Miinds came together in
2020, which was probably not the best time for a band to be forming, but they
all knew each other from different projects and were soon writing music
together, albeit remotely. Loveless is the first song they came up with,
and is also their first ever release, ahead of an EP which will be coming out
in February. They describe their music as mixing together the dreaminess of
shoegaze with the distortion and urgency of post-punk, yet there is no doubt there
is one band in particular which has had an impact on this song at least, the
mighty Coridian. It is interesting they have also used the same producer, Zorran
Mendonsa, and right from the off we are into tribal drumming, the bass setting
up counter patterns, a strong rhythm guitar which allows the lead to be more
striking.
Leon’s vocals go from restraint to power, and there is no doubt he is a great singer, cutting through the wall pf accompaniment. It would be easy for this to be too much at the same level, but he puts an edge on here, a touch of falsetto there, all the time with a band behind him who are bringing in elements of The Cure and Simple Minds. I get the impression that in the live environment this will be somewhat heavier, and I only hope it won’t be too long before they come up to Dead Witch as they would find a load of eager fans there.
Miinds draws on decades of influence, grafting the ambiance and dreaminess of shoegaze to the distortion and urgency of post-punk.
Light but also heavy, their 2022 debut EP Low Res is the result of a sound that didn’t fit into previous projects, now taking a new but familiar direction.
Formed in 2020 from Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa, New Zealand.