Dare we say we may have found the Folk version of Nora Jones? Judge for yourselves on ‘I Wish I Was Awake’, the latest album of Like Mint.
However, one thing is sure: these six songs that clock in almost 25 minutes will pause your life and make every day feel like a weekend morning, where you get to sleep in, sip your hot beverage of choice, and let the hours go pass by quietly.
“This record is about finding your own voice and looking back at times when you hadn’t found it yet. The realization that many learning processes run like a dream.” –Like Mint.
The music within ‘I Wish I Was Awake’ is an invitation to reflect on life and how all the events you go through shape you to become who you are in the present moment.
Centrally consisting of a bold, confident, and powerful acoustic guitar, each song counts with the same string instrument as a backbone, and yet each tune is unique and genuine to its nature.
Even with ‘Die Angst’, the one track sung in German, you don’t need to speak the language to get trapped in Like Mint’s haunting voice and remarkable guitar.
In fact, this album is the Berlin-based musical journey over the past 3 years. The songs talk about growing up and finding your own values and attitudes.
“You wake up and see what you’ve been going through and learned. And sometimes you wish you could have been stronger and more observant in these moments.”
The overall music and composition are mellow, easy, breathy, and clean. The sound is fundamental and true to the meaning behind each track as if keeping the messages real, minimal but meaningful, and inspiring a sense of calm and confidence.