I actually booked them in my Boston Pop Underground series over the summer
(before anyone had really heard of them, I think) and was blown away. Since
then, I've been gratified to hear them in Starbucks (on a Hear music
sampler, a notoriously hard placement to score) and on WOXY, and to see them
reviewed positively in Venuszine, Paste (the most recent issue) and the
Boston Globe after an opening slot last weekend with Stellastarr.

I became aware of them about a year ago and actually wanted to sign them,
but I wasn't fast enough -- Bar/None got to them first and is certainly
doing a fine job with them.

I also hear a lot of Pavement in their influences, and I'd add Spoon and the
Talking Heads. There are six band members and two lead singers -- one's a
ringer for Malkmus and the other sounds a lot like David Byrne.

My personal favorite track is "Direct To Helmet" -- it's the one that's in
rotation on WOXY. Definitely, definitely check it out.

For more potential undiscovered treasures, check out the list of links to
other artists I've booked in the Boston Pop Underground series: go to
http://www.bostonpopunderground.com, and look under "Featured Artists."

Enjoy!
Andrea

On 10/14/05, Matthew George <abertawe@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I was unsubscribed for a few weeks, while on holiday, but I'm quite
> surprised I haven't read anything about the Spinto Band on Audities.
> I stumbled across them this week, and the album immediately lodged
> itself as one of my very favourite releases this year. An excellent
> mixture of powerpop sensibilities with eclectic arrangements and the
> occasional disco stomper. Discussing it with a couple of friends, the
> following bands' names came up when talking about the Spinto Band;
> Pavement, Flaming Lips, Fountains of Wayne, Beulah, The Bravery and
> The Secret Machines. They sound like none and all of those bands.
>
> The album's called "Nice and Nicely done", and it's one of those
> albums where my favourite tracks keep changing. At the moment, "Japan
> is an island" (which namechecks the brilliant Cornelius) and "Late"
> are the standouts. But tomorrow it'll be something else. Excellent
> album.
>
>
>