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Minks es un duo proveniente de Brooklyn, New York, y está compuesto por Sean Kilfoyle, y Amalie Bruun. El duo fichó para el sello Captured Tracks, donde lanzaron su primer single "Funeral Song", en marzo de 2010, y su album debut "By The Edge", en enero de 2011. La música de Minks ha sido comparada con la de The Cure, New Order, y My Bloody Valentine. Aunque, también tiene cierte similitud con la de Wild Nothing. .

Formed in early-‘80s London, the band were initially a trio centred around singer Jim Shepherd. After sending a demo tape to Melody Maker, the band were recruited by Alan McGee to record for the fledgling Creation label. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1985, and in 1986 the band recorded their only Peel session. Further albums Another Age (1988) and Scratch the Surface (1989) drew critical acclaim before the band split. They reunited in 2000, releasing the album Veritas, before the band signed to McGee's Poptones label for the release of Popartglory (2001). 2010 released an EP on Jim...

One of Calgary's youngest and freshest bands, The Minks formed at the beginning of the new millenium and lived for a brief but memorable time. The band experienced great popularity in the all-ages scene. The trio of Pascal Massinon on bass, Adrian Hamfelt on guitar and vocals, and Shawn Sekiya on Drums rocked the scene with music that has been compared to early Thrush Hermit and Weezer. The Minks released two albums together before going out into the real world. Their first EP, The War on Sadness was released in 2001 followed shortly by a full length CD, Van Gundy...