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Spiraling

Live in NYC on July 10 at the Knitting Factory

About Me


Spiraling first hooked fans and critics with its masterful debut Transmitter, then with its spirited follow-up, Challenging Stage. On the strength of these recordings, as well as a live show that is at once airtight and explosive, the New Jersey natives forged a reputation for uncommon musical sophistication. But it is on its forthcoming release, Time Travel Made Easy, that Spiraling makes its most coherent and compelling statement to date.
If there were any band that could make time travel look easy, it would have to be Spiraling. There's always been something about the band's trademark interplay of synthesizers, powerful guitars, and piano-driven rock that goes deeper than mere nostalgia. Listening to Time Travel Made Easy, with its panorama of sonic landscapes, you almost get a sense that Spiraling actually has perfected some method of time travel, one that has allowed it to go back to a time when New Wave was actually new, before "prog" became a four-letter word, and when "alternative" was more than just a facile marketing cliché.
While evoking the best of music's past, Spiraling is undoubtedly a band with a strong vision for its future. Whatever method of time travel they've devised, it definitely works in both directions, and they've used it to skip ahead and check out what the kids of the next generation will have on their iPods, or whatever they'll be using in the days to come. However you classify it, the style of rock music they've brought back with them is powerfully moving and altogether original.
On the album's opening track, songwriter and frontman Tom Brislin laments that "this is not the future we were promised". That may be, but the remaining tracks on this inspired record are proof that, though the immediate future might not bring us jet packs or flying cars, it will still have room enough for passion, hope, redemption, beauty, and love.
And great music.
For more information, please visit www.spiraling.net .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/17/2004
Band Website: spiraling.net
Band Members: Tom Brislin (keys and vocals)
Marty O'Kane (guitar)
Bob Hart (bass)

Influences: The Beatles, Men At Work, Weezer, Yes, The Cure, The Police, King Crimson, Tears For Fears, American Music Club, Elvis Costello, Smashing Pumpkins, Joe Jackson, XTC, Jason Falkner, The Monkees, The Cars, Blonde Redhead, The Who, HUM, Coltrane, Stereolab, 12Rods, Brian Dewan, Lincoln, Duran Duran, The Knack, Queen, Goffin/King, TMBG, Self, Trevor Horn, Mitchell Froom, Soul Coughing, Rush, Radiohead, Nirvana, Gentle Giant, Stardust/Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, New Order, Beach Boys, The Shins, Led Zeppelin, Nintendo, Intellivision, Atari, Bobby Hutcherson, Kitchens of Distinction, Debussy, John Surman, Magma, Stevie Wonder, Blur, Milton Nascimento, Flaming Lips, Cake, Bis, The Sea and Cake, Jellyfish, Deathray, Sonic Youth, ELP, Versus, Lilys, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Foo Fighters, Red House Painters, Refugee, Smithereens, The Rentals, Oasis, The Fixx, Squeeze, Kevin Gilbert, Genesis, Interpol, My Bloody Valentine, Holland, The Fire Theft, Super Furry Animals.
Sounds Like: Find out! Buy our CDs at:
www.spiraling.net
www.cdbaby.com
www.notlame.com
Now downloadable on:
iTunes
aol music
www.rhapsody.com
www.emusic.com
Record Label: Dancing Pawn
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ALL AGES NYC Show Tuesday 6/10 w/ The Pink Spiders

JUST ADDED:Tuesday, June 10 - Knitting Factory Tap Bar74 Leonard Street New York, NY 10013w/ The Pink Spiders, Treaty of ParisALL AGES / 7:00PMSaturday, June 21 - Wave Gathering FestivalThe Parthenon ...
Posted by Spiraling on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:02:00 PST

ALL AGES show in Jersey City on 6/6

Spiraling rocks Jersey City as part of JC Fridays, a citywide festival of arts and cultureFriday, June 6th - TOY EATERS STUDIO143 Christopher Columbus Drive (at Barrow St.) 2nd Fl.Jersey City, NJ 0730...
Posted by Spiraling on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:31:00 PST

CD Release Show Tickets Now On Sale at Spiraling.net

TIME TRAVEL MADE EASYCD Release Show - Sunday, May 18th***Advance tickets now on sale at www.spiraling.net***THE STONE PONY913 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJwith special guestsApril Smith and A Love Lik...
Posted by Spiraling on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:30:00 PST

ALL AGES CD Release Show 5/18

TIME TRAVEL MADE EASYCD Release Show - Sunday, May 18thTHE STONE PONY913 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJwith special guestsApril Smith & The Great Picture Show and A Love Like PiLive Simulcast on 105.7 T...
Posted by Spiraling on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PST

Last week to pre-order the new album + shows + news

One week left to pre-order the new Spiraling album Time Travel Made Easy and get 3 free exclusive digital albums - after April 18th, you'll have to wait until the disc is officially released in May ...
Posted by Spiraling on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:23:00 PST

New site, pre-order the new CD, 2 shows this week (VA)

Pre-order the new Spiraling album Time Travel Made Easy at the new and improved spiraling.net and get 3 free exclusive digital albums instantly! Offer good through April 18th.The album will be officia...
Posted by Spiraling on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:15:00 PST

Tom Brislin moderates Keyboard Artist Master Class Webcast with Jordan Rudess!

Keyboard Artist Master Class Webcast with Jordan Rudess: Keyboard WizardrySponsored by RolandKeyboard is excited to present a LIVE online Master Class with virtuoso Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater, the...
Posted by Spiraling on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:15:00 PST

NEW Spiraling album pre-order + Upcoming Shows (NY, NJ, VA)

TIME TRAVEL MADE EASYThe New Full-Length Album by SpiralingComing May 2008While we’re still over a month away from the official release date, you can pre-order your copy of Time Travel Made Easy...
Posted by Spiraling on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:05:00 PST

Spiraling in NYC on Friday, 2/15; Brooklyn 2/27

This week's headlines:1) First NYC show of 2008; First Brooklyn show ever----------1) 2.15.08 New York, NY - CRASH MANSION199 Bowery (btw. Spring and Rivington) New York, NYwww.crashmansion.com 212-98...
Posted by Spiraling on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:34:00 PST

First NJ show of 2008

This weeks headlines:1) First NJ show of 2008 (18+ to enter)2) Feliz Navidad, prospero ano, y felicidad from Spiraling and Deborah Harry----------1) Saturday, 1/5/08 - Asbury Park, NJTHE SAINT601 Main...
Posted by Spiraling on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:24:00 PST