@supermilk4u". Instagram. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  17. ^ Popyura, Jake & Ambrosio, Isabella (5 June 2024). ""I want to do as much as I can before there's a chance that I can't do it anymore": Supermilk's Jake Popyura on the realities of his ALS diagnosis". Kerrang!. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  18. ^ "New Music: Supermilk – Sweat". Analogue Trash. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  19. ^ "8 Tracks: No beef, just a Madlib beat". NPR. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-14.