The Mines
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
3,667 plays (1,191 listeners)
What if a band — whose members all have life commitments that keep them from constant touring — made music with no expectations other than to write, record and release songs and perform them as often as possible, in their region?
That is the question the members of the Grand Rapids band, The Mines, have been asking themselves since they first started making music together in 2004. With the release of their third CD, Fear Is Easy, The Mines have proven the band and the music are enough to make time for, in the midst of busy individual lives.
For their third CD, Fear Is Easy (released June 3, 2011), The Mines tapped producer/engineer/musician Joel Ferguson (Papa Vegas, Verve Pipe), to add additional production experience and an outside voice to the project. The CD was recorded and mixed over the course of nearly 2 years at Ferguson’s Planet Sunday Studios, before the band and producer were satisfied.
The CD was mastered at GBP Studios in Lansing with award winning engineer Glenn Brown.
The Mines are currently working with director Bryan Parris to produce a music video for the first single from Fear Is Easy, Runningman.
The band formed in 2004 as a four-piece, before the line-up settled as a trio – Todd Hoek (drums), Greg Lockwood (guitar, vocals) and Ethan Nickerson (bass, vocals) – to record their 2006 debut, Metropolis. Filled with novel-like confessions and character portraits, the self-produced album gave hints to fans of the diverse directions still to come. Adding guitarist/keyboardist Troy Hatfield in ’06 helped the band realize wider musical soundscapes in a live setting, paving the way for the subsequent 2008 release, People Music.
That is the question the members of the Grand Rapids band, The Mines, have been asking themselves since they first started making music together in 2004. With the release of their third CD, Fear Is Easy, The Mines have proven the band and the music are enough to make time for, in the midst of busy individual lives.
For their third CD, Fear Is Easy (released June 3, 2011), The Mines tapped producer/engineer/musician Joel Ferguson (Papa Vegas, Verve Pipe), to add additional production experience and an outside voice to the project. The CD was recorded and mixed over the course of nearly 2 years at Ferguson’s Planet Sunday Studios, before the band and producer were satisfied.
The CD was mastered at GBP Studios in Lansing with award winning engineer Glenn Brown.
The Mines are currently working with director Bryan Parris to produce a music video for the first single from Fear Is Easy, Runningman.
The band formed in 2004 as a four-piece, before the line-up settled as a trio – Todd Hoek (drums), Greg Lockwood (guitar, vocals) and Ethan Nickerson (bass, vocals) – to record their 2006 debut, Metropolis. Filled with novel-like confessions and character portraits, the self-produced album gave hints to fans of the diverse directions still to come. Adding guitarist/keyboardist Troy Hatfield in ’06 helped the band realize wider musical soundscapes in a live setting, paving the way for the subsequent 2008 release, People Music.
Shouts:
1 shout
Selected by this artist
Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK Valley | 3:07 |
| FULL TRACK Undercover | 3:16 |
| FULL TRACK Run Home | 4:52 |
| FULL TRACK Atlantis | 4:22 |
| FULL TRACK Fire | 2:53 |
| FULL TRACK Grace | 3:06 |
Top Albums
-
People Music
The Mines
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $5.94
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $5.94
- Buy Album
- Amazon $12.05
- eBay Search
-
Fear Is Easy
The Mines Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.91
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $8.91
- Buy Album
- Amazon $16.54
- eBay Search
-
Metropolis
The Mines Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $9.85
- eBay Search
Top Listeners
-
halforange
Top Listener
-
everblader
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
AbstrakAndy, eirinid, G-ROCKS777 and 1 other person added The Mines to their libraries. December 2011
-
themines updated the wiki page for The Mines. (diff) July 2011
-
djphifer, snakedance, Luccas188 and 4 other people added The Mines to their libraries. July 2011
-
TaggingMachine_ tagged The Mines with ‘under 2000 listeners’. November 2010
-
GRBrit tagged The Mines with ‘christian’. August 2010
-
nokdeez added The Mines to the lineup of Prospecto at Multiple Locations. August 2010
-
added The Mines to their libraries. July 2010
-
TaggingMachine tagged The Mines with ‘under 2000 listeners’. April 2010
-
jackelde and 9 other people added The Mines to their libraries. April 2010
More Information
- Labels
