Just a quick THANK YOU to all the awesome stations that are spinning Pink Mink! You guys rock. Thanks also to Vitriol Radio for the kick ass radio promo. Are you a station that wants an interview, station ID or swag? Please contact pinkminkmgmt@gmail.com to get that set up.

Many thanks to those who included our self-titled debut in their end of year “Best of” lists! Here are just a few…

Pop Music 2011: The best of the year from your ears
by Ross Raihala (Pioneer Press)

3. Pink Mink, “Pink Mink”: There’s an appealing, carefree aura to this local supergroup, led by Christy Hunt (Ouija Radio, the Von Bondies) and Arzu Gokcen (Selby Tigers, Staraoke). They specialize in freewheeling punk rock, with dollops of ’70s glam and ’70s new wave, and seem concerned with little else beyond a good time.

Key tracks: ”Werewolf Island,” “Hidden Beach”

Twin Cities Critics Tally 2011: We’re all Doomed (by Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune)

3. PINK MINK, “PINK MINK”

Buzzing straight out of the gate thanks to veteran frontwomen Arzu Gokcen (ex-Selby Tigers) and Christy Hunt (Ouija Radio), this punky, poppy quartet makes good on record, adding just the right amount of polish. Their tributes to Minneapolis landmarks Hidden Beach and Scott Seekins — along with a Replacements cover — make it feel like a locals-only love affair. But there’s no secret formula here, just a classic rock snarl. 

A Year in Review: Raghav’s top music of 2011 (by Raghav Mehta, MN Daily)

Best Local Albums of 2011

1. “You and Me, Ghost” by Sleeping in the Aviary

2. “Coloured Emotions” by Night Moves

3. Pink Mink self-titled by Pink Mink

4. “No Kings” by Doomtree

5. “C’mon” by Low

Minnesota’s Best Albums of 2011 (City Pages)

Pink Mink

Some bands perfect their sound in the studio before figuring out how to translate that sound to the stage. Pink Mink took the opposite approach, and it did wonders for them in the studio. After a solid year of gigging feverishly around the Twin Cities and earning a reputation for delivering incendiary shows brimming with leg kicks and flair, songwriters Arzu Gokcen and Christy Hunt headed into the studio with drummer Charles Gehr and bassist Jacques Wait, who just happens to make a living engineering some of the best-produced albums in town. The result, Pink Mink, is an album that captures their live energy while accentuating some of the nuances that got lost in the PAs of neighborhood clubs, namely Gokcen’s brazen vocal delivery and the tight harmonies she and Hunt so effortlessly share. —Andrea Swensson

We’re hitting the road for a few days – Duluth, St. Paul, Madison, Chicago and Detroit. Check the tour calendar for more details. We’ll have vinyl, CDs, posters and t-shirts with us! See you guys there.