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Mint Royale

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Biography

Unapologetic, simple-minded, and celebratory, Britain's Mint Royale follow the more partied-up Big Beat cues from the likes of Fatboy Slim, Bentley Rhythm Ace, and other Skint acts while moving it towards a more conscious reconciliation of pop tricks. The duo of Neil Claxton and Chris Baker first got started as The Mint Gun Club -- releasing just one single -- but gained the quickest notoriety by extremely popular remixes of Kenickie's "I Will Fix You" and Terrorvision's "Tequila" (the latter of which reaching number two in the U.K. charts). The hands-in-the-air revelry and mirth-driven breakbeats of these early releases were an early indicator of where the band was headed with their easygoing vibes. It wasn't entirely unfathomable that -- along with Scanty Sandwich -- many listeners even theorized that Mint Royale was simply another pseudonym for Norman Cook. Regardless, their debut album, On The Ropes, was finally released on Faith & Hope Records in the very Big Beat-hostile nadir of late 1999, propelled by the deliriously catchy, ex-Kenickie Lauren Laverne-starring single, "Don't Falter." ~ Dean Carlson, Rovi

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    Good girl gone bad
    Take three
    Action
    You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart
    May be in magazines, but you'll still be my star
    Singin' In The Rain - (3:29)  -  14,150 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    I used to feel so sad
    And think too slow and drink too fast
    Life had me blue and black
    Till someone came and changed me back
    Now you see life
    Don't Falter - (4:15)  -  5,052 plays
  3. The Effect On Me - (3:49)  -  3,630 plays
  4. Blue Song - (5:16)  -  5,374 plays
  5. Show Me - (3:44)  -  5,296 plays
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