Starlight Mints
Label: Barsuk
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Beautiful pop mutants with catchy, orchestrated, surrealist songs.
Starlight Mints are a group of beautiful pop mutants: four oddballs whose love for archetypal pop music and AM radio has provided a rock-solid foundation for a whole bunch of inspired weirdness. They began jamming together in the '90s, giving birth to their own funky brand of heavily instrumental, surrealistically worded pop sound. Maybe you could call it bubblegum psych. It all adds up to something very grand: one marvelous piece of orchestrated, catchy surrealism after another. The band has released two previous albums, "The dream that stuff was made of" (2000), and "Built on squares" (2003), combining classic string arrangements, cheeky boyish vocals, and a feel good vibe to bring a glossy, fresh sound to indie rock.
Our first pick is “Pumpkins” drawing influence from their Oklahoma neighbours the Flaming Lips with all the best bits of The Beatles and The Kinks thrown into the mix. The result is an uplifting psychedlic mish mash of alt pop brilliance. “Inside of Me” is a more straight up rocky affair with traditional instrumentation and a piano hook to die for, proving their undeniable talent for crafting a great pop song. Definitely one of the highlights of the album.
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Releases we represent:
- Drowaton | Barsuk
- Instrumental | Barsuk
- Change Remains | Album | Barsuk | 2009
Quotes:
"Unspeakably catchy, with enough skewed charm to make sure they never outwear their welcome." Aversion.com
"Starlight Mints' ballsy attack, combined with their approachable and theatrical sound, reminds you that some artists are still taking chances-and succeeding." Stranger
"Smart, quirky, dream-pop" NPR
Tracks included on the following samplers:
- Quirky & Uplifting Download sampler here
- Voice As Instrument Download sampler here
