''The Melancholy Connection'' is a

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with a bonus DVD by Swedish

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

band

Millencolin Millencolin is a Swedish punk rock band that was formed on 12 October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band. The name Millencolin is derived from ...

, released in 2012. It follows up ''

The Melancholy Collection ''The Melancholy Collection'' is a compilation album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 29 July 1999 by Burning Heart Records. The album combines the band's first two EPs, B-sides from their singles, and other rare and unrelease ...

'' which also contained rare and unreleased tracks. The DVD features a documentary that looks inside the making of

Pennybridge Pioneers ''Pennybridge Pioneers'' is the fourth album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 22 February 2000 by Epitaph Records. The album was their first album to move away from their ska punk elements in favor of a more alternative rock soun ...

, with archival footage of the band and

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founder

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who produced Pennybridge Pioneers and played acoustic guitar on "The Ballad". 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.

Track listing

''A Pennybridge Production''

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

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, Germany.

Track listing

#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

#No Cigar (Live) #Fox (Live) #Penguins and Polarbears (Live)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Melancholy Connection, The Millencolin albums 2012 compilation albums Epitaph Records albums Burning Heart Records albums