After Australia’s TREEHOUSES, Galician emo indie rockers MENTAH might be my new best thing in sad, hearty tunes category. Influenced by the likes of Karate, American Football, Nada Surf, etc., the Ferrol based duo just released their debut EP and through its nostalgic, tender, yet dynamic appearance, it balances almost cinematic instrumentals, steeped in chilly emo vibes, with smartly layered songs that subtly reflect their bitter-sweet lyrics that we breakdownin the track-by-track feature below. The band commented: We recorded ”New Beginning” in “La Cortina Roja” recording studio (A Coruña). The work and advice of Fernando Mejuto and Gabriel Suarez were fundamental to us. Both of them are musicians that have played in bands like Ictus and Carontte and have been around for a long tim...
