January comes to a close in just three days. I decided to finish Powerstars Ripoff Month by ripping off Trollheart's "Bitesize" journal, as opposed to "Classic Albums I Have Never Heard", which has been dominating my journal the last few weeks.
Artist: Mineral
Nationality: American
Album: EndSerenading
Year: 1998
Label: Crank!
Genre: Midwest emo
Tracks:
Lovelettertypewriter
Palisade
Gjs
Unfinished
ForIvadell
Wakingtowinter
Aletter
Soundslikesunday
&Serenading
Thelastwordisrejoice
Chronological position: Sophomore album
Familiarity: The Power of Failing
Interesting factoid: In the book
Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers and Emo, these guys were called something along the lines of “the band who represented emo in the best way”. I don't fully remember, but something like that.
Initial impression: Starts off well, I think I'll like this
Best track(s): “&Serenading”, “LoveLetterTypeWriter”, “SoundsLikeSunday”
Comments: The first thing you notice is that this album is a lot more mellow and soft than the debut,
The Power of Failing. I think that's part of what makes this album so good. I liked the debut too, for being so raw and honest, but this album shows that they can master the soft sound as well.
Overall impression: A very good, mellow emo album. It's not as raw as the debut, but they pull it off.
Intention: Sadly, this was the last album they released, so there's nothing left to hear. Hands down, I will not go out of my way to find their obscure split singles or whatever they have.