Whoa…how is it almost June already? Time flies when you’re having fun, and we’ve been having a pretty great year so far! It could it be because we’re celebrating our 25th birthday. Or, perhaps, because of the fantastic new bands that have joined the Mint roster this year.
Either way, what better way to celebrate these things than to get seven (yes, seven!) bands together for the annual FREE Mint Records showcase at Sled Island!?!
Summer is nearly here, and we’re about to make it a whole lot better with the newest addition to the Mint roster: Heaven For Real!
Heaven For Real are striving for reality. That is, the way light hits your eyes in the fraction of a second that it does, letting you experience meaning that is always in motion.
We're sooo happy to welcome moody Vancouver pop outfit Supermoon to the Mint family! If you've been to any of our Ridiculously Early Xmas Parties over the past couple years, this should come as no surprise, since we've been huge fans for a while now!
Hello! We’ve been holding back our excitement, but now we finally get to announce the latest addition to the Mint catalogue: Jay II.
Jay II is music for outsiders who might not want to be insiders. Sophisticated synth-pop for sensitive types or existential glam-rock for the unsettled. These songs are the soundtrack to fitting in, finding your place in the world of suffering, and finally coming to terms with yourself.
After a trip to Japan and a long winter slumber, the bubblegum punk outfit are back on the road. Plus they've just shared a video for New Orleans Square via CMJ!
We're super excited to announce that on Friday, February 26, Vancouver campus radio station CiTR 101.9FM and Mint Records will team up once again to release the fourth installment of the Pop Alliance series!! Showcasing the city’s dynamic local music scene, 11 Vancouver bands, including Mourning Coup, Stefana Fratila, Poor Form, and more have been enlisted to fill the album’s waxy grooves. This compilation arrives just in time to raise funds for local campus/community radio station CiTR, as part of their annual Fundrive, which runs from February 25 to March 4.
Wow, there sure is a lot going on at Mint HQ these days! In case you missed it, we found the time to shoot this very excellent video for this year’s Ridiculously Early Xmas Party, which is on December 5 at the Astoria, if you’ve forgotten.
Another year, another Ridiculously Early Xmas Party, right? Well, kind of.
Ok so Halifax Pop Explosion was a success and Halloween (our fave) has come and gone but we’ve still got plenty more fun stuff coming at you before the year’s out! Like, say, this year’s Mint Records’ Ridiculously Early Xmas Party!?!
Hot Toddy! It's that time of year again when we pack up our rain slicker and cart it across the dry Canadian landscape 'til we reach the opposite drizzling shore. That's right, Mint's headed coast to coast from Vancouver to Halifax for a little something known as Halifax Pop Explosion! If you haven't heard of the 22 year old festival, it's probably time you learned because it's a personal favourite of ours.