德国另类流行、民谣、摇滚组合,风格受雷鬼乐与电子音乐影响。Clemens Rehbein担任主唱与作曲,Philipp Dausch担任DJ。两人均来自德国卡塞尔市,签约公司为Lichtdicht Records。
两人在Jacob-Grimm-Schule完成大学教育。Clemens曾在一支名为Flown Tones的爵士四重奏担任低音吉他。而Philipp此前就是DJ。这个双人组2012年开始在网上发布一些音乐作品,其中尤以《Stolen Dance》最为引人关注。2013年,他们发表受到追捧的自制专辑《Sadnecessary》,专辑中包括有《Stolen dance》、《Down by the River》等歌曲。首发单曲《Stolen dance》与这张专辑随后登陆德国、奥地利和瑞士音乐榜。2013年5月Milky Chance为宣传专辑在德国举行了巡演,场场门票售罄;还参加了包括汉堡Dockville音乐节在内的多场音乐节演出。在2014年底,在House of Blues等表演场地和如Coachella山谷音乐艺术节表演。
2015年荣获其专辑《Sadnecessary》欧盟突破音乐国家奖最佳专辑。
Milky Chance is a German folk duo with reggae and electronic music influences made up of Clemens Rehbein (vocals and instruments) and Philipp Dausch (production and DJing). Both originating from Kassel, they have several singles and one album on their own imprint, Lichtdicht Records.Their first single "Stolen Dance" was released in April 2013, peaking at No. 1 on charts in countries such as Austria, France, Belgium (Wallonia), Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. It also won the 1Live Krone radio awards for Best Single.
The duo's debut album Sadnecessary was released in October 2013, with singles such as "Down by the River". The album peaked at number 14 in Germany,and in 2014 SPIN named Sadnecessary their Album of the Week.SPIN further described the leading single "Stolen Dance" as a "serenely rollicking crossover jam," clarifying that "the great majority of Sadnecessary follows the song's pattern of low-octane beats and gently lapping guitar strumming."The band made their TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in October 2014,and also won the European Border Breakers Award that month.They started a tour of North America in late 2014,performing at venues such as the House of Blues and festivals such as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
In 2015,Sadnecessary won European Border Breakers Awards for Best Album.