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THE MINT CHICKS: Screens

The Mint Chicks compelling second album ‘Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!’ certainly got people raving, cementing their status as one of the most interesting, relevant and even genius bands coming out of this country. The now three-piece have since literally moved out and set themselves up in Portland, Oregon, where this follow up has had its tortured genesis. ‘Screens’ is the sound of a band swallowed by video game playing, Guitar Hero waving robots. At all times sounding like everything and nothing before them, it’s another bold statement that will have fans rejoicing. I’m not going to even go into comparisons – suffice to say this is kooky, indie, electric, electronic, synthy, pop rock and dance album with plenty of colours. ‘Screens’ is vocoder and keys heavy – I would love to hear a companion album mixed in reverse, with the drums and guitars turned up, but as it is their producer/mixer mate Jacob Portrait did what even the Nielson brothers hadn’t anticipated, making the less standard stuff the central focus. Clocking in at a sharp 30 minutes it’s short enough for the whole album to be a highlight, however I’ll nominate Sweet Janine, What A Way and Telephone. It’s bound to have everyone raving.
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