Stray Fantasies

Stray Fantasies marks a deepening of the discography of wife-and-husband duo Hollie and Keith Kenniff under their collaborative moniker Mint Julep, an expertly manicured electric-pop venture that stands in stark contrast to the nebulous and experimental Helios and Goldmund outputs for which the latter member is known (though both members have ambient projects under their own names).

Where those projects seek to defy conventional songform through textural, amorphous exploration, Mint Julep gels all the elements with a surprising and impressive songwriting expertise that speaks to the skill and well-roundedness of its creators.

Stray Fantasies further proves this by delivering twelve fully crystallised, iridescent pop pearls glimmering with the interplay of synthesisers, pulsing basslines, and punching drums that ballast Hollie’s oneiric singing as she unfurls themes of vulnerability, insecurity, and other aching minutiae of love and relationships.

" It's a beautiful noise, and it sounds like music you've heard before, maybe in a dream. But Mint Julep has brought their considerable talents and influences to the table with a new album that sounds warm and unique, with beats and melodies that will stick with the listener long after it's all over." Popmatters

Tracklist

1. Blinded
2. Stray Fantasies
3. Unite
4. White Noise
5. Just For Today
6. Escape
7. Vakara
8. As Far As I Can Get
9. Translations
10. No Regret
11. Still Waters
12. Iteration