I’ve been wanting to post about this shadowy Brooklyn outfit for a couple of months now but I had very little information to go on. No video, news or anything with which to really make a post after I first saw them. But just a short time later that has all changed and Minks are set to be a breakout band for the coming year.

Minks sound can vary a bit from track to track (which is part of the appeal) but they tying it all together is their nose for making very doom and gloom drenched pop. The bands first single “Funeral Song” is as eerily upbeat as they get. It’s new wave jam that sounds to me like a long lost Cure demo with Richard Hell handling the vocals. It’s backed with “Drunk Punks” which has a more of psychedelic tinge.

I’m a sucker for this shit but really whats not to like? You can grab the 7″ for “Funeral Song” along with their just released  7″ “Ophelia” from Brooklyn’s Captured Tracks who are steadily becoming a force to be reckoned withs.

Hopefully that will be enough to hold you over until Minks releases their first full length later this Fall also on Captured Tracks.

In the meantime Minks has been busy playing around New York and I for one could not be happier. They’ve got two shows around NYC set for August. The first is on August 14th at the new Jelly NYC space called The Rock Yard. On August 28th they play what is basically a Captured Tracks showcase at Bowery Ballroom along with Wild Nothing, Cosmetics and Blank Dogs. Both shows are going to be great.

If after reading this you are hooked and just can’t seem to get your fill of Minks then head on over to their website I Am Witchcraft which is chock full of images that band draws inspiration from. It makes for a nice diversion when you’re bored at work.

- Banana Wintour