Minaxi are from New York but their inspirations reach more distant places. Their hit-worthy indie rock with some noisy elements can be admired on the band's sophomore album called Lazuleen.
The most interesting part of Minaxi's music is the multicultural dimension of their works as they blend the Western genres (psychedelia, shoegaze, dream pop, noise rock) with the South Asia's sufi music - no wonder the band calls it a "sonic buffet" for the audience to choose from. And similarly, on the language side, English dominates on the album but there are also part sung in Hindi audible. It is all because of one of the band's leaders, Shrenik Ganatra, who traces his origins to this region of the world. But the overall impression while listening to the band's music is that it is a well-done indie rock music that draws interesting flavours from various places. The guitars are very clearly the driving force of the compositions: sometimes rock-like heavy (like in Lost in the Water), sometimes more subtle. There's certainly some of the oneiric genres within the pool of inspirations but the music here can hardly be called noise pop/rock, it's more about the catchy melodies and either dance-inspiring energy or relaxing, mellow music subtlety.
Lazuleen costs 11 USD.
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Country: New York, US
Genre: dreamy indie rock
