In an interview with Edmonton's Sonic 102.9, the band said that it took them three years to write the song " Stolen Dance". Before finishing and releasing the record, they released several singles on SoundCloud and on YouTube.
"Milky Chance - Firebird" Music Video (Feb 02, 2018)Īfter only playing two live shows over two weeks in 2013, the duo recorded their debut album in a simple home-made studio in Rehbein's childhood home. "Flashed Junk Mind" Music Video (Sep 19, 2014) Main article: Stolen Dance External video They started a tour of North America in late 2014, performing at venues such as the House of Blues and festivals such as Coachella.
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The band made their TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in October 2014, and also won the European Border Breakers Award that month. The album peaked at number 14 in Germany, and in 2014, Spin named Sadnecessary their Album of the Week. Their debut album, Sadnecessary, was released in October 2013 and included the single " Down by the River". It also won the 1Live Krone radio award for Best Single.
Their first single, " Stolen Dance", was released in April 2013, topping the charts in several countries. It consists of vocalist and guitarist Clemens Rehbein, bassist and percussionist Philipp Dausch, and their band members, Antonio Greger and Sebastian Schmidt. We had to drink a lot to come over it.Milky Chance is a German rock band originating in Kassel. "We were sitting in the audience and all of a sudden the lights were shining on us and we were just like, 'What?' " Dausch says. Another highlight was winning best single at Germany's 1Live Krone music awards last December. It's not my thing."ĭragons and drinking: Their two years as Milky Chance are lined with "pinch me" moments: most recently, learning that Imagine Dragons covered Stolen Dance while playing in Hamburg in August. "I'm too lazy to get up in the morning and stand in front of the mirror styling my hair. So what's the secret to his wild mane? "It's all natural, I can promise," Rehbein says. "Sometimes they're like, 'Ooh, can I touch it? It's so crazy!' " he says. "It was a lot of just turning the buttons and pushing something here and something there and seeing what happens."Ī hairy situation: Although the guys haven't had any absurd fan encounters yet, Rehbein will occasionally meet people who want to touch his hair. On Sadneccessary, "we tried a lot of things out and were very curious," Rehbein says. Rehbein will typically write a song on guitar first before writing the lyrics, then Dausch comes in to create a beat and produce.
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14 in the USA, was recorded in Rehbein's childhood bedroom using a MacBook Pro, Logic Pro music software, a guitar and a microphone. Learning by doing: Much of Milky Chance's debut album Sadnecessary, already released in Europe and out Oct. Although the amalgamation of genres may seem peculiar, it makes sense given that Rehbein cites Bob Marley and Ray Charles as influences, and the two played in a jazz band before forming Milky Chance after graduation. Ray to reggae: The duo's sound is most simply described as "singer/songwriter with electronic beats," but there are hints of folk, reggae and jazz in there, too, Dausch says. "We totally understand the way we're sounding from each other and have the same vision for our music." They've clearly clicked with others, too: Stolen Dance has nearly 170 million combined streams on YouTube and Spotify, and the pair's New York and Los Angeles shows this month sold out in less than five minutes. "We hear things very much the same, it's like having the same ears," Dausch says. The pair, both 21, met in a high school music class and connected as friends and musicians right off the bat. Instant connection: As Milky Chance, Rehbein acts as songwriter, vocalist and guitarist, while co-founder Philipp Dausch is DJ. When I started posting music on YouTube, I just came up with that name." "When I was younger, I used to create artist names for fun. Alas, "there is no meaning," says Clemens Rehbein, one half of the German electro-folk duo whose Stolen Dance tops USA TODAY's alternative and adult alternative airplay charts. Meaningless moniker: With a name that could've been plucked from a musical Mad Libs, you might expect an off-the-wall story of how Milky Chance got its moniker.
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