Category: Minky Starshine
Minky Starshine Boozers Gloom and a Pinch of Anxiety
75OL-371 Minky Starshine – Boozers Gloom and a Pinch of Anxiety Digital Download
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Track Listing
- Kids on the Verge
- Our Father
- Nobody’s Listening
- I Want Tomorrow To Come
- Home
- Devil’s Bargain
- Whisper
- Damaged Youth
- Pride
- Self Portrait of a Flower Girl
- Better Off
- Double the Dose
These songs are all about slowly losing touch, while trying not to lose your touch!
Produced and engineered by Ken Stringfellow at Circuit Maker.
Additional recording at MARS, Bothell, WA, & at Lovestruck, RI
Mastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
Manufactured at Diggers Factory, Paris, FR
Minky Starshine Gold Plated EP
75OL-312 Minky Starshine – Gold Plated EP
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Track Listing
- Wrong and Right
- Poison Pen
- Somebody’s Heart
- Radio Holster
- 1000 Umbrellas (XTC)
This is the first in a trilogy of faux metal power pop!
Manufactured in faux gold plated jackets by DWRI Letterpress, RI.
Produced by Ducky Carlisle and Rob Anastasi.
Engineered by Ducky Carlisle at Ice Station Zebra, Medford, MA.
More recording by Fernando Perdomo at Reseda Ranch Studios, Reseda, CA. Drums & other sounds on #3 recorded by Karyadi Sutedja and Anthony Resta at Bopnique Musique, Los Angeles, CA.
Mastered by Henkka Niemistö at Chartmakers, Helsinki, Finland
Minky- vocals, guitar, piano
Fernando Perdomo- guitars, bass
Ducky Carlisle- drums
Anthony Resta- drums on #3
Corin Ashley- bass on #2
Walt Platt- trumpet
Joe Stewart- trombone
Paul Ahlstrand- sax
Constance Bainbridge- violin
Anna Griffis- 2nd violin
Emilie Camanelli- viola
Carolyn Regula- cello
Ruti Celli- cello on #5
Andy Partridge obviously wrote #5
Powerpopaholic reviews Minky Starshine’s “Dirty Electric”
Rob Anastasi’s Minky Starshine has a new LP produced by Ken Stringfellow and has enlisted the support of Mike Musburger, Ducky Carlisle, Corin Ashley, Fernando Perdomo, and Phil Aiken. The album starts with the laid-back “Art School” as the lead lyric seems pessimistic; “I went to school for art but ended up pushing papers” however it comes around to the upbeat “everywhere is going to lead somewhere.” But the darkness creeps in on “Everybody Loves to Party” despite the catchy chords and “London Metropole” focuses on the pain of loneliness.
The notable “Good Company” is a bright spot, with its hopeful melody and layered guitars. The production is artfully done, as Anastasi’s songs are emotional and resonate, but the edge seems much softer now. Especially on the apprehensive “Go!” which mixes a fast paced verse with a big arena-friendly multi-tracked chorus. Unfortunately, many other songs just didn’t stick in my head, which seems a long way from the brilliant Womanity. This is still music that deserves to be heard, and Anastasi is a world-class talent. Check it out.
Minky Starshine – Dirty Electric
75OL-285 Minky Starshine – Dirty Electric
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Track Listing
1. Art School 03:03
2. Everybody Loves a Party 03:33
3. London Metropole 03:52
4. Good Company 03:57
5. Do You Really Need Me? 02:39
6. Queen of the Highway 03:53
7. Camp Heaven 03:37
8. Go! 03:15
9. Yesterday’s Always Goodbye 03:58
10. Whisky in a Teacup 02:03
Produced, engineered and mixed by Ken Stringfellow
Recorded at M.A.R.S., Bothell, WA and Le Son du Ble, Tours FRANCE
Additional recording on 4 & 10 by Ducky Carlisle at Ice Station Zebra, Medford MA
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services
Rob Anastasi- vocals, guitar, keys, ukulele
Ken Stringfellow- vocals, guitars, bass, keys, drums
Mike Musburger- drums
Fernando Perdomo- guitar on 4
Corin Ashley- bass on 4
Ducky Carlisle- drums on 4
Aden Stringfellow- vocals on 2
Paul Ahlstrand- string arrangement on 4
75orLess 10th Year Anniversary Party Part 1 at News Cafe
Two Guys & Another Guy, Minky Starshine, and the Bob Kendall Band at The Parlour Newport
The Rhode Island Festival Honoring Les Paul with Neutral Nation, Underwires, We Own Land and presentations by Tim Flynn, Jim Wysocki, David Lopes, and Gil Diaz
The Parlour Newport
200 Broadway
Newport RI
3:00pm
Minky Starshine – Pop Jewelry
75OL-233 Minky Starshine – Pop Jewelry
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Track Listing
1. Lady London
2. Girl
3. Easier for Everyone
4. Drive
5. Wave Her On
6. Miss American Girl
7. Wrecking Ball
8. Behind the Stage
9. Believe
10. Let Me In
Rob Anastasi- vocals, guitars, keys, omnichord, Minkytron
Ducky Carlisle- drums, backing vocals, keys and so much more
Dave Mattacks- drums
Ken Stringfellow- guitars, backing vocals, keys, vibes, etc
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.- backing vocals, tons of keys
Phil Aiken- more keys
Brian King- guitar, backing vocals, keys, Minkytron
Corin Ashley- bass
Ed Valaskus- more bass
Marc Hickox- mucho bass
Jesse Hanson- violin, viola, cello
Dana Colley- sax
Amber Casares- backing vocals
Ducky Carlisle- drums, backing vocals, keys and so much more
Dave Mattacks- drums
Ken Stringfellow- guitars, backing vocals, keys, vibes, etc
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.- backing vocals, tons of keys
Phil Aiken- more keys
Brian King- guitar, backing vocals, keys, Minkytron
Corin Ashley- bass
Ed Valaskus- more bass
Marc Hickox- mucho bass
Jesse Hanson- violin, viola, cello
Dana Colley- sax
Amber Casares- backing vocals
Recorded and mixed at Ice Station Zebra (Medford, MA) by Ducky Carlisle. Additional recording at The Satisfactory (Amsterdam) by Ken Stringfellow and at home by Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Minky. More recording at Q-Division (Somerville, MA) by Matt Beaudoin.
Minky Starshine – Womanity
75OL-140 Minky Starshine – Womanity
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Track Listing:
- Hard Times
- Heaven Sent
- Cinematic Mojo (video)
- Beautiful Girl
- Laughing Gas
- Straight Hip
- What I Want
- Bottle With the Blues
- Entre Nous
- Make You Mine
- I’m The One
Sonically grander than previous Minky Starshine records, 2012’s “Womanity” is tightly arranged and produced, delivering bursts of warmth and color from start to finish. The songs continue to feel like memories from our past, but are fashioned to recall the most notable melody makers in todays hip indie culture. This is the birth of a new beat. Drawing upon the classic powerpop running through their blood, Minky and his camp of lovelorn bandits have pulled out all the stops this third time around. The newest addition of drummer John Sands(Aimee Mann, Liz Phair) and Tracy Bonham(vocals/violin) combined with a soundscape of horns, synths and other oddball blips and bleeps, often brings to mind the creative genius of a mad-scientist ringside at the circus. But, how can a cosmopolitan brand of indie rock still be strut worthy while offering listeners such hope and emotional sentiment? This record answers that question while turning new wave aesthetics into old wave media. Oh, the womanity of it all…Produced by Anthony Resta (Duran Duran) and mastered by Chris Gehringer (Rihanna, Lady Gaga) at various locations along the east coast.
Minky Starshine – Unidentified Hit Record
75OL-057 Minky Starshine – Unidentified Hit Record CD
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Track Listing
- Bitter End
- Good To Me
- Without You
- Paper Rain
- Nobody Better
- Guess That’s Why
- Brand New
- Millennium Wheel
- Misery
- Off the Hook
Their sophomore release is the album they’ve been long threatening to record: a towering mountain of melody and pop production that was both lament and celebration – and is as infectious as listening to a box of old 8-tracks in your Uncle Don’s basement. Recorded primarily by x-Hot Rod Circuit Michael Poorman at Strangeways Recording in Providence, R.I., Minky also teamed up with pal Ken Stringfellow (Posies, Big Star) in Paris, France at Le Domicile Studio, and with Chris Manning (Jellyfish, Guster) out at Salamander Sound in sunny California. This refined line-up features Mike Musburger (Posies, Fastbacks) on drums. These dashing gentlemen have taken sticky sweet rock and roll and turned it into a daily anthem for the soul.