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Artist
Spent
12+ albums
indie rockhard rockindiemetalalt rock
about
There are more than one artist with this name 1.) An indie rock band based in Jersey City, NJ 2.) A metal/hard rock bane based in Lexington, KY 1.) Years from now, when all the rage is the "Jersey City Sound" (and Chapel Hill and Seattle are long forgotten), we will remember the catalyst, Spent, the band that started it all by being proud of their Jersey City habitat. It seems that in New York City, outrageous things must be done to get noticed. In nearby Jersey City, it's easier to be honest, unpretentious and, in essence, real. For those not familiar with this hip new sound...read on. Spent created a new breed of tunes that are catchy despite their ever-changing textures, tempos, themes, and keys. Within seconds, Spent songs make an effortless transition from slow, beautiful melodies with subtle male/female harmonies to near "pit" - inducing tempos with dissonance and a touch of distorted guitar thrown in to barely mask the singer's slightly frustrated vocalization of cryptic lyrics. Just when a chorus becomes familiar enough to sing along to, a song will shift into a new focus, which soon becomes just as catchy as the first. Versatile, observant, clever, restless, energetic, determined, empathetic, and diverse is the sound of Spent. Joe, Annie, John, and Ed (Spent, natch) were busy following the release of '95's Songs of Drinking and Rebellion, touring across the States with hardly a minute to rest and relax in their lovely habitat, Jersey City. They did, however, ha
