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MILLEN JR Unleashes Debut Album “The Cat’s Meow” – A Swaggering Soul-Jazz Odyssey

Get ready to sashay, sway, and side-eye the world anew—MILLEN JR has arrived with The Cat’s Meow, a debut album that struts across the tightrope between vintage soul and modern mischief. Packed with velvet-lined grooves, gospel-tinged falsetto, late-night jazz hues, and a healthy dose of ironic charm, The Cat’s Meow is more than an album—it’s a mood, a movement, a midnight confession in a crushed velvet blazer.

Drawing deep from the wells of Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, and Pops Staples, while spiking the punch with the dub-soul of Fat Freddy’s Drop, the poetic ache of Nick Drake, and the rhythmic snap of Vulfpeck, MILLEN JR delivers a sound that’s both retro and renegade. There’s gospel fire ("One Step From Glory"), groove-drenched funk ("Don’t Call Me Sugar"), and broken-ballad beauty ("Sideways Moon"), each track layered with stories, smirks, and soul.

But this ain’t your granddad’s soul record. Raised on Mental As Anything, Dynamic Hepnotics, Hoodoo Gurus, and the lyrical side-eye of Elvis Costello and Alexei Sayle, MILLEN JR brings a proudly Australian twist—smart, sharp, and full of heart.

The Cat’s Meow isn’t just an album title. It’s a mission statement. It’s the sound of a man tipping his hat to the greats while dancing sideways into something entirely his own.