About the Band

PEPPERMINT

One of the first groundbreaking indie bands on Taiwan, PEPPERMINT has released two full albums and played numerous shows around the island alongside their peers BAD DAUGHTER and NIPPLES since they formed several years years ago. Shine's wavering vocal approach over music that can be soft indie or swingin' rock is reminiscent of the alt-rock group MAZZY STAR and Japanese experimental pop singer SHENA RINGO. Recently, the band has made a short trip to Japan. They have also modified their name to THE PEPPERMINTS.

Members (on Taxi Room):

Shine - Vocals, Guitar
Tonpa - Guitar
Jubow - Bass
Gaetan - Drums

Links:

PEPPERMINT’s website
PEPPERMINT’s Myspace
PEPPERMINT on Island of Sound

Taiwanese CDs

PEPPERMINT (薄荷葉)
Taxi Room (的士房間)

CD Album - TW018 $14.99

Sorry! Temporarily sold out.

TRACK LIST:

  1. 開往天國的慢船
  2. 神的小羊
  3. 後現代剪貼簿
  4. <有什麼是真的
  5. 我的阿爾巴尼亞
  6. After Winter
  7. 粉紅電台頭
  8. 蘋果有罪
  9. 沈默的房間
  10. 1979
  11. 紀錄片
  12. 愛的大未來

PACIFICTION REVIEW:

PEPPERMINT's second release shows an improvement in sound quality and song craft and an overall maturity as a band. "開往天國的慢船" is a crisp acoustic indie track with a Latin beat. Still following their knack for being able to jump from folky sounds to edgy rock, "神的小羊" the driving beat, steady distorted rhythms and wild bursts from Shine show there is still some mania left over from the first album. "有什麼是真的" hauntingly shows off Shine's unique, wavering vocal technique over rumbling tremolo. Mellow and pained, manic yet controlled; "1979" presents PEPPERMINT at their best. Taxi Room is a well put-together album that runs the emotional and musical gamut: from moody, condescending alt-rock to bouncy acoustic and sad indie with clean tones and surprising amounts of distortion.

OTHER CDs BY THIS BAND

PEPPERMINT
涼 (Cool)

CD Albummore info $14.99

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Lobo II

Double CDmore info $14.99

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Lobo II

Double CDmore info $14.99