A short album I made for my parents as a Christmas gift in 2011. Two originals and five covers.

The Other Man (Sloan cover)

Nice To Be Out (Stereophonics cover)

Murder (Or A Heart Attack) (Old 97's cover)

Performed live at the Hotel Utah Open Mic in San Francisco on February 2, 2015

Come In (My Door Is Always Open) (Live 2/2/15)

A stripped-down acoustic cover of the classic Guided by Voices track, featuring Ludovica De Loria on percussion and backing vocals.

Game of Pricks

Performed live as part of my feature set at the Hotel Utah Open Mic on October 5, 2015.

Come In (My Door is Always Open) feat. Tommy Sasso (Live 10/5/15)

I recorded this last summer and never got around to uploading it, but hey, it's actually... kind of good? I recorded all the instruments myself.

Come In (My Door Is Always Open) [DEMO]

Performed live at The Hotel Utah Open Mic on June 20, 2016. Open mic host Brendan Getzell on piano.

June 20, 2016

Broken (feat. Brendan Getzell, Live 6/20/16)

Never thought I'd be able to describe one of my songs as "post-apocalyptic political science-fiction," but here it is. Can you guess which real-life people this is inspired by?

The End of the World [DEMO]

Live at The Hotel Utah Open Mic on August 1, 2016.

The End of the World (Live 8/1/16)

Live at The Hotel Utah Open Mic on October 3, 2016.

(I Think I'm Turning) Canadian (Live 10/3/16)

A cover of Tommy P.'s "The Burrito Song," performed live at the Hotel Utah Open Mic on October 17, 2016. Brendan Getzell on piano.

The Burrito Song feat. Brendan Getzell (Tommy P. cover, Live 10/17/16)

A cover of The @kingwillowmusic song "Settled," recorded on 4/24/17 at the Hotel Utah Open Mic.

Settled (King Willow cover, live 4/24/17)

It's been a while since I recorded anything, so I threw together a home-recorded version of “City of Babies.” I played everything myself except the percussion, which is a customizable GarageBand “Drummer” track.

City of Babies

Performed on October 9, 2017 at the Hotel Utah Open Mic. Original by @redwoodskyline!

The River (Redwood Skyline cover, Live 10/9/17)

Recorded at home by me! The drums are a GarageBand drummer track but everything else is me.

Broken

Evan Minto is a singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY who draws heavy inspiration from power pop, the British Invasion, and '90s indie rock. His narrative-driven guitar pop songs deliver catchy hooks and high-energy performances, often performed solo with just his acoustic guitar.

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