



Back in the same city once again like the old days, the pair began going into the studio together daily, working both on their own and remotely with a host of different co-writers and producers. Finally having time at home broke us out of a lot our routines and offered us the space to grow as artists.” While the two were always working, even when apart, things really began kicking into overdrive in August of 2020, when Rehbein moved to Berlin, where Dausch had been living for the past few years. “We definitely evolved as a band over those years, particularly with our live setup growing into a four-piece, but it all felt like part of the same chapter. “From that first album to Mind The Moon all felt like one long run,” says Dausch. Proving they were more than just a hit single, the pair returned later that same year with their critically acclaimed full-length debut, sadnecessary, which SPIN hailed as “lovely and understated” and the New York Times called “a beatnik spread of fingerpicked guitars and jazz-influenced synth pulses.” In the years to come, the duo would spend nearly all of their time on the road, pausing only briefly to record their similarly well-received follow-ups-2017’s Blossom and 2019’s Mind The Moon -before heading right back out on tour. Recorded at Rehbein’s childhood home in Kassel, Germany, the track became an international juggernaut after the band posted it online in 2013, topping charts in more than a dozen countries before crossing the pond and hitting #1 on the Billboard Alternative Chart. You can get tunnel vision being constantly on the road, but having a break like this really gave us a fresh perspective on things.” Indeed, Milky Chance have been in perpetual motion ever since the release of their star-making debut single, ‘Stolen Dance’.

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“Without any schedules or deadlines, we were back to making music just for ourselves, free to experiment and take risks and have fun with it.” “If there’s a silver lining to the past year,” says Dausch, “it’s been the chance to take our sound to places we might never otherwise have gone. “It honestly felt like the early days all over again,” says Rehbein. But when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and forced the breakout German duo to cancel an entire year’s worth of tour dates, guitarist/singer Clemens Rehbein and bassist/percussionist Phillipp Dausch found themselves right back where they started nearly a decade ago: just two music-loving friends with nothing but time and ambition on their hands. “I try to push away the sorrow / But today it’s too late / I’ll try tomorrow.” In the years since posting their first tracks to YouTube, Milky Chance have racked up billions of streams, headlined massive sold-out concerts around the world, performed on nearly every late night show, and played iconic festivals from Coachella and Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo and ACL. “We had it all but what do I know,”Rehbein sings, balancing frustration and disappointment in equal measure. Where much of Milky Chance’s earlier work incorporated acoustic reggae and folk influences, ‘Colorado’ pulls more from the punk world, with a driving, muscular arrangement and raw, searing lyrics. Written and recorded in a flash of inspiration, the track mixes indie rock grit with electro-pop shine, layering interlocking guitar and synthesizer hooks as it transforms the pain of heartbreak into something utterly transcendent and anthemic. There’s a boundless sense of freedom and possibility that fuels the duo’s addictive new single and first fully independent release on their own Muggelig Records label. Today marks the triumphant return of Milky Chance, with their brand new single, ‘ Colorado‘, along with a super trippy video. MILKY CHANCE // Photo credit: Anthony Molina
