If indeed every nation has it's own Mineral, then Sad Breakfast have legitimate claim to being the Mexican Mineral. Not the only ones, mind you—Invalido should probably throw their hat in that ring too. But Sad Breakfast are definitely in the running, and for my money a slightly better fit. Formed in Mexico City in 1999, Sad Breakfast initially played midwest emo in the mid-90s tradition. Over the course of their discography their sound would incorporate more and more alternative and post-rock influences, but the focus of this post is their first album, which is almost undiluted midwest emo and an audible testament to the worldwide appeal of that sound.
The band's first release was in 1999, an EP called with the sunshine in my eyes (this is also the only one of the pre-album EPs I've found.) Two more EPs followed: Sad Breakfast en vivo in 2001 and Don't Try To Forget in 2002. Their first full length was 2003's don't try to forget… that's why people take pictures, an album that contains a lot of songs from the earlier EPs. It would see a rerelease three years later in 2006 with a bonus track. 2006 was also the year of their second album, The Time… To Come Back, which is actually a compilation of two EPs that were released in 2005 and 2006. The band's final release was a self-titled instrumental EP in 2009.
With The Sunshine In My Eyes + don't try to forget… that's why people take pictures
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