| Mint Field / Primeras Salidas |
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| Album: | Primeras Salidas | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Mint Field | Added: | 08/2015 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-08-07 | Pull Date: | 2015-10-09 |
| Week Ending: | 11 Oct | 4 Oct | 20 Sep | 13 Sep | 6 Sep | 30 Aug | 23 Aug | 16 Aug |
| Airplays: | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 08, 2017: | ¡deep storage! El Otro Lugar | 4. | May 26, 2016: | Life Aquatic Laika | |
| 2. | Mar 05, 2017: | Reckless Burning Laika | 5. | May 24, 2016: | Life Aquatic El Otro Lugar | |
| 3. | Nov 15, 2016: | Magnetized Toner El Otro Lugar | 6. | Mar 17, 2016: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand [W16H] Laika |
| Album Review |
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| Telepathic Juan Reviewed 2015-08-08 | ||
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Primeras Salidas is the debut recording from Tijuana’s Mint Field. Influenced by dream-pop, shoegaze, and early 1980’s Cherry Red artists, this young trio belongs to a new generation of international bands embracing these sounds and doing interesting things with them. Primeras Salidas, which roughly translates to “first deliveries,” has interesting rhythm changes, a combination of ethereal and soft-spoken vocal moments, loud hypnotic guitars, and pleasant melodies. The band has great chemistry that shows not only on the record but also in their live sets. I saw them at Viva! Pomona this year and their set was one of the highlights of the two-day festival. They sounded flawless and energetic. A very promising act on the rise. RIYL: Lorette Meets The Obsolete, Chasms, Dear Eloise, Vaya Futuro, and, Slowdive. FCC CLEAN!! Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 1. (4:43) **El Otro Lugar – Exuberant track with lot of interesting rhythmic changes. Increases speed towards the end. Always playable. 2. (3:33) *Petty Box – Part instrumental, part spoken word composition with passionate guitar parts. 3. (2:22) **Douglas – Part Goth, part post-punk tune, upbeat and quite striking. Male vocals. 4. (3:30) *Laika – Track reminiscent of early 1980’s Cherry Red Records pop releases. Mid-tempo beat with a catchy melody. 5. (4:00) Clouds – Playful tune with intense vocals. 6. (4:44) **Pétalo – Impressive upbeat track with ingenious guitar work and pleasant vocals. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | El Otro Lugar | 4. | Laika | |||
| 2. | Petty Box | 5. | Clouds | |||
| 3. | Douglas | 6. | Pétalo |