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The Spinto Band

The Spinto Band performing in Bristol, UK
Background information
Origin Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Genres Indie rock
Years active 1995–present
Labels Bar/None, Park the Van
Website www.spintoband.com
Members
Nick Krill
Thomas Hughes
Joey Hobson
Sam Hughes
Jeff Hobson
Past members
Albert Birney
Jon Eaton

The Spinto Band is an indie rock band from Wilmington, Delaware. They are currently signed to Park the Van Records.[1]

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[edit] Biography

The Spinto Band was originally formed as recording project by high school students in Wilmington, Delaware in the late 1990s. Frontman Nick Krill describes the early years of the band: "Every other band we knew back then would play in their garage and do the live thing. They’d do a bunch of concerts, then go, ‘Oh man, we’ve gotta record now?’ But we just had this crap in the basement and all we’d do was record, so we had 20 90-minute tapes full of junk before we played our first show."[2]

After several releases on the band's own Spintonic label, the band released its proper debut album, Nice and Nicely Done, on Bar/None Records in 2006. The song "Oh, Mandy" was released as a single and the group performed the first installment of filmmaker Vincent Moon's now-popular Take-Away Shows.

In 2008, the band signed to Park the Van Records and released its second proper full length album Moonwink. The group promoted the album with a series of humorous videos on YouTube.[3] Preorders of the album were accompanied with a 7-inch single that coupled the band original "Franco Prussian" with a cover of the Motors 1978 UK hit "Airport."

The following year, the band released an EP titled "Slim and Slender." The four-song release contained three original songs and a cover of the 1939 South American hit "Brazil."

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Compilations

[edit] E.P.s

[edit] Singles

  • "Oh Mandy" (CD) - 2005 - Stolen Transmissions
  • "Mountains/Brown Boxes" (7") - 2005 - Radiate
  • "Direct to Helmet" (CD, 7") - 2006 - Radiate
  • "Did I Tell You" (CD, 7") - 2006 - Radiate - UK #55
  • "Oh Mandy" (CD, 7") - 2006 - Radiate - UK #54
  • "Brown Boxes/Mountains" (promo CD only) - 2006 - Radiate - UK did not chart (flipped version of 2005 single)
  • "Summer Grof" (7") - 2008 - Fierce Panda - UK did not chart
  • "Franco Prussian" (7") - 2008 Park the Van - US did not chart
  • "Vivian, Don't" (7") - 2009 - Fierce Panda - UK did not chart

[edit] Band members

  • Nick Krill (guitar/vocals)
  • Thomas Hughes (bass guitar/vocals)
  • Jeffrey Hobson (drums)
  • Sam Hughes (keyboards)
  • Joey Hobson (guitar)

[edit] Previous members

  • Albert Birney (featured until Nice and Nicely Done. Now plays in the Airkick Pigeon Band)
  • Jon Eaton (previous guitarist) left in March of 2011. As quoted by Nick Krill, "He left in March. He decided he didn't want to be a musician for the rest of his life and figured now is a good time to bow out." (Nick Krills Interview about Jon leaving.)


[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1088759.ece
  2. ^http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110826/ENTERTAINMENT02/108260308/Local-favorites-side-mojo?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CEntertainment%7Cp

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.woodstock.com/news/5012/the-spinto-band-sign-to-park-the-van-prep-new-lp/
  2. ^ http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2005/09/21/spinto-band-coming-up/
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/SpintoBand
  4. ^ http://www.demouniverse.com/review.php?did=1284
  5. ^ http://www.demouniverse.com/review.php?did=1382
  6. ^ http://www.demouniverse.com/review.php?did=1401

[edit] External links

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