The Spins! is a South Jersey songwriting trio featuring multi-instrumentalists Michael Auble, Dominic DiPietro and Justin Roa. The band recently released 4:49. They mention: “4:49 is an eclectic and energetic collection of otherwise disparate musical backgrounds, as a result of the equal songwriting contributions from each member of the band.”
They start off with the title track “4:49” which is more of an introduction. This song, for whatever reason, is very lo-fi and there’s a build up of frequencies in the lower mids which mask almost all the instrumentation. The next song “Hat Hair” is mixed much better. The song is melodic with good guitar work and memorable vocals. I thought the male and female vocals sounded cohesive together. On top of that there was fantastic instrumental skills displayed by the members. “Okay” is noticably louder than the first two songs. It's the best engineered song yet. There’s a distinct ’50s pop vibe on this song which sounded really unique. “Kennedy Park” is more punk oriented but one of the catchiest songs. “Stay’ is a melodic rock tune while “Cemetery” reminded me of the band Real Estate. The band definitely has some talent in multiple areas. On that note, as an engineer myself, the recording quality is lo-fi but also very varied. Each song is mixed in a different way and the RMS levels from song to song are inconsistent. In this case I think one of the first things the band should do is find an engineer to work with who can assist with recording, mixing and mastering duties. Overall, there are some good songs on this release. They blend a couple different styles here and I would say they do that successfully. I also thought the members had innate chemistry and the vocal work was impressive from all the vocalists. The young band is off to a solid start and seem to be finding their way. I look forward to hearing more.
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