After SSLYBY’s bland performance failed to leave any impression on my consciousness whatsoever, I was worried that The Spinto Band, fellow travellers in the upbeat-indie-pop genre would follow suit, especially with new album Moonwink receiving less-than-glowing reviews. Luckily, the amiable Delawarians put on a far more endearing, if decidedly rough-edged performance. A shaky first couple of songs didn’t bode well, and the vocals never really rose above the level of ‘enthusiastic squawking’ but the new material was performed with admirable gusto, kazoos featured somewhere in the equation and three years on, Oh Mandy remains a fucking glorious slice of shimmering pop that they’ll probably, alas, never top. Nonetheless: nice, and nicely done.(Photo: Sonny Malhotra (Flickr))
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