Pennybridge Pioneers

Pennybridge Pioneers is the fourth album by the Swedish punk rock group Millencolin, released on February 22, 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 sound. It was also the band's first album recorded outside their native country of Sweden, and their first to be certified gold in sales after selling over 35,000 copies in Australia.[4]

Pennybridge Pioneers
Studio album by
Millencolin
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000
RecordedAugust 1999 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California
Genre
Length37:22
LabelEpitaph
ProducerBrett Gurewitz
Millencolin chronology
The Melancholy Collection
(1999)		 Pennybridge Pioneers
(2000)		 Home from Home
(2002)
Singles from Pennybridge Pioneers
  1. "Penguins & Polarbears"
    Released: January 24, 2000
  2. "Fox"
    Released: June 5, 2000
  3. "No Cigar"
    Released: May 8, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk90%[1]
AllMusic[2]
Ox-FanzineFavorable[3]

Its title is derived from the band's home town of Örebro, which jocularly translates to "Pennybridge" in English.[5] "Fox" and "Penguins & Polarbears" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. "No Cigar" was also released as a single and EP and appeared in the soundtracks of the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Jeremy McGrath Supercross World and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. "Pepper" was also included in the soundtrack album Music from and Inspired by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, though it was not included in the game itself.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."No Cigar"2:43
2."Fox"2:03
3."Material Boy"2:23
4."Duckpond"2:50
5."Right About Now"1:48
6."Penguins & Polarbears"2:54
7."Hellman"2:41
8."Devil Me"2:41
9."Stop to Think"2:13
10."The Mayfly"3:05
11."Highway Donkey"2:29
12."A-Ten"3:01
13."Pepper"1:48
14."The Ballad"4:51

Personnel

Millencolin

Additional musicians
  • Brett Gurewitz - piano and guitar on "The Ballad", guitar solo on "Highway Donkey" [6]
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References
  1. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=307348 link
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r466015/review
  3. Flame, Randy (March–May 2000). "Reviews: Millencolin / Pennybridge Pioneers CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. Millencolin. "Pennybridge Pioneers". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  5. Millencolin. "The Story of Our Band". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  6. Burning Heart. "Pennybridge Pioneers". Retrieved 2010-06-23.
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