Small Minds is a studio album by Austin-based bluegrass band Austin Lounge Lizards.

The Austin Chronicle called the opening track a "drunk, horn-seasoned version of Emily Kaitz's Kerrville fave 'Shallow End of the Gene Pool.

'"[3] AllMusic called Small Minds "a finely played and sung album that's a pleasure to listen to and gets a definite recommendation.

"[2] The song begins: "We'd like to set the record straight by singing of the newt."

Instead, "Gingrich the Newt is puffed up like a toad / So full of himself that he's bound to explode.