Minuit Release New Album 'Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death dot Com'

Minuit (Min-wee), the Kiwi band with the French name, are jigglin' hips in Berlin and beyond. The group are back in the country and have finished recording their new album; ‘Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death dot com’ out on Monday 20 July through Tardus Music.

Minuit teamed up with UK producer Andy Chatterley to hone a sound for first single and album opener 'Wayho'. As much at home recording lo-fi indie or programming beats for the hip-hop elite, Chatterley also has sessions for Kanye West, and remixes for Blondie, Muse and Peter, Bjorn & John under his belt.

Studded with delightful buzz and hum, ‘Wayho’ has been a #1 Alt Airplay single at radio, with second single ’25 Bucks’ hot on its heels. The rest of the album has been mixed by Ryan Beehre (AKA FunknSlocuts), and produced by Minuit. It weaves its way into the vibrant underbelly of a world you'd usually have to apply for a visa for. Fans can get a sneak peak of the full album a week prior to release by heading to Minuit’s Myspace site (www.myspace.com/minuittheband).

The coy persona of Minuit’s enigmatic front woman Ruth Carr ignites and intrigues on ‘Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death dot Com’, and band mates Ryan Beehre and Paul Dodge deliver an inventive indie arsenal which never loses sight of the desire to create fantastic songs. When this trio released “The 88” in 2003 through independent label Tardus in New Zealand, no-one predicted the success of the debut, nor how warmly it would be received - until it sold gold. After this, Minuit followed up with their “Guns EP”, a limited run that sold out in the first week. In 2006 they released their second album, “The Guards Themselves”, featuring tracks 'Fuji', 'Suave as Sin', and underground club anthem 'A Room Full of Cute'.

But like any live band, you need to hear it AND see it to truly get it (The Crystal Method rated Minuit's set in the Big Day Out Boiler Room as the highlight of their day). While you're more likely to have seen Minuit play a club in Berlin recently than in New Zealand (or in far flung venues in places such as St Petersburg, Czech Republic, The Crystal Method's DJ night in Los Angeles, playing the hotel where Tarantino wrote Pulp Fiction in Amsterdam, or headlining the recent Hanoi International Music Festival in Vietnam.... the list goes on)

Minuit will be thankfully playing a number of live shows in New Zealand around album release:
Wednesday 22 July – UCSA Ballroom, Christchurch w/ Sola Rosa
Thursday 23 July – Vesbar, AUT Auckland w/ State of Mind
Friday 31 July – Sandwiches, Wellington w/ Funknslocuts and Dunsta
Friday 14 August – Monte Cristo Room, Auckland w/Alex the Kid and Funknslocuts
Friday 21 August – Flow, Hamilton w/ Funknslocuts
For further gig and ticketing info, please visit: facebook.com/minuittheband