Album Stream: The Spinto Band - Cool Cocoon

The Spinto Band, hailing from Wilmington, Del. and delivering solid indie rock since the 90s, are set to release their next full-length project next week. The album, Cool Cocoon, has already had plenty of buzz generated by the band’s free download of “Shake It Off,” available on their website. Now, you can listen to the album in its entirety in the player below. ...  read more

CMJ 2009: Generationals, Pepi Ginsberg, Spinto Band, Javelin, Small Black

The body can only take so much CMJ. Not only is it tough to avoid H1N1 with several hundred potential carriers breathing the same air for hours on end, equally contagious is ever-increasing pessimism that spreads among writers who let their grouchy sides take over. And, as a six-time CMJ attendee, I agree that aspects of the fest feel do "smaller" and that bloggers have gotten better at spotting new talent before everyone gets there (or maybe new talent has just gotten better at spotting bloggers). But c'mon, crybabies. If you don't want an excuse to hit a bunch of...  read more

The Spinto Band tours U.S. with Frightened Rabbit

The Spinto Band, besides being the sextetist group ever to emerge from Delaware (sorry, Thorogood), are six of America's foremost purveyors of power-pop. You may recall the group's "Oh Mandy"—the catchiest song about an Amanda since Manilow's masterpiece—from a Sears commercial that ended up funding a European tour....  read more

The Spinto Band - "Summer Grof"

Click above to watch "Summer Grof" by The Spinto Band....  read more