Most known for being one of the first groups on Alan McGee's Creation label, the Jasmine Minks were formed in the early '80s with a sound somewhere between jangly psychedelia and punk inclinations. Initially a trio centered around singer Jim Shepard, the band has gone through numerous lineup shuffles throughout their lengthy, bumpy, and ultimately resilient history. The group's diverse musical interests -- which ranged from the Buzzcocks and Subway Sect to the more experimental likes of Cabaret Voltaire and DAF, and to the more straightforward classics like Motown and Love -- prevented them from being a simple pop band. Though most active with frequent singles and album releases throughout the latter half of the 1980s, the Jasmine Minks continued making new music sporadically from there, with new albums arriving in the early 2000s, and then delivering We Make Our Own History in 2023, their first LP in 22 years.