Since it's December, music bloggers are culling through their iTunes catalogues, double checking albums for any amount of worth, revisiting records from months past. While Minks' By the Hedge won't land on any writer's Top 25 of 2011 list, their Cure, Smiths and early-My Bloody Valentine inspired goth pop deserves a little recognition. Clocking in at just over 30 minutes, the tight record is packed with New Wave allusions and sing-along harmonies; no small feet for a bunch of Boston teens.
It's commendable then that the band has another solid release in their latest 7": Araby. The title track fits the 80s-referencing template the band's laid out for themselves, while "Little Fawn" shows they've been listening to Pet Sounds in the recording studio. Though they wear their vinyl collection on their sleeves, the band produces consistently good tunes. What more could ears want?
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