Mellow Minds (2000–2004) was a California collaboration between singer-guitarist Nick Riggle and producer-rapper Andy Kiddoo, a pairing that pushed against the genre boundaries of the early 2000s. Their songs mixed folk intimacy, pop hooks, and hip-hop production sensibilities, creating a warm, lo-fi hybrid that floated through underground skate videos and MySpace playlists. Sparse, melodic, and rhythmically playful, their work captured a moment when independent artists were first experimenting with the fusion of acoustic songwriting and hip-hop aesthetics. The duo’s small catalog remains distinctive for its fluid movement between introspective guitar-driven songwriting and the swagger of beat-driven production.

Merge

Waste

This Town

Like The Trees

Free

Honesty

Four Days Ago

In Seperate Lives

Misdirected

Glad You Came

Street Sounds Sleep

This Town (Instrumental)

Sunshine

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