Chicago's Mines just released the fantastic and abrasive Just Another Thing That Got Ruined on Lake Paradise Records, and with it, we've been given the 16mm-shot video for "Hyperovercritical". In the tradition of over-the-top, caustic punk, the video works its wiles to take something that could in some lights be seen as beautiful or precious, and destroys it right before our eyes. The colors are so rich and vivid that it makes us think about those Jello molds in a whole new, more repulsive manner. We'll never eat that stuff with the same gusto again. (Did we ever?)
Mines are heading out on a short tour in a few days. You can catch them yawping along aggressively at the dates below.
August
26 Milwaukee, WI @ Chapter III w/ Lord Brain
27 Minneapolis, MN @ The Hex w/ Serenghetto, Buzzers
28 Minot, ND @ Souris River Brewery
30 Missoula, MT @ VFW
31 Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge w/ Bummershoot Fest
September
01 Portland, OR @ Reed College
02 Portland, OR @ The Know w/ Campfires, Glass Knees
03 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock w/ Field Trips
04 Oakland, CA @ HOUSE SHOW
05 Los Angeles @ Towne
06 Los Angeles @ Perhspace w/ Windy
08 ALBUQUERQUE @ The Gold House
09 Marfa, TX @ Lost Horse Saloon
10 Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlies
11 Denton, TX @ HOUSE SHOW
12 Kansas City, KS @ MiniBar w/ Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk
