BIG NEWS: Vancouver's Tough Age is the newest addition to the Mint Records Roster! Tough Age blends scrappy pop-punk with surf overtones and are influenced by obscure '60s CanCon singles, Guided By Voices, cats and comic books. On Friday, Jarrett K (Korean Gut, Apollo Ghosts), Penny Clark, Lauren Smith and Chris Martell, who is a drumming wizard, came by for drinks and made it official. We're thrilled to be working with them and will be releasing a full-length release this fall. 

Hello! June is festival month! And we’re once again hosting a free afternoon party at Sled Island. This time, it is upstairs at The Palomino on Friday, June 21, and we’re bringing along three of our recent signings, Jay Arner, Pick a Piper and the intrepid Renny Wilson. Hope to see you there!

Wow. Now this makes us unbelievably happy. Here's a remix of Renny Wilson's "Lady Pain" from the insanely talented Jay Arner. Enjoy! 

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we'd like to take a moment to introduce you to our newest addition to the Mint roster. He's witty. He is humble. And he is an incredibly talented songwriter, producer and remix-creator. You may recognize him from Vancouver's beloved Fine Mist, or heard him work his behind the scenes magic on noteworthy records from Apollo Ghosts, Bleating Hearts, Myths and several others. His name is Jay Arner and we think he's great. Jay's self-titled solo debut is out on Mint Records on June 25th, 2013. 

Upcoming Shows: 

Oh no! It is happening again. The SXSW emails have started flooding inboxes! And we're pleased to announce our upcoming SXSW party. This time, we're partnering with the good folks at Riot Act Media and bringing out a handful of Mint pals including Renny Wilson, Nardwuar and his band The Evaporators, Lisa Marr (of cub) and The Party Man himself, Mr. Andrew WK. Now, here are the details: 

Mint Records vs Riot Act Media 
Free SXSW Day Party
Thursday, March 14th 11:30am - 6:00pm
Cheer Up Charlie's - 1104 E 6th St