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The Mint Chicks Discography
The Mint Chicks were a New Zealand experimental noise rock/power pop band, active from 2001 to 2010, originally based in Auckland and later in Portland, USA. They were winners of several New Zealand Music Awards. Their output includes three studio albums, four EPs, and 17 single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ...s. Albums Studio albums Extended plays Singles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mint Chicks discography Rock music group discographies Discographies of New Zealand artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mint Chicks
The Mint Chicks were a New Zealand noise rock/art punk group (the band began to refer to their style of music as "troublegum" and have been referred to as anything from neo-punk to schizo-pop to the only half-serious genre definition of shit-gaze (along with groups like No Age and Wavves). The band is originally from Auckland who relocated to Portland, Oregon, USA in 2007. They are known for mixing pop hooks and structures with elements of noise rock and experimental music and also for their exciting live performances, where Kody and Ruban Nielson have been known to climb P.A. stacks, hang from lighting rigs, destroy guitars, engage in self-harm and even attack the stage with a chainsaw. History Meeting in high school, the band formed in 2001, and began by playing punk house parties and low profile shows before being discovered by acclaimed New Zealand independent record label Flying Nun Records. They released two EPs and three albums under the Flying Nun Records banner: '' Octag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuck The Golden Youth
''Fuck the Golden Youth'' is the first full-length album released by The Mint Chicks on the Flying Nun label. The album was produced by singer Kody and Guitarist Ruban Nielson and recorded by the band in total isolation in a house on a beach in Northland, New Zealand which was inaccessible except at low tide. Track listing All tracks were written by Kody Nielson, Ruban Nielson Ruban Nielson (born 20 February 1980) is a New Zealand musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the frontman of the psychedelic rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra. One of the most acclaimed New Zealand musicians of his generation, he ..., and Micheal Logie Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12 composed by Kody Nielson. Tracks 3, 11, 13 composed by Ruban Nielson. Tracks 6, 9 composed by Kody Nielson and Ruban Nielson. Track 5 composed by Kody Nielson, Ruban Nielson and Michael Logie. # "Fat Gut Strut" – 3:10 # "Rubbage Rat" – 1:02 # "Fuck the Golden Youth" – 1:46 # "A Quick Show of Hands" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can't Stop Being Foolish
I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural '' ies''. History In the Phoenician alphabet, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative () in Egyptian, but was reassigned to (as in English "yes") by Semites, because their word for "arm" began with that sound. This letter could also be used to represent , the close front unrounded vowel, mainly in foreign words. The Greeks adopted a form of this Phoenician ''yodh'' as their letter ''iota'' () to represent , the same as in the Old Italic alphabet. In Latin (as in Modern Greek), it was also used to represent and this use persists in the languages that descended from Latin. The modern letter ' j' originated as a variation of 'i', and both were used interchangeably for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking Off A Cliff Again
Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step. This applies regardless of the usable number of limbs—even arthropods, with six, eight, or more limbs, walk. Difference from running The word ''walk'' is descended from the Old English ''wealcan'' "to roll". In humans and other bipeds, walking is generally distinguished from running in that only one foot at a time leaves contact with the ground and there is a period of double-support. In contrast, running begins when both feet are off the ground with each step. This distinction has the status of a formal requirement in competitive walking events. For quadrupedal species, there are numerous gaits which may be termed walking or running, and distinctions based upon the presence or absence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Buzz
''Bad Buzz'' is the third EP by The Mint Chicks, released in February 2010 by MusicHy.pe. Title track "Bad Buzz" was featured on 95bfm's "Newsgood" segment co-hosted by guitarist Ruban Nielson in January 2010, and it was revealed by website MusicHy.pe that the EP will be released on a limited edition USB stick. The USB, designed by Ruban Nielson, was sent out to fans from the 15th of February, 2010. Track listing Personnel *Kody Nielson - vocals, keyboards, drums *Ruban Nielson - guitar, bass *Howie Weinberg Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer with over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize. Career Weinberg mastered Herbie Hancock's 1983 album ''Future Shock''. Other m ... - mastering {{Authority control 2010 EPs The Mint Chicks albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Tiger
''Anti-Tiger'' is the second release by The Mint Chicks on Flying Nun Records and is their follow-up to the well-received '' Octagon, Octagon, Octagon''. ''Anti-Tiger'' was issued in three formats: a 2-track 7"-single, a 6-track 10"-EP and a 6-track CD-EP. One of the EP-tracks, "Opium Of The People", was re-recorded for the Mint Chicks' first full-length, '' Fuck the Golden Youth'', in 2005. It developed the Mint Chicks' sound while keeping the intensity of their previous work. Track listing 7"-single A:"Anti-Tiger" - 3:03 B:"Octagon, Octagon, Octagon (Live)" 10"/CD-EP #"Prelude" - 1:25 #"Blue Team Go!" - 1:27 #"Anti-Tiger" - 3:03 #"Opium Of The People" - 3:33 #"Fake Up" - 1:30 #"The Perfect Machine" - 3:13 Tracks 1, 2 and 3 by Kody Neilson. Tracks 4, 5 and 6 by Ruban and Kody Neilson. Personnel * Paul Roper - Drums * Michael Logie - Bass Guitar * Kody Nielson - Vocals *Ruban Nielson Ruban Nielson (born 20 February 1980) is a New Zealand musician, singer and songwriter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octagon, Octagon, Octagon
''Octagon, Octagon, Octagon'' is the first recorded release by The Mint Chicks on Flying Nun Records, and is their first officially released CD-EP. Recorded in Chris Nielson's bedroom, the EP led to critical acclaim and the release of a follow-up, Anti-Tiger in 2004. Two of the tracks, "Licking Letters" and "Fat Gut Strut" were re-recorded for the Mint Chicks' first full-length, Fuck the Golden Youth in 2005. Track listing #"Post No Bills" - 2:00 #"Octagon, Octagon, Octagon." - 2:29 #"The Son" - 2:35 #"Licking Letters" - 2:36 #"Fat Gut Strut" - 2:19 #"Double Helix" - 2:10 All tracks by R. and K. Nielson except Track 5 (K. Nielson) and Track 6 (The Mint Chicks) Personnel * Paul Roper — Drums * Michael Logie — Bass Guitar *Kody Nielson — Vocals *Ruban Nielson Ruban Nielson (born 20 February 1980) is a New Zealand musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the frontman of the psychedelic rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra. One of the most acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screens (Mint Chicks Album)
''Screens'' is the third studio album from Portland, Oregon-based "troublegum" group The Mint Chicks and thus far the only Mint Chicks release not to feature bassist Michael Logie. It was released on March 16, 2009 in New Zealand, The Mint Chicks' homeland on Flying Nun Records. It was mixed in Portland, Oregon by the Nielson brothers and Jacob Portrait, with additional mixing by Chris Nielson in Auckland, New Zealand. The album's first single was "I Can't Stop Being Foolish". Sam Peacocke, the New Zealand music award winning director responsible for the band's videos for "Walking Off a Cliff Again" and "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" filmed a new video for the single, which hit number 1 on the bFM chart on February 4, 2009 and stayed at this position for 2 weeks. On December 25, 2008, an EP called ''Mintunes'' was offered for free download on The Mint Chicks' website including 8-bit versions of four songs to appear on ''Screens'', including the then-unreleased "Red, White or Blue" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
''Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!'' is the second full-length album released by The Mint Chicks and was originally released in New Zealand on the Flying Nun label. The album was produced by singer Kody, guitarist Ruban Nielson, and their father Chris Nielson. Despite its humble beginnings (the album was recorded between Kody Nielson's garage and his father's bedroom) the album dominated the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2007, earning five awards as well as achieving Gold status in the Chicks' home country of New Zealand. The album was also released in the US through Milan Records on September 9, 2008. In the December 2009 issue of ''Real Groove'' magazine, ''Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!'' was named the New Zealand album of the decade and the title track the New Zealand single of the decade. Track listing All songs composed by Kody Nielson and Ruban Nielson Ruban Nielson (born 20 February 1980) is a New Zealand musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the frontman of the psyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records is a New Zealand independent record label formed in Christchurch in 1981 by music store manager Roger Shepherd. Described by ''The Guardian'' as "one of the world's great independent labels", Flying Nun is notable for bringing global attention to the Dunedin sound, a cultural and musical movement in early 1980s Dunedin, which gave rise to modern indie rock. History The label formed in the wake of a flurry of new post-punk-inspired labels appearing in New Zealand in the early 1980s, in particular Propeller Records in Auckland. Shepherd had intended to record the original local music of Christchurch, but soon the label rose to national prominence by championing the emerging music of Dunedin. "Ambivalence" by The Pin Group (the first band of Roy Montgomery) was the first release from Flying Nun, although "Tally Ho" by The Clean was the first release to draw public attention to the label, as it unexpectedly reached number nineteen in the New Zealand charts, br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In music, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. One can be released for sale to the public in a variety of formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album. Despite being referred to as a single, in the era of music downloads, singles can include up to as many as three tracks. The biggest digital music distributor, the iTunes Store, accepts as many as three tracks that are less than ten minutes each as a single. Any more than three tracks on a musical release or thirty minutes in total running time is an extended play (EP) or, if over six tracks long, an album. Historically, when mainstream music was purchased via vinyl records, singles would be released double-sided, i.e. there was an A-side and a B-side, on which two songs would appear, one on each si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
