Artist: Menomena
Album: Mines
Year: 2010
I've always had a certain fondness for indie-pop-rock act Menomena; from their rock to their soft and soothing, they are eternally half anxious, half laid back. More so, they were an act that was constantly improving. While debut I Am The Fun Blame Monster (anagram of "The First Menomena Album" if you were wondering) was great, sophomore effort Friend And Foe was what made me love them. However, after two listens, I am certain it'll be Mines that I look back on the most fondly. Menomena always knows how to open their albums. "Cough Coughing" was a highlight of their debut and "Muscle 'N Flo" was probably the best song they'd written until Mines. However, opener "Queen Black Acid" is an absolutely beautiful intro to the album and to Menomena in general. However, if the band was in any way subdued previously, they end that with the balls to the wall opening of "TAOS", which then morphs around from rock to violin choir to show tune and when it's all over the only definition is that it's something that's just distinctly Menomena and nothing else. They manage to be familiar and adventurous at the same time, but never in a way that forces you through a hoop. More highlights are "Killemall", "BOTE", "Five Little Rooms" and wonderful closer "INTIL". Recommended to any of you indie rock lovers.
Hear it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWRNZDjEQ5U
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