Minipop 'New Hope' album

An impressive new young band from the City by the Bay, is gearing up to make their introduction to the world this Fall. San Francisco 4-piece, Minipop will be releasing their debut record, entitled A New Hope on Take Root Records on November 6th, 2007.

Tricia Kanne (vocals/guitar), Lauren Grubb (drums), Matthew Swanson (guitar/keyboard), and Nick Forte (bass guitar) met in 2004. They wasted little time, and by 2006, they self released and produced the Precious EP, which was met with critical acclaim.

They have played with renowned bands such as Metric, Tegan and Sara, Midlake, Rogue Wave and Tokyo Police Club, performed at Noise Pop Festival, BFD Shoreline Festival, SXSW and garnered large support from tastemaker SF rock station, LIVE 105.3, which has played their single “Like I Do” in heavy rotation since its release in 2006.

Despite their name, Minipop has made an album of grandeur, a record of perfected star gazing pop tunes. In a city that celebrates this genre of indie pop with its annual Noise Pop Festival, it’s no surprise that Minipop has emerged from this scene. A band that has been kissed by the Bay breeze and drenched by the California sun, Minipop follows in the grand tradition of reverb laden, crunchy guitars and wistful, carefree vocals, albeit Tricia’s come with a bit of languid haze.

Minipop are more than just a pretty song. Each track on this record is an exploration of Minipop’s innate faculty for combining lone ingredients into a delectable blend of musicality. On A New Hope, produced by Chris Manning of Jellyfish, the single, “Like I Do” is driven by a strident guitar riff and builds with electronic swirls and soaring choruses, “Precious” exhibits their softer side as Tricia whispers her lullaby backed by only a keyboard and crashing cymbal crescendos, and title track “A New Hope” sways with breathy vocals, recalling the Cardigans effortless pop perfected tunes. “Generator” is perhaps their biggest rock song, with a catchy chorus, and a steady head-nodding beat, sounding something like a lost Teenage Fanclub 7”.

A New Hope was created in storybook fashion, and its songs float through a dream-like trance from start to finish. Tricia Kanne’s butter-cream vocals compliment the sprawling songwriting arrangements and are as beautiful as they are performed. We suspect you’ll fall under their spell as deeply as we have.

press quotes
“Like I Do” is one of the 5 hottest tracks in the world”- BBC Radio (Steve Lemacq)

“Can pop music be made any more perfectly than this?”- San Francisco Bay Gaurdian

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