| Tour Dates
05/30/08 Electric Weekend Madrid
05/31/08 Siesta Festivalen Hässleholm 06/13/08 Skabazac Festival Rodez 06/14/08 Greenfield Festival Interlaken 06/15/08 Mix Up Festival Verneuil/Paris 06/21/08 Hurricane Festival Germany 06/22/08 Southside Festival Neuhausen 06/26/08 Frihamnen Göteborg 06/27/08 Peace & Love Festival Borlänge 07/03/08 Sundsvalls Gatufest Sundsvall 07/05/08 Ruis Rock Turku 09/05/08 Gröna Lund Stockholm |
Punk rock Swedes Millencolin has been around forever it seems. I've been listening to them since 2001, and they were already established with several CDs. My absolutely favorite disc by these guys is Pennybridge Pioneers. It loud, fast punk but not thrown together. It's smart, and displays their talents wonderfully. That's why I was surprised when I popped Machine 15 into my Macbook because it doesn't even sound like the same band!
You can definitely recognize Nikola Sarcevic's gritty vocals, but they are prettier, and more melodic. They whole album has taken a straight rock, dare I say, emo/indie rock turn. Songs like "Brand New Game" and "Saved by Hell" sound like they should be played with Taking Back Sunday, instead of at a Bad Religion show. The closest they come to their old stuff is with the song "Route One".
They are great songs, but I'm still shocked at how different it is in comparison to their late 90s-early 2000s stuff. I was actually most impressed with their opening track Machine 15, which has a slight euro-rock feel, ala their Swedish friends The Hives (and personally one of my favorite bands). I wish there was more of that influence on the entire album, but hey, who knew these guys could pull off power pop too?
They are touring in Europe all summer, but be sure to check back in the fall.
Links: www.millencolin.com myspace.com/millencolin epitaph.com//Millencolin
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