I chat with Vancouver's experimental sparkle noise pop duo, Mi'ens. Yes, I had exactly the same question as you. How the hell do you pronounce that band name and what is it all about?
Mi'ens is longtime Vancouver scenester Miss Kim (electric guitar and feedback loops) and Evan (unconventionally rhythmed drums). The band's late-2016 record, Challenger, charted very well on all the 2017 local campus radio year-end charts. I hung out with Kim and Evan from the band in their rehearsal space shortly before Challenger was released. (In the background, you can hear another band practicing upstairs.)
What is up with the name? How do you say Mi'ens? What many meanings does it have? What is math-rock? Is math-rock a derogatory term? Why is the Portland Porch Couch Fest poster so meaningful to Mi'ens? What was in the Craigslist ad that brought this duo together? Is a robot the band's unofficial third member? Would they ever take on a human third member? What does Neil Hamburger have to do with any of this? You'll have to listen to find out!
Tracks played on the radio edit of the show...
1) Mi'ens, experimentalsparklenoisepop (2014) "Sparklecore"
2) Mi'ens, experimentalsparklenoisepop (2014) "Pointillist Pilot"
3) Mi'ens, experimentalsparklenoisepop (2014) "Babe Vigoda"
4) Mi'ens, experimentalsparklenoisepop (2014) "Smitten"
ALL songs CANCON
