September 30th, 2008
Spinto Band’s New Album Moonwink Making Waves
What do you do when Zane Lowe of the BBC 1 calls your current album Moonwink “The hottest record in the world right now”? Well, first, you might ask “Who the fuck is Zane Lowe?” And then you’d probably thank him. But not before you’d “boop” his nose ala Seth and Evan in Superbad because he’s got a British accent and that’s always soooo cute. Then, after ducking his punch, you’d probably tell him he’s not the only one totally crushing on your new album right now. Filter says of it “the amicably off-kilter sophomore album that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah might have released if they weren’t trying to burn the hype machine that the lockstep bloggerati created in earnest…you can’t help but wink back.” And Paste is on the bandwagon too, singing Moonwink’s praises thusly: “Spinto Band knows exactly how to channel post-adolescent snickers and pre-professional abandon into tight, giddy guitar pop. Sharp, tinkling melodies reveal surprisingly sophisticated songwriting…” Nice. Too bad no one reads Paste.
Anyway, we’re just laying back in the cut saying, “Yes, yes. Thank you all for coming on board the U.S.S. Told You So. We said there would be big, big things happening for the Wilmington, Del., six pack way back in 2006. Thanks for catching up.”
The boys are over in Europe now. (In fact, check out this boss performance of “The Cat’s Pajamas” at a HUGE show in France.) They return stateside on the 17th of October with a guaranteed sell out at the First Unitarian, and tour the rest of the country through the end of the year.
Moonwink comes out on Park the Van in the U.S. on Oct. 7. GET INTO IT!
