Here's a selection of reviews taken from the Dot to Dot Festival,
Nottingham 24th May 2009.

It's hot at Dot to Dot. We're talking hottest day of the year hot, which
is a double edged sword for a fully indoor festival. Thankfully, the
Rescue Rooms are air conditioned and this is where we start with Mint
Ive. These guys are loud. Chest constrictingly, eye polishingly loud.
The Swiss boffins at CERN should experiment on these fellas to see what
happens when protons are collided at sonic boom bass levels. You know
when post rock bands like Explosions in the Sky slowly build to a
howling crescendo? Well Mint Ive start and stay there adding in an extra
layer of vocals. It's impressive... - Muso's Guide, Peter Harris

Mint Ive put in a strong performance at the Rescue Rooms, their set
evolving from the Boxer Rebellion esque indie-pop of 'To No Avail' to
the pulsing drums of the as yet untitled closer, a track that bears a
closer resemblance to post-metal overloads ISIS (namingly the track
'Dulcinea') than the label of 'trainergaze' which is often
half-humorously tagged onto the band - Contact Music, Jordan Dowling

Carrying on with local bands, I take the short walk over to the Rescue
Rooms to catch the last few songs of Mint Ive. It's a shame I hadn't
caught the whole set because they're pretty decent. There's a good, full
sound roaring out with some great instrumentals. It's a lo-fi garagey
sound but slightly progressive without trying to be overly experimental.
Think BRMC meets the Arctic Monkeys. The singer is full of passion and
summed up what Dot to Dot is all about, shouting: "There's a lot of good
bands in this city, support 'em," a sentiment which the crowd seems to
appreciate - Ng-magazine.com, Leslie Nichols

Having packed out many of the city's venues for the past eighteen months
or so, it almost feels like some kind of divine retribution that this
quartet are finally being given the opportunity to shine in front of a
wider audience, and their early afternoon slot - some fourteen hours or
so after another sell-out gig in one of Nottingham's more intimate
venues - doesn't disappoint. While the band themselves may occasionally
be reluctant to tag themselves with the whole "shoegaze" malarkey,
there's no question that Oliver Chetty's dazzling guitar work elevates
them to another level, and on the acerbic 'To No Avail' and lolloping
Germanic groove of closer 'Bad Lines', their presence amidst more
celebrated company is ably justified - Drowned in Sound, Dom Gourlay


I started my day watching Nottingham's own Mint Ive, who effortlessly
showed the decent sized Rescue Rooms crowd that just because the lead
singer looks like he could easily have you in a fight, he can still
melodically and lyrically tick the sentimental and emotional boxes with
his tight band - Leftlion, Kristi Genovese