ARTIST: Anton Mink
TITLE: Anton Mink
LABEL: Rose Island Records
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 202kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 48m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-05-03
Track List
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1. Everything 4:06
2. Monster Trucks 3:20
3. Daddy Long Legs 5:09
4. Yabba 2:21
5. Armies 2:46
6. Truck Stop 4:20
7. Unhappy 3:26
8. Blood Clots 3:49
9. Walls 3:05
10. B List 2:37
11. Bleach White Light 3:56
12. Dead Presidents 8:12
13. Untitled 0:56
Release Notes:
When I heard that this band didn't have a guitarist at their live shows, I was
tripping. A rock band without guitar is insane. How would they pull it off? I'm
sitting here listening to the CD by Anton Mink and I admit I like it a lot more
than I thought I would. A few of the songs have guitar on them, but mostly
playing rhythm. It's not too my usual taste but it grew on me. Description?
Well, uuuummm, it's a sort of alternative punk, indie rock band with blues and
funk elements intertwined. Whew! That effort took the rest of my brain cells.
The voice of female singer Chloa is a pleasant journey into a laidback, sexy
type show from which happy thoughts of acid flashbacks, swirling colors and
hippy rockers abound. Their CD, 819 Black Dot Rd., is a punk rock, jazzy
endeavor that definitely has some pumping grooves, regardless of the lack of
heaviness. Vocally, Chloa reminds me of the singer from No Doubt. She's got a
bluesy, soulful, 1920s ballroom bandleader type voice at times, then it's a punk
rock whine, sometimes an Elvis-y roll of the tongue, then it's a Jamaican growl
with fantastic reverb added. She's as cool as a silk sheet in air conditioning
on a hot summer night.
"Yabba" is a bluesy funk punk song with strong bass line that borders on heavy.
"Truck Stop" is neat and memorable, especially on the chorus: "waaaay down on
65." The clean, effects-driven guitar on this song fits in well with the bumping
bass lines. "Armies" is the No Doubt-sounding song.. Good songwriting with a
strong punk feeling. A groovy tune, nonetheless.
The Jamaican-sounding "Blood Clots" has my foot tappin. I think I'm going to go
see them in concert.. If I had one complaint, it would be that there isn't
enough guitar, but I'm a guitarist, so maybe I'm just a little biased..