East Los Angeles garage-punk band Hyper Minds have signed with DC-Jam Records, distributed by Virgin Music Group, as they prepare to release their forthcoming album.
Formed in 2024, Hyper Minds play loud, fast, and hard-hitting garage punk driven by relentless choruses, rapid-fire vocals, and the restless energy of a mind that refuses to slow down. Drawing influence from The Hives, Osees, Ramones and The Spits, the band has been building an audience throughout Los Angeles with shows at Permanent Records Roadhouse, Alex’s Bar and Gold-Diggers.
The band’s newest single, “Sink or Swim,” captures that urgency and offers a first taste of the music that will appear on their upcoming album. The track follows “Nailbiter,” a frantic examination of anxiety, overthinking, and the ways stress can creep into everyday life; “Nacho,” another blast of the band’s tightly wound garage-punk sound; and the raucous “M.I.T.M..“