The Spinto Band Explained

The Spinto Band
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Origin:Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Genre:Indie rock
Years Active:1996–present
Label:Bar/None, Park the Van
Website:Bar/None Records
Current Members:Nick Krill
Thomas Hughes
Joey Hobson
Sam Hughes
Jeff Hobson
Past Members:Albert Birney
Jon Eaton
Associated Acts:Teen Men
Carol Cleveland Sings
Jonathan Mann
The Music Tapes
ROAR
Barton Lewis
The Sin City Band

The Spinto Band is an American indie rock band from Wilmington, Delaware. Formed in 1996, the band comprises singer and guitarist Nick Krill, singer and bassist Thomas Hughes, drummer Jeffrey Hobson, keyboardist Sam Hughes, and guitarist Joey Hobson. They originally released music on their own label, Spintonic Recordings.

Biography

The Spinto Band was originally formed as recording project by college students in Wilmington, Delaware in 1996. Frontman Nick Krill describes being inspired to form the band after stumbling upon unused song lyrics penned by his grandfather, Roy Spinto, on the back of Cracker Jack boxes.[1] Describing 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 2005. The song "Oh, Mandy" was released as a single, and the group performed the first installment of filmmaker Vincent Moon's popular Take-Away Shows. The song was also featured as the soundtrack to a TV commercial for Sears, the payment for which funded the band's first European tour.[3] [4]

In 2008, the band signed to Park the Van Records and released its second full-length album Moonwink. The group promoted the album with a series of humorous videos on YouTube.[5] 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 Ary Barroso's 1939 South American hit "Brazil."

The band released their third album, Shy Pursuit, on May 1, 2012.

Their studio album "Cool Cocoon" was released February 5, 2013 in the United States. The opening track "Shake It Off" was released on SoundCloud in November.[6] [7]

A reissue of their album "Nice and Nicely Done" was released in June 2017. The release includes 13 additional rarities and bonus tracks from the recording sessions of the album.

Band members

Member projects

Discography

Albums

Compilations

EPs

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
BEL
(FL)
Tip
[23] 		SCO
[24] 		UK
[25] 		UK
Indie
[26]
"Oh Mandy"2005— — — —Nice and Nicely Done
"Mountains/Brown Boxes"— — — —
"Direct to Helmet"2006— 59 78 —
"Did I Tell You"— 44 55 —
"Oh Mandy" (re-issue)— 36 54 —
"Summer Grof"[27] 2008— — — 8Moonwink
"Franco Prussian"— — — —
"Vivian, Don't"2009— — — —
"Muesli"201288 — — —Shy Pursuit
"Shake It Off"— — — —Cool Cocoon
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Band of Brothers: An interview with Spinto Band members Thomas Hughes '06 and Sam Hughes '08 . Alumni Profiles . Bennington College . May 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150114110626/http://www.bennington.edu/AfterBennington/AlumniProfiles/BandOfBrothers.aspx . January 14, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Spinto Band: Coming Up . Magnetmagazine.com . 2005-09-21 . 2014-06-29.
  3. Web site: Indie Bands Weigh Commercial Deals . Joel Rose . February 8, 2007 . NPR Music News . May 12, 2012.
  4. Web site: Spinto Band to Conquer Europe . Brian McManus . August 12, 2008 . Make Major Moves blog . The Philadelphia Weekly . May 12, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120711211453/http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/2008/08/12/spinto-band-to-conquer-europe/ . July 11, 2012 .
  5. Web site: The Spinto Band . YouTube . 2014-06-29.
  6. Web site: PREMIERE: The Spinto Band, "Shake It Off" | self-titled . Self-titledmag.com . 2012-11-30 . 2014-06-29.
  7. Web site: Cool Cocoon Reviewed. Pitchfork.
  8. Web site: 2018-02-16. RSR128 - Nick Krill - The Spinto Band, Grammy winning War On Drugs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tchad Blake, and Dave Fridmann. 2021-05-11. Recording Studio Rockstars. en-US.
  9. Web site: Nick Krill Recording Engineer Mixer Producer. 2021-05-11. Nick Krill. en-US.
  10. Web site: Roar. 2021-05-11. Spotify. en.
  11. Web site: Login • Instagram. 2021-05-11. www.instagram.com.
  12. Web site: Carol Cleveland Sings. 2021-05-11. Carol Cleveland Sings.
  13. Web site: Teen Men. 2021-05-11. Bar/None Records. en-US.
  14. Web site: Arts & entertainment. The Times of London Online.
  15. Web site: Introducing Teen Men. 12 December 2013 . WXPN The Key.
  16. Web site: Albert Birney. 2021-05-11. abirney.com.
  17. Web site: Lodge. Guy. 2021-01-31. 'Strawberry Mansion' Review: Cheerfully Lo-Fi Fantasy Aims to Save Our Dreams From Corporate Overlords. 2021-05-11. Variety. en-US.
  18. Web site: Local favorites side mojo. Delaware Online.
  19. Web site: Free Beer . February 19, 1998 . Demo Universe . May 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321042057/http://www.demouniverse.com/review.php?did=1284 . March 21, 2012 .
  20. Web site: 30 Songs to Ease the Soul . May 11, 1998 . Demo Universe . May 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321042110/http://www.demouniverse.com/review.php?did=1382 . March 21, 2012 .
  21. Web site: Our Mama, Jeffrey . June 2, 1998 . Demo Universe . May 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321042116/http://www.demouniverse.com/review.php?did=1401 . March 21, 2012 .
  22. Web site: The Analog Chronicles . September 3, 1998 . Demo Universe . May 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321042140/http://www.demouniverse.com/review.php?did=1486 . March 21, 2012 .
  23. Web site: ultratop.be - Discografie the spinto band . ultratop.be . Hung Medien . April 3, 2020 . nl.
  24. Peak chart positions in Scotland:
  25. Web site: The Spinto Band. . April 3, 2020 . select "Singles" tab.
  26. Peak chart positions on the UK Independent Singles Chart:
  27. Web site: Summer Grof - Single by The Spinto Band on Apple Music. Apple Music . April 3, 2020.

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