Quick, name a rock ‘n’ roll band from Delaware. Give up? How about the Spinto Band? These power-pop nerds have quietly persevered for an incredible 16 years; The Shy Pursuit is just the group’s third full-length release since the debut Nice And Nicely Done first brought the band some national attention in 2006.
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The most notable thing about indie guru Steve Albini’s involvement with the Screaming Females’ fifth album is how little about the band he bothered to change. But then, Albini’s a smart guy, and the first rule of punk rock – the first rule of anything, really – is don’t fix what ain’t broke. If anything, Albini probably just kept the coffee pot filled; after four albums of frantic, frenetic, high-energy rock squall, you had to wonder if the Screamales could crank it up another notch.
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Larry Livermore guided Lookout Records through the period when the label helped introduce pop-punk to, first, the American underground and then, through the success of early signings like Operation Ivy and (most especially) Green Day, to the world.
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