Down in Fall

Minders - Down in Fall

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Artist: Minders
Edition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, EP, Extra tracks
CD Release Date: 2000-10-03
Music Label: Spin Art
Soundtracks:

Young and With It
On and On
Time Machines
The Loneliest of Faces
Helen

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Free Music Review: They're young and with it
Hit: 4 Stars

The Minders are pretty good at what they do -- churning out upbeat, charming pop tunes with an electronic edge. This Elephant 6 band strings together five utterly different songs into "Down in Fall," a good sample of what the Minders can create. It's short, but somehow fulfilling.

It kicks off with the poppy, bubbly "Young and With It," followed by the slithering, subtle urgency of "On and On." A solemn intonation ushers in a wave of electronic flittering, followed by the grimly catchy piano melody of "Time Machines"; the counterbalance is the offbeat "Lonelinest of Faces," which sounds like a cheerful pub song by a bunch of half-drunk pals. Finally a gentle acoustic guitar ushers in "Helen."

This is probably the best display of just what the Minders can do. The indiepop music included here is experimental, perky, moody, dark, spiky, eerie and mellow -- and everything they try is pretty much successful. Certainly there are no substantial flub-ups.

Solid guitar melodies drive the first and last songs, backed up by a bit of ripply keyboard in "Young and With It." It turns a pretty standard guitar pop song into a more fun, slightly electrofunky one. There's also a bit of flute on the second song, although you have to liften carefully to hear it. And the keyboard goes into the stratosphere with "Time Machine," with that dark, loungey piano melody.

Martin Leaper has a pretty pleasant pop voice, especially in the more downbeat songs like "Helen." And the Minders churn out some pretty fun indiepop lyrics, reflecting on the changing seasons, the "young and with-it," and a bit of love as well ("I'll meet you at the garden gate"). They're not excellent, but the songs are definitely above average.

The Minders turn out an excellent EP in "Down in Fall" -- a good collection for fans, and an even better introduction for newbies. Definitely worth the listen.

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