Episode 204 - Outside the Simian Flock by Millionaire with Babs from Over/underrated Music Podcast
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We’ve asked our friend of the pod Babs from the Over/underrated music podcast back to talk about one of her favourite bands - Belgium’s weird alt-rock quartet called Millionaire.
This all came about because when we last had her on for our episode on Origin of Symmetry by Muse, it turned out that she and Chris shared common ground in the form of this band. It just made sense that an episode would follow.
Millionaire are one of many projects by the Belgian artist Tim Vanhamel. Tim keeps some interesting company, having previously played with Eagles of Death Metal and working with Josh Homme. He’s also closely linked to another weird Belgian group (that you’ve probably heard of) called dEUS.
Outside of their home country, not many people seem to be aware of Millionaire. They’ve released four albums, the most recent being APPLZ ≠ APPLZ in 2020.
There was a lot to cover in this episode besides their four albums though. We go deep into the Belgian rock music scene, as Babs talks about the different sounds that come from different parts of the country, as well as some of the acts that are huge over there but seem more or less unknown in other parts of the world.
So, aside from a deep dive into Millionaire, you can also consider this your deep dive into the Belgian rock music scene.
Outside the Simian Flock is Millionaire’s debut album and it’s equal parts alt-rock, indie and funk. Sound weird to you? Well, it basically is. Is it an unsung classic though? You decide.