History Music / Mineral

* NotChristianRock: Biblical allusions, and the subject of God are frequently present in the band's lyrics. However, they frequently played with secular bands, and never associated themselves with the Christian musical scene. Furthermore, none of the band members ever spoke publicly about their faith.

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Usually a 4. Sometimes they climbed up to 5.

After reforming for extra tours throughout the 2010s, Mineral announced in November 2018, to commemorate their 25th anniversary in 2019, the release of a new book entitled ''One Day When We Are Young'', which also comes with a bonus 10" vinyl featuring two songs--the first material the band released in nearly 20 years. The first of these songs, "Aurora", was issued that month in November.

Mineral was a short-lived emo band hailing from Houston, Texas. The band formed in 1994 with a lineup of Christopher Simpson on vocals and guitar, Scott Davod [=McCarver=] on guitar, Jeremy Gomez on bass guitar, and Gabriel Wiley on the drums. After three years of touring and recording, the foursome released their debut album, ''The Power of Failing'', in 1997 on the label Crank! Records, to critical acclaim. The success of the album attracted the attention of Interscope Records (the label of bands such as Music/{{Blink 182}} and Music/JimmyEatWorld), who offered to sign them once their contract with Crank! expired. However, in 1998, the quartet had decided to break up after the release of their sophomore effort, ''[=EndSerenading=]'', citing tensions within the band that became untenable. Simpson and Gomez went on to form The Gloria Record, whilst [=McCarver=] and Wiley went on to form Imbroco.

Although their output is very small, Mineral is one of the most revered bands of the "second wave" emo movement that began with Music/SunnyDayRealEstate. Numerous trademarks distinguish the band's sound, such as Simpson's emotive and offkey vocals, instrumental bridges that were dominated by a "twinkly" and ethereal guitar sound, frequent dynamic changes, and wistful lyrics that dealt with subjects such as faith, unrequited love, and the pressures of growing up.

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''EndSerenading'' ends with a song called "The Last Word is Rejoice", which is a correct title.

Mineral was a short-lived emo band hailing from Houston, Texas. The band formed in 1994 with a lineup of Christopher Simpson on vocals and guitar, Scott Davod [=McCarver=] on guitar, Jeremy Gomez on bass guitar, and Gabriel Wiley on the drums. After three years of touring and recording, the foursome released their debut album, ''The Power of Failing'', in 1997 on the label Crank! Records, to critical acclaim. The success of the album attracted the attention of Interscope Records (the label of bands such as Music/{{Blink 182}} and Music/JimmyEatWorld), who offered to sign them once their contract with Crank! expired. However, in 1998, the quartet had decided to break up after the release of their sophomore effort, ''[=EndSerenading=]'', citing tensions within the band that became untenable. Simpson and Gomez went on to form The Gloria Record, whilst [=McCarver=] and Wiley went on to Imbroco.

* NotChristianRock: Biblical allusions, and the subject of God are frequently present in the band's lyrics. However, Simpson never spoke publicly about his faith, and the band never associated itself with the Christian musical scene.

* NewSoundAlbum: In contrast to ''The Power of Failing'', ''[=EndSerenading=]'' features crisper production, and the songs tend to build up to instrumental climaxes instead of quick dynamic changes.

* TroubledProduction: The recording of ''[=EndSerenading=]'' was one. The details surrounding it are few, but Chris Simpson did state that there were disagreements over what sound the band should pursue.
-->'''Chris Simpson:''' When we were writing the second Mineral record, we’d be working on ideas that were really different... Phrases would be thrown around like, ‘I just don’t think that’s Mineral.’ That’s when I realized that I wouldn't be happy in the band in the long run."

Mineral was a short-lived emo band hailing from Houston, Texas. The band formed in 1994 with a lineup of Christopher Simpson on vocals and guitar, Scott Davod [=McCarver=] on guitar, Jeremy Gomez on bass guitar, and Gabriel Wiley on the drums. After three years of touring and recording, the foursome released their debut album, ''The Power of Failing'', in 1997 on the label Crank! Records, to critical acclaim. The success of the album attracted the attention of Interscope Records (the label of bands such as Music/{{Blink-182}} and Music/JimmyEatWorld), who offered to sign them once their contract with Crank! expired. However, in 1998, the quartet had decided to break up after the release of their sophomore effort, ''[=EndSerenading=]'', citing tensions within the band that became untenable. Simpson and Gomez went on to form The Gloria Record, whilst [=McCarver=] and Wiley went on to Imbroco.

Mineral was a short-lived emo band hailing from Houston. The band formed in 1994 with a lineup of Christopher Simpson on vocals and guitar, Scott Davod [=McCarver=] on guitar, Jeremy Gomez on bass guitar, and Gabriel Wiley on the drums. After three years of touring and recording, the foursome released their debut album, ''The Power of Failing'', in 1997 on the label Crank! Records, to critical acclaim. The success of the album attracted the attention of Interscope Records (the label of bands such as Music/{{Blink-182}} and Music/JimmyEatWorld), who offered to sign them once their contract with Crank! expired. However, in 1998, the quartet had decided to break up after the release of their sophomore effort, ''[=EndSerenading=]'', citing tensions within the band that became untenable. Simpson and Gomez went on to form The Gloria Record, whilst [=McCarver=] and Wiley went on to Imbroco.

Mineral was a short lived emo band hailing from Houstin, Texas. The band formed in 1994 with a lineup of Christopher Simpson on vocals and guitar, Scott Davod McCarver on guitar, Jeremy Gomez on bass guitar, and Gabriel Wiley on the drums After 3 of years touring and recording, the band's debut album ''The Power Of Failing", was released in 1997 on the label Crank! Records, to critical acclaim. The success of the album attracted the attention of Interscope Records (the label of bands such as {{Blink-182}} and JimmyEatWorld), who offered to sign them once their contract with Crank! expired. However, in 1998, the quartet had decided to break up after the release of their sophomore effort, ''EndSerenading'', citing tensions within the band becoming untenable. Simpson and Gomez went on to form the TheGloriaRecord, whilst McCarver and Wiley went on to for Imbroco.

Although their output is very small, Mineral is one of the most revered bands of the "second wave" emo movement that began with SunnyDayRealEstate. Numerous trademarks distinguish the band's sound, such as Simpson's emotive and offkey vocals, instrumental bridges that were dominated by a "twinkly", and ethereal guitar sound, frequent dynamic changes, and wistful lyrics that dealt with subjects such as faith, unrequited love, and the pressures of growing up.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Both "Gloria" and "If I Could" are arguably about this trope.

* NewSoundAlbum: In contrast to ''The Power Of Failing'', ''EndSerenading'' features crisper production, and the songs tend to build up to instrumental climaxes instead of quick dynamic changes.
* NotChristianRock: Biblical allusions, and the subject of god are frequently present in the band's lyrics. However, Simpson never spoke about his faith, and the band never associated itself with the Christian musical scene.

* TroubledProduction: The recording of ''EndSerenading'' was one. The details surrounding it are few, but Chris Simpson did state that there were disagreements over what sound the abdn should pursue.
-->"Chris Simpson": When we were writing the second Mineral record, we’d be working on ideas that were really different... Phrases would be thrown around like, ‘I just don’t think that’s Mineral.’ That’s when I realized that I wouldn't be happy in the band in the long run."