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| The Mint Chicks discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 3 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 17 |
The Mint Chicks were a New Zealand experimental noise rock/power pop band, [1] active from 2001 to 2010, originally based in Auckland and later in Portland, USA. [2] They were winners of several New Zealand Music Awards. [3] [4] Their output includes three studio albums, four EPs, and 17 singles.
| Year | Album details |
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| 2005 | Fuck the Golden Youth
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| 2006 | Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
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| 2009 | Screens
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| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Octagon, Octagon, Octagon
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| 2004 | Anti-Tiger
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| 2008 | Mintunes
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| 2010 | Bad Buzz
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| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Post No Bills" | Octagon, Octagon, Octagon |
| 2004 | "Blue Team Go!" | Anti-Tiger |
| "Opium of the People" | ||
| 2005 | "Fuck the Golden Youth" | Fuck the Golden Youth |
| "I Don't Want to Grow Old" | ||
| "Take It, I Don't Want It" | ||
| 2007 | "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" | Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! |
| "Welcome to Nowhere" | ||
| "Sleeping During the Day" | ||
| "Walking Off a Cliff Again" | ||
| 2008 | "If My Arm Was a Mic Stand, Would You Hold My Hand?" | |
| "She's Back on Crack" | ||
| 2009 | "Life Will Get Better Some Day" | Screens |
| "I Can't Stop Being Foolish" | ||
| "Hot on Your Heels" | ||
| "Don't Sell Your Brain Out, Baby" | ||
| "She's a Mod" | Non-album single |
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