Minimum Serious is a pop punk

Pop punk

Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...

 band that formed in 2000

2000 in music

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 in Grenoble

Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

, France

France

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. Their lyrics are in French and English.

History

Minimum Serious has released two albums, "Fantastic World

Fantastic World

Fantastic World is Minimum Serious's first album. It was released on 2000 in France with On The Ring Records.- Track listing :# "Hero Sport"# "Fantastic World"# "Ready To Go"# "Let Me Go Away"# "You"# "TV"# "Seven Dwarfs"# "Hardcore"...

" in 2000 and "Procapitalist

Procapitalist

Procapitalist is the second album by Minimum Serious. It was released on 2002 with One The Ring Records.- Track listing :# "God Food, Good Mood"# "Believe In"# "Music Make You Feel Better Than Yesterday"# "Superheroes"# "The Letter You've Left"...

" in 2002, through their own record label, On The Ring Records.

After their French tour with bands like Sum 41

Sum 41

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...

, Lagwagon

Lagwagon

Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...

, and Mad Caddies

Mad Caddies

The Mad Caddies are a third wave ska band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released five full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs...

, the band decided to send their press kit to record labels. Mercury Records

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 offered them a contract and sent the band to record a new album with producer David Salsedo and engineer Clive Martin

Clive Martin

Sir Clive Martin, OBE, DL, TD, is a British businessman and a former Lord Mayor of London from 1999-2000.Martin was born in London and educated at Haileybury and the London College of Printing....

. This resulted in their self-titled third album

Minimum Serious (album)

Minimum Serious is the third album by Minimum Serious. It was the first album released with Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "Tout Est Faux"# "Ceux Qu'On Blesse"# "Ça Commence A Se Savoir"# "J'Encaisserai Les Coups"# "Rien A Perdre"...

.

At the end of 2005, after one year of touring in France, Minimum Serious recorded another album, "Goodbye California

Goodbye California

Goodbye California is the fourth album by Minimum Serious. It was released by Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "For the Radio"# "Rien Ne changera"# "Goodbye California"# "Face a Face"# "Celui Là"# "From the Seaside "...

" with the single "Goodbye California" that went to number 24 on the French charts. To promote the new album, the band went on a French tour for one year and played at the Give It A Name

Give it a Name

Give it a Name, also known as GIAN, , named after an At the Drive-In song, was an annual British rock music festival, normally held on the weekend nearest to the end of April. The first festival took place on May 2, 2005 at Alexandra Palace, North London...

 festival of 2007 in France with bands like New Found Glory

New Found Glory

New Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...

, The Used

The Used

The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...

, and Saosin

Saosin

Saosin is an American rock band originally hailing from Newport Beach, California. The band was formed in 2003 and recorded its first EP, Translating the Name, that same year with original singer Anthony Green. Green left Saosin following the band's decision to sign with a commercial label,...

.

The band is currently recording their fifth album to be released in 2008 called "(R)evolution

(R)evolution

evolution is the fifth album by Minimum Serious. It was released with Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "Le Dernier Soir"# "Qui S'ennuie De Moi ?"# "Gloria"# "evolution"# "Red Light"# " A L'Envers"# "Les Ombres Sur La Route"...

".

Albums

Year	Title	Label	French Chart
2000	Fantastic World Fantastic World Fantastic World is Minimum Serious's first album. It was released on 2000 in France with On The Ring Records.- Track listing :# "Hero Sport"# "Fantastic World"# "Ready To Go"# "Let Me Go Away"# "You"# "TV"# "Seven Dwarfs"# "Hardcore"...	On The Ring Records
2002	Procapitalist Procapitalist Procapitalist is the second album by Minimum Serious. It was released on 2002 with One The Ring Records.- Track listing :# "God Food, Good Mood"# "Believe In"# "Music Make You Feel Better Than Yesterday"# "Superheroes"# "The Letter You've Left"...	On The Ring Records
2004	Minimum Serious Minimum Serious (album) Minimum Serious is the third album by Minimum Serious. It was the first album released with Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "Tout Est Faux"# "Ceux Qu'On Blesse"# "Ça Commence A Se Savoir"# "J'Encaisserai Les Coups"# "Rien A Perdre"...	Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...	#64
2006	Goodbye California Goodbye California Goodbye California is the fourth album by Minimum Serious. It was released by Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "For the Radio"# "Rien Ne changera"# "Goodbye California"# "Face a Face"# "Celui Là"# "From the Seaside "...	Mercury Records	#27
2008	(R)evolution (R)evolution evolution is the fifth album by Minimum Serious. It was released with Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "Le Dernier Soir"# "Qui S'ennuie De Moi ?"# "Gloria"# "evolution"# "Red Light"# " A L'Envers"# "Les Ombres Sur La Route"...	Mercury Records

EPs

Year	Title	Label	French Chart
2000	Mysterio En La Bermuda Mysterio en la Bermuda Mysterio En La Bermuda is Minimum Serious's first EP. It was released on 2000 in France with On The Ring Records.- Track listing :# Fantastic world# Hardcore# Let Me Go Away# Ta Gueule# TV# Walking In The Shit...	On The Ring Records

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions	Album
		French Chart
2004	"Ça Commence A Se Savoir"	-	Minimum Serious Minimum Serious (album) Minimum Serious is the third album by Minimum Serious. It was the first album released with Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "Tout Est Faux"# "Ceux Qu'On Blesse"# "Ça Commence A Se Savoir"# "J'Encaisserai Les Coups"# "Rien A Perdre"...
2006	"Goodbye California"	#24	Goodbye California Goodbye California Goodbye California is the fourth album by Minimum Serious. It was released by Mercury Records.- Track listing :# "For the Radio"# "Rien Ne changera"# "Goodbye California"# "Face a Face"# "Celui Là"# "From the Seaside "...
2007	"Si Demain..."	-	Goodbye California