Way back in the day I went through a bit of a hardcore phase. Refused was at the top of my list of favorite artists, so naturally the fact that they broke up in 1998 made me a bit sad (even if I only started listening to them in 2002).
Then in 2011 or so, they re-united for a gig at Coachella. I remember going nuts; it remains, to this day, one of my favorite live shows.
Flash forward to 2015 and the Swedish group have decided to release a new album called Freedom. It'll be out on June 30th, and features this just-unveiled single "Françafrique." Coooool.
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John Matthew Simon
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Bryan Mojica
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Tobias Handke
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