Milky Chance Share Acoustic Version Of Breakthrough Debut Album Sadnecessary
Today, Milky Chance — the billions-streaming German duo of Clemens Rehbein and Phillipp Dausch whose adventurous alternative pop has helped them build a global cult following — share Sadnecessary Acoustic, an all-acoustic recreation of their 2013 debut album. Almost a decade ago Sadnecessary cuts like “Flashed Junk Mind,” “Down By The River” and especially “Stolen Dance” — which hit #1 on the Billboard Alternative Chart and is well on its way to over 1 billion global streams — helped the band break out on the international stage, earning them platinum certifications around the world and festival slots at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and ACL. Now, these new acoustic versions are evidence of a band creatively freed of expectation.
Says Rehbein: “It’s been almost 10 years since we put Sadnecessary out, so recording these songs in a different acoustic version felt like going through an old photo box with tons of memories and had quite the nostalgic feel.” Stripped of the eclectic production, the songs on Sadnecessary take on new dimensions. Hints of flamenco guitar and breezy indie folk a la The Shins pierce through and illuminate the easygoing chemistry of Rehbein and Dausch, who first played music together as school kids.
It’s a deserving celebration ahead of a busy 2022: Milky Chance also have announced an extensive tour, with dozens of summer festival dates and a comprehensive headline run through Europe in the fall. As a part of the tour announcement, Milky Chance has launched a global contest that includes a grand prize trip to Switzerland for the first night of the tour, including dinner with the band before the show.
Earlier this year, Milky Chance released “Synchronize,” a song that swings seamlessly from 60s-indebted California folk rock to pulsating club music. It’s the type of idiosyncratic, collagist track that has catapulted Milky Chance to global fame. Watch the “Synchronize” video, directed by Marie Schuller, which finds Milky Chance encountering a revelrous doomsday cult while bizarre astrological phenomena illuminate the sky.
Keep an ear out for more music coming from Milky Chance soon.
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