HCTF premiere: Miner - A Morning Song

Tragedy struck for Kate Miner of LA folk quartet Miner when both her sisters with Huntington’s Disease, a fatal neurodegenerative condition. Her mother suffers from it too and she and her sisters had a 50% chance....

Despite this terrible news she and her husband Justin Miner picked up the process of writing songs for a new album. They stumbled upon , Tuanaki in a hospital waiting room, when Justin read an account of Shackleton’s Endurance voyage that mentions this “lost” island paradise in the South Pacific. So why not settle for optimism as the main theme for their new songs. A Morning Song, the new single, does a fine job at lightening the mood, with all four band members pitching in to create an upbeat folk song.

Miner: Better Instincts

LA quartet Miner blend dream pop, folk and three-part harmonies on their new single Better Instincts. Lead singer's Justin Miner slightly nasal delivery adds a bit of street cred to their smooth sound. That's not Darth Maul in the background of the video - it's just another side of the singer's personality as part of the "you can run, but you can't hide" theme of the song. The clip was directed by Justin Krook.

Better Instincts is the lead single from their upcoming new album Tuanaki, named after an island in the South Pacific discovered by sailors in 1842. It vanished into the sea shortly thereafter.

Miner:
Justin Miner: vocals, guitar
Kate Miner: vocals, keys, mandolin, harmonica
Jeremy Miner: vocals, lead guitar, banjo
Tobias Urbanczyk: drums & percussion

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