Fans of Broken Social Scene and Mates of State--and if you're not, you need to go sit in the indie rock timeout corner--will dig every inch of these dashing Delawareans' latest, "Moonwink." Juicy electric guitars, whimsical melodies, and wan vocals blend delectably.
The Spinto Band are prepping for the release of their new full length, Moonwink, with the launch of a new website and a series of weekly video shorts. A visit to SpintoBand.com reveals nine moons dated for consecutive Tuesdays leading up to the October 7th release of the album on Park the Van Records. Each moon contains new content, news updates, and exclusive videos straight from the Spinto headquarters.
Click on the first half moon to see a live rendition of “Later On,” the first of 11 new tracks on Moonwink, played using a table full of utensils and produce. One listen to the band’s musical skill with watermelon and corn husks, and it’s no surprise they’ve been tapped to open for the likes of Rilo Kiley, Ra Ra Riot, Art Brut, We are Scientists, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, and Death Cab for Cutie in their already illustrious indie career.
This week’s moon offers two videos for our viewing pleasure. The first takes us into the Spinto Band’s office space, where they’re frantically packing pre-orders and processing ‘bundles’ (find out what the big deals is before everything blows up). The second video takes us into the Spinto’s garden. Looks like there should be a “Summer Grof” crop sprouting on September 2nd (at itunes perhaps?). Visit www.spintoband.com to see for yourself, and don’t forget to check in each Tuesday to see what else The Spinto Band has up their sleeves.
Moonwink is produced by Dave Trumfio (Wilco, Built to Spill, Mates of State) and mixed by Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Cibo Matto, Paul Simon), and is sure to build on the promise of 2005’s “Oh Mandy” from Nice and Nicely Done – the song that catapulted The Spinto Band out of indie obscurity and onto the big stages and screens with the aforementioned bands and a performance on Later… With Jools Holland.