Artist: Nikola Sarcevic
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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
02. Björn Skifs - Da capo
03. Sophie Zelmani - I'm the rain
04. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
05. Kent - Röd
06. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
07. Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna - Calling you
08. Torgny Melin - Dansbandsnatt
09. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
10. Tomas Andersson Wij - Spår
11. Moto Boy - Lost in the call
12. Zekes - En sån natt
13. Shout Out Louds - Work
14. Dark Tranquillity - We are the void
15. Calle Kristiansson - Calle Kristiansson
16. Nordman - Korsväg
17. Mando Diao - Give me fire!
18. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
19. Nikola Sarcevic - Nikola & Fattiglapparna
20. Freda' - Ett mysterium
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Millencolin have written some very catchy skate punk songs during the 16 years they've been around, but unlike some of their contemporaries (e.g. NOFX) you can't give them any credit for much lyrical flare. Back in the day when CDs were all the rage it happened to me more than once that I bought a new Millencolin CD and reading the lyrics in the booklet on my way home totally killed all the excitement I'd built up in shop when buying the album. Usually I tried to ignore the lyrics when listening to the CD and most of the time it still sounded alright, but I couldn't completely ignore their crassness. This problem has only increased with the years and it really came to show when in 2004 Nikola Sarcevic released his first solo album "Lock-sport-krock" (with English lyrics, it very much sounded like an acoustic version of Millencolin). I liked a couple of songs on it, but the cheesy lyrics make it quite a hard listen. "Roll roll and flee" that was released two years later and was an improvement, so I'm a bit disappointed that Sarcevic now has decided to sing in Swedish on this, his third solo album ("Nikola & Fattiglapparna"). By having Swedish lyrics Sarcevic really puts them in the spotlight (if you're Swedish that is; if you're not, it probably has the opposite effect). Even though there are one or two good moments to be had on the album, most of it sounds like a poor man's Kristofer Åström with kindergarten-like lyrics and some terrible rhymes. I heard in an interview that Sarcevic wrote the lyrics first in English then translated them to Swedish which, to be honest, doesn't sound like such a great idea. It's a bit of a shame that the album is so dire, since Sarcevic's got a bit of knack for a melody and I kind of like his voice.
- Stefan Nilsson
Nikola Sarcevic now has a video for his new single "Tro": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67S49KHcgkY
Nikola Sarcevic is streaming the brand new song "Tro" at his website: http://nikolasarcevic.com/start/?p=300
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic has a new homepage to promote his solo career and upcoming (Swedish-language) record: http://www.nikolasarcevic.com/
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic will release his new på Svenska solo album "Nikola & Fattiglapparna" on March 3 via his own label Stalemate Music. Expect samples online in January.
Swedish rapper Embee (Looptroop Rockers) has announced that his second solo album "The mellow turning moment" will be released on February 3, 2010 via Bad Taste Records and Looptroop's own label DVSG. The first single "A day at a time" (feat. Daniel Lemma) will be out later this month and other guests on the album include Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide/Säkert!), Maia Hirasawa, Nikola Sarcevic (Millencolin), Nina Ramsby, Mariam Wallentin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums), Håkan Svensson (Nationalteatern) and Fabian Kallerdahl (Music Music Music).
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic says he has a new solo album on the way. No details yet, but I'll keep you posted.
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Millencolin have been going now for 15-16 years, hence the name of their seventh album (it sounds a bit cynical and bitter to call your band a "machine", doesn't it?). Lou Giordano who produced Millencolin's fifth album "Home from home" has again been called in, I suspect, to give the album that polished Foo-Fighters-feel, and he's succeeded. It is a very slick album, with Millencolin nurturing their softer more melodic side. They've also gone a bit wacky and added strings on some of the tracks, a trick that works just fine despite it not being that obvious. I prefer Millencolin when they've got a sound that's dirtier and more rock'n'roll and with less arena rock ambitions, so I'm not that keen on this album. Another thing that bugs me is that Nikola Sarcevic's lyrics are really terrible. I mean, they're among the worse I've ever heard; even though he's pretty good at writing choruses, some of the verses just make me cringe. Millencolin's lyrics have always been bad and full of horrible rhymes, but listening to "Machine 15" I can't help getting outright annoyed by them. Despite all this, it's a solid album with a handful of skatepunk hits that should appeal to the Kerrang/Alternative Press demographic.
- Simon Tagestam
Nikola Sarcevic (Millencolin) is taking his solo act on the road in October:
10/07 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
10/08 - Zak, Dusseldorf (GER)
10/09 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH)
10/10 - ISC, Bern (CH)
10/12 - Posthof, Linz (AUS)
10/13 - Condrad Sohm, Dornbirn (AUS)
10/14 - Forum, Trier (GER)
10/15 - AKW, Wurzburg (GER)
10/16 - Tacheles, Berlin (GER)
10/17 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
10/18 - Gleis 22, Munster (GER)
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic is taking his solo act to Canada:
06/01 - Call The Office, London, ONT
06/02 - The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ONT
06/03 - The Underground, Hamilton, ONT
06/04 - Café Dekcuf, Ottawa, ONT
06/05 - Club Lambi, Montreal, Quebec
06/06 - Imperial Theatre (The Casbah), Quebec
Nikola Sarcevic's most recent solo album "Roll roll and flee" will be released in Canada on April 23 via Freedumb Records. There is supposedly a tour in the works as well, but nothing is confirmed yet. In the meantime, feel free to buy imported copies from me: [click here]
Got a big box of CDs due to arrive either today or tomorrow including new stuff from Säkert!, Isolation Years, Ane Brun and more so I've gone ahead and updated the webshop with all the new inventory. Restocks include Nikola Sarcevic, the "Oh no... it's Christmas!" comp and Hello Saferide's "Would you let me..." EP.
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic has replenished his myspace profile with four new solo tracks from "Roll roll and flee": http://www.myspace.com/nikolasarcevic
Buy the album: [click here]
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic will be doing a solo tour of Australia in February:
02/21 - The Zoo, Brisbane (AU)
02/22 - Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast (AU)
02/24 - Annandale Hotel, Sydney (AU)
02/25 - Annandale Hotel, Sydney (AU)
02/27 - Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (AU)
02/28 - Waves, Wollongong (AU)
03/01 - Green Room, Canberra (AU)
03/02 - The Corner, Melbourne (AU)
03/03 - Enigma Bar, Adelaide (AU)
Nikola Sarcevic
Millencolin
