Refused - "Françafrique"

[@vincentjives]

I love how pissed people are that a band who (eventually) got big by doing whatever the hell they wanted are doing whatever the hell they want. When the riff drops back in after Lyxzen's 'Kill kill kill, go!' it's beautiful. I'd listen to Sandstrom drum on anything.

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

Vincent J Ives NO REFUSED ARE MY BAND BECAUSE I LIKE THEM AND THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT I WANT OTHERWISE THEY'RE GAY SELLOUTS. WE ARE THE FANS AND WE OWN THEM AND FANPANDERING IS THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID BEING GAY ASS SELLOUTS /angry hardcore kids.

[@mellamohonas]

Vincent J Ives This song is fucking amazing to me. They grew a lot in the last 17 years.

[@rraabbeeoo]

Vincent J Ives This comment. All day. (Y)

[@RGlennChicago]

Vincent J Ives Nobody is "pissed because they're doing what they want". They just don't like the song.

[@zoerigs7276]

***** punk will never die.

[@Nihistal]

I love how people dislike this song but this is such a Refused song. Since "The Shape of Punk to Come" they've expirimented with mixing in other styles with thier music. "Deadly Rhythm" is clearly jazz and hardcore. "New Noise' is definately techno and hardcore. This song is a mix between pop and hardcore. It's what they do, they expiriment with blending other genres with hardcore.

[@ProjectBlackweather]

Don't forget that "Bruitist Pome #5" was a drum-and-bass-esque track w/ no hardcore elements at all.

[@jjamieson4256]

Before this album came out, I knew having expectations for it would only lead to disappointment. As it is, I love it.

[@Hideawayate]

STOP FRANCAFRIQUE !!! FUCK FRANCAFRIQUE !!! INDONESIA AGAINST FRANCAFRIQUE !!!

[@JM-ei6bh]

Honestly, even if the sound is not "punk" or "hardcore", those lyrics are more punk rock than most of the punk bands out there now. This song is brilliant.

[@OGT4204]

***** i get a smiths feel with the chorus... kinda interesting

[@WesleyShark]

Holy hell this is amazing. Refused is back, and with a vengeance.

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

Refused are pushing their art-punk limits on this album, and that's not a bad thing. It shows that they're not just content to rehash old ideas. It's gonna be hit and miss, sure, and a lot of people will hate it. But that's what makes them who they are. Remember how hated they were when they dropped The Shape of Punk to Come in the late 90s? Alienating hardcore kids has always been their thing.

[@rappre]

Philip Whitehead maybe you are right. as always there is no point in flaming about music genres. But when you say that your band is dead for an entire "last" concept album, maybe it's "rather be dead"

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

I don't think they anticipated how fucked the world would be by 2012 and with their considerable influence which emerged post-break up (remember part of the reason they broke up was because of how badly people treated them at gigs e.g. "YOU LOOK LIKE THE FUCKING BEATLES"), they probably felt both the drive and the demand to come back, which they would never have anticipated in 1998. It's hardly a cash grab either cos Epitaph aren't exactly a huge label. If they'd gone to RCA/Nuclear Blast/Universal/Sony then you could call them out but they didn't, they stuck with the label that had faith in them when nobody else did back in the 90s.

[@andrewwesson4609]

Philip Whitehead the thing is the shape of punk to come, if not entirely original, was at least doing shit a lot of people hand't heard before. this is doing things we have heard before and not doing them particularly well. I don't mind them experimenting, I just don't think this is a good song.

[@diegooleacoronado8057]

Fucking agree

[@diegooleacoronado8057]

henry crun so?

[@zombiesquad3339]

Refused do whatever the fuck they want.

[@ThreeGuysEnglish]

Music with meaning! Oh how I've missed that.

[@leonardoincba]

amazing song, great album, Is not for the just hardcore music fans, this is something else

[@Arouxayis]

this song and elektra are probably my top tracks for their album. both are really enjoyable.

[@51nc3r2]

BEST FUCKING BAND EVER! You guys hability of rethink yourselves is impressive, this TINC 60's vibe, the kids, the vocals, loved it, thank you guys, for real!

[@eyemalien]

heavy, melodic, tight with classic Refused rhythm, screaming for a cause, a voice to be heard, the end is the best, the drums are just huge and guitars are wide open, everything has it's perfect space, they always know how to get it done correctly, both songs so far have been nothing short of what I expect from talent like this, Refused just find a way to take their unique funky off rhythms and somehow make them accessible, magic

[@DrewDawkins]

Does this sound like old Refused? No. Do I still freakin' love it? Very much. It is a very The (International) Noise Conspiracy kind of vibe. I'll take it.

[@shedcitystudios]

This is literally one of the most unreal things i've ever heard. Wow

[@matthiasgrabo4744]

refused are great ... i love this song so much ... its not as hard as "flame to" but the songwriting is groovy and the strength of "shape" was its varity of songs. I´m really forward for more. When i started to listen to refused i was young, around 16, now (14 years later) i´m grown and i appreciate grown music, which is well written. It´s not like Muse or Rise Against - their´re later release were a little bit of dissapointing, but still allright, but after i now the other projects of dennis, i expect, he will deliver and kick ass as always. It was always about Heart, Soul and Music.

[@arrelite]

If this was any other band Im sure people would go crazy: "look at this amazing song I just found!!" .. this is a damn good song

[@am80l45]

Saw this performed at punk rock bowling. Performance was awesome with tons of energy. Elektra sounded very much like they were sticking to their shape of punk to come sound. This song shows they're experimenting with new directions. Can't wait to hear the rest of Freedom.

[@slimpoke]

Refused + Funky song + Heart of darkness reference =

[@nurthman]

Am I the only one that things this song is fucking amazing? I don't understand why people are bent out of shape over it. It's been almost twenty year since they've released an album... Obviously it's not going to sound like their old stuff

[@oj2339]

I don't even care what genre this is. 1.It's fucking excellent and 2.It makes me boogie

[@karlboson4803]

Annnd there... after a few weeks this song finished growing on me and exploded. Wow!

[@MortifiedPenguin275]

God forbid an experimental punk band experiment.

[@thebiggreg100]

I love this. So much diversity.

[@exexalien]

Be Aggressive B-E Aggressive B-E A-G-G R-E-S-S-I-V-E

[@lasrealistas2185]

exexalien reminde me too

[@sigmamale520]

smd

[@lalakuma9]

One song is about giving oral sex, and the other is about imperialism. Love it.

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

I don't think most people here have read the interview Dennis Lyxzén did with Rolling Stone.

[@dadada8541]

PJ i think most people dont care about interviews, but about music...

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

Dada Da Well, the interview is about the music. I just wrote that because more would be prepared on this sound if they had read it.

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

PJ I haven't read it but I'm also someone with a brain cell that knows what makes these guys tick musically and they've never settled. Art punk is a much better way to describe them than hardcore or post-hardcore.

[@GroverMonster]

PJ www.rollingstone.com/music/features/refused-on-new-album-f--k-what-people-expect-of-us-20150507

[@dadada8541]

PJ ive read it before i heard this song, but it doesnt change my opinion about this song. the problem is not a different sound, but that this song is lame "stadium rock" as someone wrote before. we are talking about refused and not about justin bieber or something where "fans" don´t care about music. i dont think that dennis lyxzen et al start to cry if somebody criticising ONE of their new songs...

[@APrimitiveEvolution]

So many whiny comments. Suck it up. They can do whatever they want, it's their band. I like moments of Refused. Can't say their entire catalog is great. I like that they're doing something different. It doesn't sound like anyone else out there right now does it? I don't agree with flagging them as selling out. I don't think they're trying to write hits. Seems like their reunion tour went really well and now they feel like making music again. Amazing how we will shit on people for doing such a thing.

[@tylerwheeler4814]

Brilliant. Reminds me of some of the more experimental post punk groups from the 80's like the Pop Group, etc.

[@limitslines9896]

I've always wanted a new noise conspiracy album and this kinda does it

[@monologiorobotach557]

Damn!! only Refused can play hard while playing softly :)

[@XeroCurve]

All the haters of this song are not true fans of Refused and possibly have never gottin it in the first place! They will continue to punch you in the face with music and message and they don't give a fuck about what you think they should say or sound like.

[@Yesidlopezmejia]

¡Me encanta! En vivo son brutales, el álbum esta genial. Se nota que no les dio miedo avanzar y sacar nuevos sonidos. #RefusedRulz

[@leemason5653]

Refused. Doing whatever the hell they like as usual. I like it, if only for that reason!

[@slopnit]

I like it a lot. People act like this isn't the same forward thinking band that left us years ago. The same band that released The Shape of Punk to Come.

[@Endoftransmission-e4u]

Great track! Another kick-ass single!

[@TheEdFather]

While this song IS a bit weak, it shows this band isn't going to release an album filled with safe songs. They are gonna release a varied album, which is exactly what we should expect from a new Refused album. They are still experimenting with music, and that's a good thing. Plus I see this song being a grower.

[@ChocoFudgelet]

Whilst I agree that this isn't their best work, it seems that 90% of the comments on here are from people wanting to here another bunch of songs that would have been at home on The Shape of Punk to Come. This song sounds like Refused growing up and wanting to try and do things different, not in the same angry, gritty, high energy way they use to do. Some people can't accept change...

[@pnkdrmz]

Weird listening to this song in light of the recent events

[@hompnomp8553]

Does anyone else get a The (International) Noise Conspiracy vibe off this?

[@MajidAbderRahman]

Lot of!

[@_Mike.85]

Homp Nomp That's the only think keeping me hooked on it tbh. Love Noise Conspiracy so it's nice to have that kind of flavour in the mix. I really hope this album is gonna be good, but I've got a feeling it's going to be a total let down.

[@B_Cojones]

Michael C Aye, can't agree more- mostly down to growing out of refused (for lack of a better explanation), I can usually have new noise, maybe tolerate a couple of other songs from back in the day- mostly they get skipped. Noise conspiracy, yeah I still have a lot of time for them.

[@am80l45]

Homp Nomp Exactly what i thought. It would have been on the next album after a new morning, if t(i)nc had continued getting better and not shittier.

[@SocialGore]

Homp Nomp Yeah, unfortunately

[@Connorslamevideos]

Well my initial reaction to this was "wtf refused" but I think its growing on me a little bit

[@Sovvyy]

Reminds me a bit of Jetplane Landing! :) Refused

[@Superdosis]

This is exactly what happened with The Shape of Punk to Come: the die-hard uncompromising fans of the previous album (and musical style) cry murder as Refused continue to push the barriers of their own music. Fucking fantastic. See you in the pit.

[@coconutlust470]

French imperialism in africa was bad. The thing is, 99% of the references in this song deal with the *BELGIAN* Congo under King Leopold II and later Mobutu Sese Seko. France did it's share of bad things, but the belgian congo was ALL BELGIUM. This song specifically calls out Paris. It's really, really dumb. Like a high school book report that blames Canada for the massacre at Wounded Knee.

[@badfoody]

Lyrics>>> history but ye it is all mostly references to what Leopold did

[@EttSistaOrd]

Late to the party by a few years. But there was also a French Congo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Congo

[@ledganache]

@@EttSistaOrd This is how this bashing is resolutely stupid, because it is a different country ! Mobutu, Rwandan Civil War and genocide, fall under en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo

[@b0bb0btheb0b]

The Sven Lindqvist book "Exterminate All the Brutes" might have partially inspired this song - it goes into French (and other) imperial crimes like the Chanoine-Voulet mission.

[@decadepasts]

I like it. They kept evolving.

[@brysetsfyre]

I can't believe all the whining. This song is awesome and so is Elektra. The album is going to be great.

[@maxrott3345]

i actually liked it from the beginning. Of course I thought that it sounded diffrent but after half of the song I already really liked it and i think i'll like it more the more i listen to it!

[@pedestrian_]

now i love this song

[@jasonsheppard1]

What did you expect? Them to completely replicate The Shape of Punk to Come? Sonically it sounds really interesting, not like anything else out there at the moment, they're still writing things critical of society and pushing boundaries. Definitely shown a lot of variety between just this and Elektra, can't wait for the album to drop. Refused are fucking dead, long live Refused.

[@likeyoung524]

This song is WAAAY heavier live, Such a good track!

[@sterling8298]

This band kinda reminds me of the band NIN but in my opinion this band is a lil more heavy with a lil bit of techno twist. Both great bands!

[@GreenDayDookieDemos]

Hated the first like 7 times I tried to listen to this. I came back to it and it's really fuckin good, can't wait for the new album!

[@astraldvds809]

The New shape of funk to come. Powerful, love it, and go the horns!

[@kalijukend9131]

Listening to this in my Tesla 😎

[@holdon2urbutts]

this song is waaaaaaay more enjoyable live.

[@christianobermeier7862]

I see them live at the burning heart tour I think it was 1998 sorry I can not exactly remember playing at the RockHouse and they blown it up. Amazing live Band

[@dl3975]

God I love this song. That riff.

[@obtainrestrainTV]

murdah murdah murdah, kill kill kill

[@daliend]

Seaman Sadbear can not stop thinking of a Die Antwoord reference in this one

[@obtainrestrainTV]

daliend spot on!

[@samlomax7033]

Love it, keep doing what you want refused

[@Lcsdrums]

I like it a lot, nevermind what people are expecting, they do what they feel like :)

[@MaternalDisaster]

freshhh!!!

[@avestavsdante]

I'm sure nobody notice the obvious literary allusion here 'exterminate the brutes' such an essential band

[@TreyMeans3]

I get a feeling a lot of Refused "fans" only listened to them because it's "hardcore, man!" and it gives them a reason to get a nose ring and thrash around their parents suburban basement mindlessly. Listen to these lyrics and the general bite of the song. Talking about French colonialism through the eyes of a historically oppressed continent is "stadium rock" or "radio rock" to you?? Name ONE stadium rock song that addresses issues like this....I dare you. If you listen to Refused solely for the "hard" riffs and ignore the message and lyrics behind the art, you're better off listening to Disturbed or some shit. And hopefully this album drives your ass away from their next show.

[@andersjaevel]

Doesn't sound like Refused... but I like it.

[@RATATATATA78]

Dennis and David were already playing that tune back in 2010 with AC4.

[@FasterToTheEnd]

Wait, this is Refused?

[@Lion-gu7gn]

sounds like BE AGGRESSIVE from FAITH NO MORE...

[@coderight6894]

That's a shame.

[@satanoscilatemymetalicsonatas]

This was a prophecy indeed!!!Now is history....

[@kolapse320]

When he starts singing it reminds me of Living in Chaos by The Offspring.

[@oscarnavarrete4728]

im digging this

[@jesseowenastin]

haters gonna hate. pay no mind.

[@thesanthoscollection9986]

I can hear Muse so damn much in this

[@PLAYERSEVEN77]

Great !

[@BedBeats]

Really enjoyed this. And agree with some of the previous comments. A few nods to INC. It is a grown up Refused. There is still a pointed political dimension, and smart songwriting. No doubt this will butt hurt all the punk as fuck contingent. Which is a great thing.

[@smokejc]

Boo hoo, they wrote something different than usual :'(

[@FNicholas]

smokejc it remembers me The (Inaternational) Noise Conspiracy a lot. A little bit strange for Refused, but I liked it.

[@quridapearson5068]

This song is a mix between pop and hardcore. It's a fun song

[@oscarius4]

It's not quite as elegant an exploration of style as i would have hoped from Refused but not bad.

[@clingbotstudios2698]

I love it!

[@Jack-dk7uu]

am i allowed to like this or

[@renaudgagnon7038]

definitely a grower

[@smokabababylon]

This song is great. Especially if you're born in France.

[@KoaAbyss]

0:00 - 0:27 how people feel when they're playing Halo?

[@tiborfuder232]

Elektra is promissing even if it's full of reused material, but this song...bah.

[@MINDLE55EMPIRE]

Me driving around listening to this in Halo infinite driving in the warthog. I know..i know the game isnt out yet.

[@ricardoblancogalean8884]

good song

[@ArsenalArsenio]

I remember people hating TSOPTC when it first came out. Oh well. Maybe in another 17 years you'll figure it out.

[@chanceadomeit4909]

these guys are still making music?

[@gabriellineres8345]

Essa música é foda

[@HelberLomar]

Concordoooo!

[@ymatmband]

That ending though...

[@robbroadhead3495]

sounds like refused to me!

[@TheBradReaper]

Heart of darkness anyone?

[@gabriellineres8345]

Essa musica ♥

[@XareidProducciones]

I love Johnny Silverhand

[@Akkumako]

Someone could explain to me why this song is so much hated? I mean, this stuff is just fuckin great!!

[@mentaltelepathy24]

I enjoy it so thats all what matters. Just the lyric video for this was fuckin shit. And the sound quality was really low too. But other then that I got some MUSE feeling out of it. They already said the album will not be like anything else they ever did. You can't stay the same for forever. Some bands can't get with the times and suck as change. So far I am liking the first two songs. I won't judge till I hear the whole album. But so far so good.

[@matveystavitsky5207]

'Summerholiday vs Punkroutine' ver 2.0

[@ggn6]

Refused are definitily fucking dead.

[@duranlevinson]

why :((((((

[@agnieszkadoroszkiewicz8089]

I prefer European bands because they are the best and one of them of course is Refused

[@badfoody]

did they ever explain why it's called Francafrique but criticizes Belgium?

[@ledganache]

Some people cant understand France and Belgium are different states (french fries...)

[@jaxthedisintegrator8096]

@@ledganache I think they are talking about France's government behavior; telling us that it's not that different from what happened with the Congo under Belgium's King Leopold II. Like, it's hidden in plain sight. That's my interpretation and don't think it was a mistake 😅.

[@JaredEMitchell]

Only thing I don't like is that vocoder "Murder murder murder" thing. Otherwise, this is pretty awesome.

[@dangerpants1]

Giving me a U2 fibe. Wonder if it'll be free on my next over priced cell phone purchase. Still like refused regardless