ARTiST.... Nikola Sarcevic
TiTLE..... Lock-Sport-Krock
LABEL..... Burning Heart Records QUALiTY.. 198kbps / Joint Stereo
GENRE..... Acoustic ENCODER.. LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
STOREDATE. 2004-04-02 TRACKS... 12
TYPE...... Normal release LENGTH... 38:22 min
SOURCE.... CD Audio SiZE..... 54.75 MB
WEBSiTE... http://www.myspace.com/nikolasarcevic
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NR. TRACKNAME TiME
01 Lovetrap 3:16 min
02 Viola 3:21 min
03 Nobody Without You 3:33 min
04 Lock-Sport-Krock 3:05 min
05 Glue Girl 2:54 min
06 You Make My World Go Around 2:17 min
07 New Fool 3:18 min
08 Goodbye I Die 3:40 min
09 Mirror Man 2:34 min
10 My Aim Is You 3:16 min
11 Vila Rada 3:23 min
12 Just Me 3:45 min
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This Japanese retail version is available on amazon and contains the japan-only
bonus track "Just Me":
http://www.amazon.de/Lock-Sport-Klock-1-Japan/dp/B0001N1NPC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s
=music&qid=1232295551&sr=8-4
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As the frontman for SwedenÆs beloved punks Millencolin, Nikola Sarcevic has
guided that band through lauded discs like Pennybridge Pioneers and Battery
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Nikola Sarcevic
... , while amassing worldwide sales in excess of 1.5 million over the past
decade. But with the advent of Lock-Sport-Krock, his debut solo album for
Burning Heart/Epitaph, Nikola reveals an evocative, introspective side of
himself thatÆs an alluring, visceral departure from his primary group.
Lock-Sport-Krock shifts from stark, devotional moments to countrified nuggets
while retaining a cohesion missing from most singer/songwriter efforts. From the
tender strums of ôLovetrapö û which sets the pace for a disc that focuses on
themes of intimacy, adoration and heartbreak û Sarcevic emotively chronicles a
bad break-up with to the help of a lilting piano and an inspirational harmonica.
Be it that number, the first single and video from the record, or the somber
vibe of ôViola,ö a glistening, xylophone-touched look at a relationshipÆs
uncertain path, Lock-Sport-Krock asserts thereÆs been more up SarcevicÆs sleeve
all along than his 100 proof punk anthems have made evident.
Yet the presence of Lock-Sport-Krock is in no way a signal that MillencolinÆs
days are numbered. The band is in fact alive and well, fleshing out its next
studio disc (expected in 2005) in between ongoing European festival dates. But
in the meantime, through these thirteen tracks, Sarcevic û who has always
written personal lyrics û gives fans a glimpse at his song craft sans fancy
arrangements and, as he puts it, ôextra decorations.ö
For the stripped down affair, which was recorded at Svenska Grammofon Studion by
Mieszko Talarczyk, Nikola is aided and abetted by high-profile colleagues like
Bombshell RocksÆ Tomas Falk, The Soundtrack Of Our LivesÆ Fredrik Sandsten and
the PeepshowsÆ Henke Wind. Sarcevic and Wind also served as co-producers for
Lock-Sport-Krock.
Bringing forth magical material like the lovelorn ôNobody,ö replete with a slide
guitar shuffle or the Hollies-like, piano-plucked title cut, Sarcevic shows
remarkable courage as he leaves his emotional baggage on display. The latter û
which is as close as Nikola and famous collaborators come to a flat-out rocker
in the classic sense of the term û finds the vocalist briefly stepping away from
his hurt heart to mine warm memories of the fantasy soccer-team he and his older
brothers ôplayed forö in their youth.
Carefree numbers like ôMirror Manö and ôGlue Girlö are nearly as exuberant, but
its the desperately emotional ballad ôYou Make My Worldö that proves how hooks
can come to life in the strangest of places. When Sarcevic proclaims, ôI am a
loser/I am so lost without youö he turns a self-deprecating chorus into the
irresistible, shout-along confessional of the year.
Late album keepers like the lilting ôGo Aroundö and the whiskey-doused country
creeper ôNew Foolö also support the notion that Lock-Sport-Krock is no mere side
excursion. ItÆs the sound of one of todayÆs finest songwriters branching out.
Nikola Sarcevic has done what so few manage to do well û carve his pain and life
experiences into extraordinarily beautiful songs. This is a bold, bare pop
record that music lovers inside and out of punkÆs circle can clutch onto with
pride. Your ears will thank you.
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