Nikola Sarcevic
Lock Sport Krock

“This solo-album from Millencolin´s vocalist NIKOLA SARCEVIC is a fine piece of intimate rock with influences that range from classic American roots to the timeless craft of the perfect pop song. Recorded in a very stripped-down and relaxed environment, it comes across as a very close friend baring his soul to you.” 5/5
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A rather happy period for fans of pop rock singer-songwriters or frontmen venturing into solo projects.
Graham Coxon, Ryan Adams, Devendra Banhart, Richard Ashcroft, David Gray, Elliott Smith, are just the most important names of the strummers who in recent years have earned a place under the spotlight.

Joining the already large group is the frontman of a band that has never quite gotten along with sad love songs and "drawn-out" melodies: Nikola Sarcevic, voice and bass of the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin.
Recently released, Lock Sport Krock, has immediately captured the attention of listeners attuned to certain particular sounds.
The title refers to the imaginary soccer team that Nikola and his older brother, along with other friends, "belonged to" as kids when they played in the street with a patched-up ball.

The album ranges from acoustic pop, cheerful folk, the melancholy of the harmonica, and some bits of Balkan musical structure that don’t corrode the romantic base holding the album together (nothing to do with Bregovic's “extremism”).
Sarcevic has a beautiful voice but at the same time his lyrics are rather banal and his way of composing doesn’t bring anything new (there's a bit of Beck - Sea Change, here and there).

Overall, the album is truly a good product; much more varied than the sappy love parts of Ryan Adams and certainly lighter compared to the long (albeit beautiful) songs of Damien Rice.
Eleven tracks (mostly love songs) that hit you from the first listen; Lovetrap, Viola, and Vila Rada stand out the most.
For those who never tire of love songs and acoustic guitars, this could be a nice summer surprise.