Mink, Rat or Rabbit

Mink, Rat or Rabbit is a raucous, soul-infused romp through 1960s R&B and garage-rock gems, all delivered with raw energy and scrappy charm. Released on February 24, 1998, via Sympathy for the Record Industry, the album consists entirely of spirited covers—from Motown gems like the Marvelettes’ “I’ll Keep Holding On” to girl-group tear-jerkers from the Shangri-Las and gritty New Orleans soul from Irma Thomas Anchored by Rachel Nagy’s fierce vocals and Mary Ramirez’s gritty guitar, alongside Steve Shaw, Jeff Meier, and Damian Lang, the band reanimated overlooked classics with a frenetic garage-rock urgency. The result is a vital, retro-garage treasure and a defining statement in the late-’90s Detroit rock resurgence.