Already one of the hardest working indie rock bands on the East Coast, the Philadelphia based SPiN (Nationally sponsored by Jagermeister) is quickly expanding beyond its regional home base of Philly, Jersey, New York and Delaware and taking its edgy, high energy modern pop/rock to the next level.
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Already one of the hardest working indie rock bands on the East Coast, the Philadelphia based SPiN is quickly expanding beyond its regional home base of Philly, Jersey, New York and Delaware and taking its edgy, high energy modern pop/rock to the next level.
Nationally sponsored by Jagermeister, lead singer Eric Rothenheber, keyboardist and vocalist Jim Vacca, guitarist Hank Cieplinski and
drummer Lou Chudnofsky like to imply that they are contractually bound to drink in excess at their 100-plus shows a year. Their unique vibe— complete with SPiN’s powerful three part harmonies--strikes fans in different ways. Some say there’s a flavor of My Chemical Romance or The All-American Rejects, while others make favorable comparisons to bands like The Killers and Muse.
After completing a 16 state tour that brought the band through cities like Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Louisville and Washington, D.C.,
SPiN began work on its long awaited debut album, which was released in November 2007 and is currently available on Apple’s iTunes,
AmazonMP3.com, eMusic, Napster, and Rhapsody. The record was produced by Grammy-winner David Ivory, whose many gold and platinum credits include his recordings with The Roots, Patti Labelle, Molly Hatchett, and was mastered at Warner Bros Records by Michael Hateley (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Eric Clapton).
Ivory became interested in the band after hearing the original demo of the hard-driving rocker “Playing Dead,” whose prominent throbbing
bassline is created solely by Vacca’s bass synth; intriguingly, SPiN is rare in that the band does not have a bassist, another unique
element that sets them apart. Most of the band’s set, like the incisive “Bleed,” are fiery melodic rockers; however, they are nicely
balanced by the band’s first single, “Home”. This haunting, anthemic ballad was inspired by the things that matter most when a band is on
the road and seems to have struck a cord at mainstream radio as well. In November of 2007, the song debuted on FMQB Magazine’s charts as the second most added song in the country for two weeks straight. It went on to reach 7 and continues to be in rotation on over 60 commercial radio stations worldwide.
In early 2008 SPiN came to even more national attention (though perhaps not the type they had in mind) as the band was served with a
cease and desist letter from spin magazine to stop the use of the word spin (as reported in Philadelphia’s Daily News and Inquirer
newspapers). Currently the band is exploring it’s legal options to fight this “ridiculous” claim while maintaining an active regional
touring schedule. A cross-country tour will start in May with a string of radio station events in WY and AZ and continue through cities like
Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Cleveland. Following the tour, SPiN will begin work on their next release.
