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Wilmington DE, United States (1996 – present)

In early 1996, the world was seemingly reconciling some of its evolutionary hang-ups. Gary Kasparov defeated Deep Blue in one of the most epic chess matches of all time. Scientists discovered the possible evidence of life on Mars. President Clinton appointed the first female US Secretary of State. And in one cluttered basement in Wilmington, Delaware, the Spinto Band began to materialize. Spinto, huh?

The story actually begins deep in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where band member Nick Krill was rummaging through the personal effects of his late grandfather, the guitar player Roy Spinto. For years, Roy had penned lyrics on the inside of Cracker Jack boxes, and in one simple juxtaposition of time and fate, Nick found the lyrics that would inspire the creation of the Spinto Band. And they hit the ground running. The energy was undeniable, and it wasn’t long before Jon Eaton, Thomas Hughes, Nick Krill, Joe Hobson, Sam Hughes, Jeff Hobson and Albert Birney (who has since left the band to pursue the visual arts) found themselves with a massive musical proliferation at hand.
Eight years and seven self-released albums later, the Spinto Band is in the prime vein of musical prowess. Utilizing an indie-pop sensibility that brings to mind the Flaming Lips and Pavement, their songs can send you careening into the heights of lysergic bliss or provide the catchiest vibes to shake your tail feather to. Either way, this six-piece outfit has the goods to deliver us all from the doldrums of banality.
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  • RagingRED

    After a fairly average effort with Moonwink I'm really enjoying the new one. Perfect pop.

    19 days ago

  • Telefonfobi

    Shy Pursuit reviewed over @ http://noisefields.wordpress.com (swedish)

    22 days ago

  • miyatana11

    すきです！

    24 days ago

  • gimgooe

    I love them!

    25 days ago

  • ResonantDiscord

    If anyone is looking to get an idea of what the album is about a wrote a little review here: http://thebomberjacket.com/2012/05/01/the-shy-pursuit-of-happiness-2/

    28 days ago

  • ResonantDiscord

    From what I understand, with Moonwink, they used a lot of material that had been tabled for a few years, so that would obviously effect the feel of that record, purely because it wasn't written all at the same time. Now, with their new studio that they hand built, you can kind of hear a certain level of comfortable confidence, and that they were making a record that they wanted to make, not caring about what sound they might have had in the past. "Muesli" and "Take It" are some textbook pop songs – almost like they were channeling Roy Orbison or Buddy Holly, along with some Pinkerton riffs.

    29 days ago

  • StuTheShoe

    Really like the new album. As far as what others were saying about it sounding very cohesive, I agree. It sounds like they had a very well thought out idea for the sound they were going for on Shy Pursuit. However, in doing so it sounds like they may have curbed some of their more eccentric harmonic tendencies. "Muesli" and "The Living Things" are basically I-IV-V songs and "Leave Yourself Alone" never breaks key. Even the more harmonically tame songs on Moonwink like "Summer Grof" and "The Black Flag" had some very interesting changes for rock/pop music. I was pretty fond of those off the wall changes and arrangements. But I see that they were going for something different on this one and that's fine. They're both good records with catchy songs.

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  • the_sofa_den

    @ResonantDiscord You hit the nail on the head, "wholly substantial" is a great way to describe it. Don't get me wrong, Moonwink has some really good stuff on it, but it doesn't have the cohesiveness of this one. You can really feel that the band had a clear vision of what they wanted this album to be; sometimes on Moonwink it felt less like an "album" and more like a random combination of songs. Every song on Shy Pursuit just blends into the next one so damn well. I also agree that they pushed themselves, there are some really awesome arrangements going on.

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