Starlight Mints - Change Remains (2009)

Starlight MiNTS is an indiepop band from Oklahoma. The psych-pop pranksters latest release is 'Change Remains' and is available digitally today, while the CD comes out July 21st.
Starlight Mints are a group of beautiful pop mutants: five singular musical minds whose love for archetypal pop music and AM radio has provided, over the course of three previous acclaimed albums, a rock-solid foundation for a whole bunch of inspired uniqueness, all baked to perfection under the hot Oklahoma sun. Allan Vest (vocals/guitar), Marian Love Nunez (keyboards), Javier Gonzales (bass), Andy Nunez (drums), and Ryan Lindsey (keyboard / guitar) began jamming together in the '90s, giving birth to their own unusual brand of instrumentally complex, surrealistically worded pop sound.
Starting the album off is an all-instrumental surfy track called "Coffin R Us", perfect for any B-Movie classic theme song. What follows are nine tracks that feels like it was recorded at another time, particularly in the 60s and 70s. Also, the vocal range is pretty interesting too, for instance, Allan Vest does your typical rock vocals on "Natural" but then takes it down a bit with trippy-hippie vocals on "Paralyzed" followed by the indie rock stylings of "Black Champagne"
There's no downer songs on the entire album, you'll find yourself wanting to dance to each song "with your soft shoes and purple JB". Maybe you can wear that to one of their shows - they are on tour in the States through the Midwest and down South, ending in Florida.

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