The Mint Chicks – ‘Don’t Sell Your Brain Out, Baby’

The Mint Chicks – ‘Don’t Sell Your Brain Out, Baby’

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NZ’s The Mint Chicks have just put out their third album Screens on Flying Nun and, well, it’s probably my fav album from these parts this year. I won’t gush too much – instead I’ll just direct you to this review at Polaroids of Androids, which pretty much sums up why you should go and buy it.

The third and latest single to be released off it is streaming above and the rad film clip for the even-better ‘Hot On Your Heels’ is below. Yes, two songs, mainly because it deserves two songs and also mainly because that video clip is awesome. So nice one on all fronts.

FYI, The Mint Chicks often get tagged with generic labels like ‘noise rock,’ ‘punk,’ ‘experimental’ or even ’shit-gaze,’ but not only do none of these labels fail to fully describe their sound, they also play down the fact that The Mint Chicks’ songs are some of the most catchiest power-pop around. I literally haven’t stopped singing some these choruses since I first heard them.

So, so very good.

Mint Chicks – Hot on Your Heels from Mint Chicks on Vimeo.