The original lineup, consisting of Šarčević (vocals & bass), Ohlsson (guitar), and Färm (drums), released their first demo tape, Goofy, in early 1993. Soon afterwards, Larzon joined the band to play drums, allowing Färm to perform as the second guitarist. In the summer of 1993, they recorded a second demo tape, Melack. The band sent the tape to Burning Heart Records, a new record label formed earlier that year. They signed Millencolin to do a CD single, which culminated in the release of Use Your Nose in November 1993. Success of the single prompted Burning Heart to sign the band to release a full album. In July 1994, the band released Skauch, initially planned to be a single for their new album. However, the band decided to record four cover songs as well and released it as an EP instead. They put out their first major release, Tiny Tunes, in 1994. The recording and mixing of the album took two weeks. Legal trouble with Warner Brothers over the title and cover artwork of the album led the band to re-release it in 1996 under the name Same Old Tunes.
Millencolin continued to tour and in 1995 brought out their second full-length album Life on a Plate. This coincided with Millencolin beginning to tour outside of Scandinavia. At the end of 1995, the US record company Epitaph wanted to release Life on a Plate in the US, and the band agreed. They then toured further afield, touring Japan, Australia, Brazil and Canada, and played as part of the 1997 Warped Tour.
Further albums For Monkeys and compilation The Melancholy Collection followed, but the band's popularity increased in 2000 with the release of Pennybridge Pioneers, an album with more of a rock influence than the band's previous skate punk/ska punk sound. The recording took six weeks and they started their first major worldwide tour. Millencolin played in Wellington, New Zealand, followed by an Australian tour. This led to an early release of the album in Australia and New Zealand. Millencolin wrote on tour and release Home from Home in 2002. In 2003, the band received the Best Swedish Rock award from the Swedish Hit Awards.
Kingwood, released in March 2005, marked the band's return to a faster and more traditional punk rock sound, collaborating it with their recently founded rock sound, and completed a world tour in follow up of the album. The album debuted at No. 2 in the Swedish chart.
On October 22, 2007 the band entered the studio to start writing and recording songs for their seventh album Machine 15.
The band has hosted a skateboard contest at their own skatepark in Örebro, Sweden named the Millencolin Open. They say they started this annual contest because skateboarding is what brought them together and now they have the chance to make something good of their town and of skateboarding.
Šarčević released his second solo album entitled Roll Roll and Flee, whilst Färm promoted his side-project Franky Lee.
They wrote and released a single dedicated to their hometown football club Örebro SK titled Örebro in 2009. It was played in the stadium for the first time on May 11, 2009 in the home game vs Hammarby Fotboll.
In 2010, they toured in Canada and South America, where they played Pennybridge Pioneers in its entirety. They also played the 2011 Soundwave Festival in Australia.
In 2012 Millencolin celebrated 20 years as a band, they simply put up their own festival. "Millencolin 20 Year Festival" was a 2-day Open Air Festival at Brunnsparken, Örebro, Sweden on the 8th & 9th of June 2012. Millencolin closed both nights by doing two exclusive sets from the band’s entire 20-year long career with different songs each night. In addition to Millencolin, a bunch of international and national bands has played on stage. A temporary festival site was built, including a huge catering tent with food and drinks. Besides this, WESC presented a skate contest with invited pro skaters. There were also a camp just 5 min from the festival and with their own waterpark.
The band announced on facebook a limited "yellow bird" toy would be available in the festival but due on delay in the production the sale was only possible in future tours. Carry You single from the compilation album The Melancholy Connection was released on vinyl limited to 500 copies in this festival.
On April No Fun At All canceled their appear at 20 Years Festival due their disbandment [10]. So then the canadian trio Danko Jones was invited to join it the festival.
A Day To Remember's Jeremy McKinnon has stated that Millencolin has been a big influence on A Day to Remember.
On May 29, 2012, Millencolin released The Melancholy Connection, a follow-up compilation to The Melancholy Collection featuring b-sides from Pennybridge Pioneers onward. The album also features a DVD of a behind-the-scenes look at the previous decade of the band.
In February 2015, Millencolin announced their latest album True Brew would be released in April. The first track "Sense & Sensibility" premiered on YouTube, with a three-part mini documentary about the making of the album being posted leading up to the release. The album was released at different times in different regions; on April 22 in Sweden; April 24 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; April 27 in the rest of Europe and on April 28 in the US.
puzzle
Millencolin Lyrics
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maybe you are wondering why why it took us so long
with a schedule tight, studiotime in sight
we have mostly been out touring
inspiration has been hard this time and honestly
I've had some problems with all these rhymes
We're under stress again, but it has always been that way
We're under stress again, but we're used to all that now
it's always tough at first but somehow we always end up fine
Third album, less of ska and not so many fast ones
more of poppy, pushy songs, those that we do best now
nine to five at Unisound in January '97
we had the greatest time, with Dan as engineer
now the outcome is what you hear
If you're lonely or if you're happy
feeling swell or feeling blue, we might have a tune for you
it's about half of an hour, maybe less or maybe more
whatever it might be it's still softcore
In “Puzzle” Millencolin talks about their struggle to find inspiration for songwriting, this time around. They explain that because of their busy touring schedule, they have been unable to find the time and energy necessary to write new songs. In addition to that, the band leadsinger has been facing problems writing rhymes. The lyrics suggest that even though the band is constantly under stress, they know that once they get through these difficult times, their music will withstand the test of time.
Despite their difficulties, Millencolin emphasizes their versatility in terms of the genres and emotions that they cover in their albums. “Puzzle” is proud to call themselves a “softcore” band and are able to cater to people’s emotions and changing moods with the music they release. Overall, “Puzzle” is a self-reflective look into Millencolin's songwriting process and how they deal with the difficulties that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Here we are again with another bunch of soft songs
We're back with new songs, but this time, they are soft and mellow
maybe you are wondering why why it took us so long
You might be curious why it took us so long to release new songs
with a schedule tight, studiotime in sight
We have a busy schedule, and we are planning to record in the studio soon
we have mostly been out touring
We've been busy touring, and that's why we didn't have enough time to write new songs
inspiration has been hard this time and honestly
To be honest, we had a hard time finding inspiration to write new songs
I've had some problems with all these rhymes
I've been struggling to come up with good rhymes for the new songs
We're under stress again, but it has always been that way
We're feeling stressed again, but that's how it has always been for us
and once we get it right, then I know it's there to stay
But once we work on the new songs and perfect them, we know they will be great and last a long time
We're under stress again, but we're used to all that now
We're used to being under stress, and we know how to handle it
it's always tough at first but somehow we always end up fine
We know that starting a new project is always tough, but somehow we always manage to overcome it and produce great work
Third album, less of ska and not so many fast ones
Our third album has fewer ska-influenced songs and not as many fast-paced songs
more of poppy, pushy songs, those that we do best now
Our new songs are more pop-sounding and have a bouncy beat, which is something we're good at producing
nine to five at Unisound in January '97
We had a regular working schedule of nine to five at the Unisound recording studio in January 1997
we had the greatest time, with Dan as engineer
During that time, we had a great experience working with Dan, who was our engineer
now the outcome is what you hear
The result of our hard work in the recording studio is what you hear in our new album
If you're lonely or if you're happy
Whether you're feeling lonely or happy,
feeling swell or feeling blue, we might have a tune for you
We might have a song that can relate to your mood
it's about half of an hour, maybe less or maybe more
Our album is about thirty minutes long, maybe shorter or longer
whatever it might be it's still softcore
But regardless of its length, our album is still soft-sounding
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ERIK OHLSSON, FREDRIK LARZON, MATHIAS FARM, NIKOLA SARCEVIC
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goherd3112
"If you're lonely if you're happy. Feeling swell or feeling blue, we might have the tune for you."
Yes you do Millencolin. Thanks for helping me out in hard times.
Bee Tay
goherd3112 "Here we are again with another bunch of soft songs, maybe you are wondering why it took us so long." --- "We're under Stress again but we're used to all that now, its always tough at first but somehow we always end up fine." :) :D ☆☆☆☆☆
Mike Nolan
Must be some kind of conspiracy
The whole world's a God damn conspiracy
Look anywhere long enough, you're gonna find a conspiracy
Man, LIFE is a conspiracy!
James Nielsen
My favorite album as a 14 year old. Good to give it another listen after all these years
S
One of my favourite Millencolin's song!!! ❤
Jordan Hirsch
I decided to revisit the old stuff I used to listen to. This song brought me back to highschool. I’m 38 now. Don’t know why but it brought me to tears. Just reminds me of everything good when I was younger I guess. The world is a different place now and I want the old times back.
Joe Porcello
Good tunes!!! Definitely got me thru my teen years!! Punks not dead!!!!
Matt82
best lyric. true life. i love so much millencolin!!!!!!!!!!!
Juan Camilo Borda
THIS. SONG. IS. FUCKING. AMAZING.
NeuralNetProcessor
wow way to up this song this whole album is fucking awesome