wskellenger's Journal: Mineral

Ever since I saw the Kleeman and Mike animated short film online, I've been meaning to pick up anything by the band Mineral.

After I saw the film late last summer, I downloaded one of the band's songs called "Slower". This song is on my Rio, computer, and Jukebox. Every time I listen to this song, I remind myself to go out and buy the album.

Today was the day to buy it. After the gym, I stopped at Best Buy and bought The Power of Failing for $14.95. Inside, I found that I could order the disc directly from the record company for $11 (including media shipping).

Regardless, this is some cool stuff. It's punkish rock, but somehow melodic. These guys sing their asses off to totally distorted and somewhat messy guitar jamming, and it's for some reason almost relaxing to listen to.

I found out later that Mineral is one of a handful of bands that defined the "emo" genre.

I will probably look into some other emo bands to see what they sound like, but this is one I like. Unfortunately, the band broke up after the release of their second album in 1998.