The Melancholy Connection is a compilation album with a bonus DVD by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released in 2012. It follows up The Melancholy Collection which also contained rare and unreleased tracks. The DVD features a documentary that looks inside the making of Pennybridge Pioneers,[1] with archival footage of the band and Bad Religion/Epitaph founder Brett Gurewitz who produced Pennybridge Pioneers and played acoustic guitar on "The Ballad".
| The Melancholy Connection | ||||
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| Released | 29 May 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2012 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Burning Heart, Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Millencolin | |||
| Millencolin chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Melancholy Connection | ||||
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The compilation contains the two newly recorded tracks "Carry You" and "Out from Nowhere".
Punk News began streaming the album in its entirety on 23 May 2012.[2]
Track listing edit
| Track | Song | Recorded | Appeared on |
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| 01 | "Carry You" | 2012 | New song |
| 02 | "Out from Nowhere" | 2012 | New song |
| 03 | "Absolute Zero" | 2002 | Kemp (single) |
| 04 | "Mind the Mice" | 2008 | Machine 15 (iTunes bonus track) |
| 05 | "The Downhill Walk" | 2002 | Kemp (single) |
| 06 | "E20 Norr" | 2003 | E20 Norr (single) |
| 07 | "Bull by the Horns" | 2002 | Man or Mouse (single) |
| 08 | "Junkie for Success" | 2008 | Detox (single) |
| 09 | "Dinner Dog" | 2000 | Penguins & Polarbears (single) |
| 10 | "Ratboys Masterplan" | 2005 | Shut You Out (single) |
| 11 | "Phony Tony" | 2005 | Ray (single) |
| 12 | "Queens Gambit" | 2000 | Penguins & Polarbears (single) |
| 13 | "Bowmore" | 2003 | Battery Check (single) |
| 14 | "Into the Maze" | 2002 | Man or Mouse (single) |
A Pennybridge Production edit
The CD is paired with a 90-minute DVD that takes fans inside the making of Pennybridge Pioneers with never before seen archival footage, interviews with the band, and live performance in Cologne, Germany.
Track listing edit
- Intro
- Hollywood
- Material Boy (Live)
- Duck Pond (Live)
- Recording
- Hellman (Live)
- Drums
- Highway Donkey (Live)
- Stop to Think (Live)
- Guitars
- Right About Now (Live)
- Working Titles
- A-Ten (Live)
- Vocals
- Devil's Me (Live)
- Penguin Vocals
- Penguins Video Shoot
- Penguins and Polarbears Video
- Backups
- The Mayfly (Live)
- Checkmate
- Pepper (Live)
- Fox Video Shoot
- Fox Video
- One More
- The Ballad (Live)
Bonus edit
- No Cigar (Live)
- Fox (Live)
- Penguins and Polarbears (Live)