Menomena: Mines

(City Slang)Portland's Menomena proved with 2007's glorious Friend and Foe that they had the chops to produce a "big rock record". A three-piece intertwined with other Portland acts and side-projects; the trio's demi-operatic mixture of inquisitive basslines, jumpstart saxophone and running piano could easily prove a mess, but it's often shirt-grabbingly thrilling. And even more often it's shirt-releasingly melancholic. The only disappointment is that the album, like their last, is toploaded wit...

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