My first encounter with Milky Chance was at a festival three years ago, just before they’d really found the mainstream spotlight.
Our reviews of Blossom are below.īlossom is out today and available from links here.
The addition in 2015 of new member Antonio Greger (guitar, harmonica, and bass) gives the band a well-rounded sound full of infectious vitality. They have an opportunity to cash in on their instantly compelling style by experimenting with musical elements and adding lyrical depth. With a genre that blends electronic, reggae, and folk elements, Milky Chance run the risk of becoming forgotten hipster-restaurant background music. We’re hoping their new album, Blossom, follows up on the successful 20 they had. On the strength and virality of “Stolen Dance,” Milky Chance have become mainstays in the electronic world. They released it on their own record label, Lichtdicht. The mixture of Rehbein’s husky voice and subdued delivery with Dausch’s compelling, easily danceable beats took them on a global tour, winning multiple European music awards and racking up millions of YouTube views. High school friends Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch built their debut album, Sadnecessary, in a home studio in Dausch’s parents’ house.
Their folktronica hit, “ Stolen Dance“, became a massive hit on Hype Machine and the video for it has amassed over 300 million views on YouTube. In 2013, Germany’s Milky Chance went from two guys in a bedroom with a laptop and an acoustic guitar to one of Hype Machine’s most blogged acts, in what seemed like weeks.