The Mint Chicks are an experimental noise rock / power pop (the band have begun 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) group originally from Auckland, New Zealand, but now based in Portland, Oregon, USA. They are known for mixing pop hooks and structures with elements of noise...
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The Mint Chicks are an experimental noise rock / power pop (the band have begun 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) group originally from Auckland, New Zealand, but now based in Portland, Oregon, USA. 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.
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 have released two EPs and three albums under the Flying Nun Records banner: Octagon,...
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