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Menomena

Menomena at Doug Fir Lounge, May 2, 2011. Photo by Justin Kent.
Doug Fir Lounge, May 2, 2011. Photo by Justin Kent.

melophobe saw Menomena six times between November 2007 and May 2011, in Boston, Seattle, Austin, Portland and Honolulu.

Songs we posted

  1. Musclen FloSpotify Apple YouTube
  2. Wet and RustingSpotify Apple YouTube
  3. The PelicanSpotify Apple YouTube
  4. Boyscount NSpotify Apple YouTube
  5. Five Little RoomsSpotify Apple YouTube
  6. TAOSSpotify Apple YouTube

Every show, in order

  1. November 10, 2007

    Menomena and Illinois

    Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA

    Words by Adam Hawkins, photos by Joshua Bean

    23 photos
    15 of Menomena

  2. September 19, 2008

    The National and Menomena

    The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA

    Words by Nicole Kristek and Doc Elliott, photos by Nicole Kristek

    21 photos
    6 of Menomena

  3. September 30, 2010

    Menomena, Suckers and Tu Fawning

    Royale, Boston, MA

    Words by Beth Freeman Doreian, photos by Liz McBride

    26 photos
    12 of Menomena

  4. March 18, 2011

    Menomena

    Flamingo Cantina, SXSW 2011, Austin, TX

    Words and photos by Chris Barth

    10 photos

  5. May 2, 2011

    Menomena and EMA

    Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR

    Words by melophobe, photos by Justin Kent

    25 photos
    Photo feature

  6. May 27, 2011

    Menomena

    Next Door, Honolulu, HI

    Words and photos by Ashley L. Turner

    18 photos

Fifty-word review

Mines

Buy It

A fourth album can expose a creative rut or reinvigorate the sound a band was known for. Portland-based indie band Menomena’s fourth studio album, Mines, falls into the latter category. Sweeping piano cadences, energetic rock rhythms, and soulful sax lines culminate in a new level of maturity for Menomena.

Reminds us of The Helio Sequence | Sunset Rubdown | Ramona Falls
By Kyle Madsen, August 25, 2010

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