Kingwood (album)

Kingwood
Studio album by
Released28 March 2005
RecordedAugust–October 2004
Studio
  • Fascination Street, Örebro, Sweden
  • Music-A-Matic, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Soundlab, Örebro, Sweden
Genre
Length34:07
LabelBurning Heart (Sweden), Epitaph (US)
ProducerChips Kiesby
Millencolin chronology
Home from Home
(2002)
Kingwood
(2005)
Machine 15
(2008)
Singles from Kingwood
  1. "Ray"
    Released: 14 March 2005
  2. "Shut You Out"
    Released: 24 October 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
IGN4.9/10[2]
PopMatters[3]
Punknews.org[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]
Star Pulse[6]

Kingwood is the sixth album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 30 March 2005 in Sweden and 12 April 2005 in North America. The song "Farewell My Hell" originated as an idea for singer Nikola Šarčević's first solo album, but was used for Kingwood instead.[citation needed] "Farewell My Hell" was played prominently in the Swedish vampire comedy horror film Frostbite.

Release

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On 26 January 2005, Kingwood was announced for release in two months' time.[7] On 1 March 2005, "Biftek Supernova" was posted online for free download.[8] The music video for "Ray" was posted online on 8 March 2005; the track was released as the album's lead single eight days later.[7][9] Kingwood was released in Europe on 28 March 2005, and in the United States on 14 April 2005.[10] They went a tour of Europe with Street Dogs and the Lawrence Arms in April 2005, which was followed by on a West Coast US tour the following month with Boys Night Out and Roses Are Red.[11][12] Between mid June and mid August, the group went on the 2005 edition of Warped Tour.[13] Two singles from the album were released: "Ray" and "Shut You Out".

Track listing

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All songs written by Nikola Šarčević and Mathias Färm, except where noted.

  1. "Farewell My Hell" (Sarcevic) - 2:52
  2. "Birdie" - 2:32
  3. "Cash or Clash" (Sarcevic) - 2:40
  4. "Shut You Out" - 3:39
  5. "Biftek Supernova" (Sarcevic) - 2:18
  6. "My Name is Golden" - 3:08
  7. "Ray" - 2:52
  8. "Novo" - 2:58
  9. "Simple Twist of Hate" - 1:29
  10. "Stalemate" - 3:18
  11. "Mooseman's Jukebox" - 2:12
  12. "Hard Times" (Sarcevic) - 4:09
  13. "Phony Tony" (Japanese release only) - 2:59

Personnel

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Millencolin

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References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Kingwood at AllMusic
  2. ^ JR (12 April 2005). "Millencolin - Kingwood". IGN. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ Punknews review
  5. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  6. ^ Star Pulse review
  7. ^ a b Shultz, Brian (26 January 2005). "Millencolin posts new album/single info". Punknews.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ Shultz, Brian (1 March 2005). "New Millencolin song online". Punknews.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ Paul, Aubin (8 March 2005). "Millencolin posts video for Ray". Punknews.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (18 March 2005). "Millencolin album microsite launched". Punknews.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (4 April 2005). "Dates and venues for Millencolin West Coast tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  12. ^ Paul, Aubin (15 March 2005). "Millencolin touring Europe with the Lawrence Arms and Street Dogs". Punknews.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ^ Kaufman, Gil (3 March 2005). "Warped Tour Lineup, Itinerary Officially Announced". MTV. Retrieved 18 September 2016.[dead link]
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