Genres: Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop Active: 90's, 2000's
Dressy Bessy, The Features, The Loch Ness Mouse, Novillero, Marbles, Von Hemmling, Beulah, The Gerbils, Myracle Brah, Elf Power, of Montreal, Secret Square, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Clay Bears, The Apples in Stereo, The Jessica Fletchers |  |
Yet another branch of the Elephant 6 collective's family tree, the Minders were led by singer/songwriter Martyn Leaper, a British expatriate living in Denver, CO. There he befriended Apples in Stereo frontman Robert Schneider, who agreed to release the Minders' debut EP, Come on and Hear!!, on Elephant 6 in the spring of 1996. Leaper assembled a full-blown band for the follow-up 7", Paper Plane, tapping drummer Rebecca Cole, guitarist Jeff Almond, and bassist Jeff Richardson; bassist Marc Willhite replaced Richardson in time for Rocket 58, issued on 100 Guitar Mania in the autumn of 1997. The Minders' first full-length effort, Hooray for Tuesday, appeared a year later; soon after the band splintered as Leaper and Cole relocated to Portland, OR, where they assembled a new lineup also featuring lead guitarist Adam Goldman, bassist Bryce Edwards, and keyboardist Rachel Blumberg. The Minders' early singles were compiled in 1999 on Cul-de-Sacs & Dead Ends. The Down in Fall EP followed a year later.
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Release: July 18, 2006
Label: Future Farmer Recordings
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Release: November 18, 2003
Label: Future Farmer Recordings
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