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Morning Spy

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About Me

Morning Spy is a San Francisco-based indie pop band invested in electric guitar textures and fuzzy, yet intricate songwriting. The Silver Age, released by KEEP Recordings and the newborn Abandoned Love Records in February 2005, draws from much of the modern history of outsider pop, at times evoking early 70's glitter rock, reverb-drenched dream pop, the lo-fi sentiment, heady soundscapes and occasional bombast. Morning Spy's debut LP, Subsequent Light, was released in January 2004 to modest obscurist acclaim, receiving positive reviews and eventually earning a spot on a handful of "best of 2004" lists. The now sold out, limited edition Two Horses EP was released by KEEP Recordings in June 2004 to even better reviews. The Silver Age was recorded at Tiny Telephone by Aaron Prellwitz and Closer Studios by Glynn Durham in San Francisco and mixed by Prellwitz at Tiny Telephone. Myles Boisen mastered the disc, which the band considers their high water mark.

Live in Reno, NV

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Member Since: 7/13/2004
Band Website: morningspy.com
Band Members: * Allison Goffman - guitar, keyboard, vocals * Mark Loftin - drums, percussion * Jon Rooney - bass, guitar, vocals * James Spadaro - guitar, loops
Influences: Galaxie 500, Yo La Tengo, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Destroyer, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Luna, Lou Reed, the New Pornographers, Wilco, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Neutral Milk Hotel, Modest Mouse, Built To Spill, John Cale, Stereolab, Frog Eyes, The Delgados, Guided By Voices, Broken Social Scene
Sounds Like: the drunken romance of a delay pedal
Record Label: KEEP Recordings, Abandoned Love Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

At the movies - A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar

"Foggy Filter," from The Silver Age is featured in the independant film A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar which makes its debut at the SXSW 2007 film fest.  Look for it near you.  Hooray for movies!...
Posted by Morning Spy on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:32:00 PST

Copper Press .25

Check out the new Copper Press magazine (#25) - there's a little feature on us amid the usual great writing and design at CP.
Posted by Morning Spy on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:45:00 PST

The Silver Age review in Punk Planet

Punk Planet - Fans of the New Pornographers will find a lot to love in Morning Spy; the comparison is probably inevitable since both bands split lead vocal duties between strong male and female singer...
Posted by Morning Spy on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:07:00 PST

The Silver Age - More Reviews (Copper Press, Pop Matters, the Owl)

Copper Press - Its true you might find some commonalities between this outfit and the Velvet Underground, but Morning Spy (dont worry) isnt the second coming of the Velvets. Instead its a fascinat...
Posted by Morning Spy on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:16:00 PST

The Silver Age review on Americana UK

http://www.americana-uk.com/html/reviews.html The opening Princess Vancouver is one of those songs that begins timidly but gradually builds to a swaggering climax, reminding me of Prisonshake, rh...
Posted by Morning Spy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Silver Age review on Delusions of Adequacy

http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5377 There is something just so fun about handclaps. Think about it. Visit any pre-school and youll see just how often they are used in childrens songs...
Posted by Morning Spy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Silver Age review on Splendid

http://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1111747 8891391963 Morning Spy have reached a crucial point in their relatively short career: they're ready to graduate from EPs to a full-length...
Posted by Morning Spy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Silver Age review on Crooked Camera

http://www.crookedcamera.net/reviews.html Morning Spy are personal favorites here at the Camera, They made our Best Of list last year for their self-released full length effort called Subsequent...
Posted by Morning Spy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

first review of The Silver Age

http://www.smother.net/reviews/modernrock.php3?ID=858 Editor's Pick: San Francisco indie pop outfit Morning Spy landed on the Keep Recordings roster in 04 with their brilliant and stirring Two...
Posted by Morning Spy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Live on KSCU, 2/1 @ 4pm

We'll be live on KSCU (Santa Clara, CA) on Tuesday, February 1 at 4pm PDT. We'll be chatting with Remy about The Silver Age and our upcoming CD Release show at Cafe Du Nord. Listen live at http://ww...
Posted by Morning Spy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST