there's no set band, but those frequently appearing on recordings and at live shows include:
Devin Johnson: vocals, guitar
Eric Meyer: drums
Matthew Lee Perlmutter: recording/production
Sarianna Sabbarese: vocals, accordian
Sean Spada: vocals, keys, guitar & bass, drums, recording/production
Jason Summerfield: upright bass
Influences
big star, marcos valle, spoon, blur, leonard cohen, super furry animals, talking heads, mozart, bob dylan, soltero, the smiths, built to spill, quasi, sarianna, alexander 'skip' spence, john vanderslice, j.s. bach, elliott smith, thelonius monk
Sounds Like
other people have said these kind things:
"Spada seems somehow reminiscent of some musician somewhere, but it's hard to figure out just whom that may be, though it's likely that it's no one musician in particular at all." - Performer Magazine (northeast performer)
"The keyboards are as inventive as...Kori Gardner's from Mates of State..." - south of mainstream
"...Morrissey...David Byrne..." - lazy-i.com
"...sounds a bit like newer Radiohead sans all of the electronics" - splendid ezine
"Sean once recorded a cover of a Leonard Cohen song that was better than the original." - Ryan Walsh, The Stairs
h.d. fantasia's article aboubt me is here.i now live in new york city, along with many many other people. i'm playing live about once a month solo, and also with a bunch of other artists including ashley davis (an irish singer/songwriter) and sarianna.
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"Even more impressive however are Spada's beautifully penned lyrics. He manages to paint striking images of sorrow and loneliness through his lyrics, recalled through a rather relaxed and distant vocal delivery." -northeast performer
"If you're not sold on this record yet keep in mind three things 1) it's a 6 song EP, and every one of the songs has a very distinct, individual flavor. Parts are reminiscent of They Might be Giants, Belle and Sebastian and .4, "Mismatched Socks", begins like a cover of Ben Folds Five's "Underground"... -south of mainstream
i was a member of the stairs until their dissolution in august 2005 & play in my dearest screwtape with sarianna. the stairs have their second & final LP "on sleep lab" out now; i play all sorts of keyboards on a bunch of the tracks (including "einstein & his enemies" and "oh! sunday morning" on their profile.) the CD is available from their website. (some members of the stairs are now a new and different band, but you can learn about that from their website.)
there will be a new sean spada album in the forseeable future (early summer 2006). i'm feverntly recording at the moment with help from talented people like eric meyer (the stairs, ho-ag), devin johnson & lee perlmutter (essen west) & sarianna sabbarese. i don't know what it will be named yet, but i do know what the cover art will be. sarianna & i are putting together a band to play her songs live; right now it includes ilya malinsky (guitar), jason summerfield (bass), sarianna (vocals, accordian) and me (keyboards, vocals). i'm also writing music for two different films over the course of the next several months. meanwhile you can check out:
2) me playing rhodes on sarianna sabbarese's song "the difference" (our cover of "wicked little town" is also up there; i strongly recommend checking out her CD);
3) me playing piano on the song "damn tryin'" by the takeover UK(recorded by lee perlmutter.)
i'm a musician for hire as well; i can play in almost any style you can imagine, and am available as a keyboard player for performances and/or recordings (email me for more info).
SEND ME A MESSAGE if you like the tunes, or want to get more info/buy CDs, drop me a line: seanspada (at) gmail.com
hey man! i think i have owed you a reply for a long time now, sorry. those shows were booked by fellas from my label, and i think he already booked the ct one (but i don't remember where it is yet). i'll get in touch with you when i have a better idea. this tour fell in my lap, but i would be into playing with you guys in danbury after i'm back from france. talk to you soon, tim
thank Santa you finally put up 'Falling To Heaven'. th song brings tears to these wept dry, blue-green pits of despair. to me it's musical life breathed into all those long trips we take. i love when you write me into songs as soulmate or sidekick.
'long those lines.. we gonna road trip it tomorrow, ain't we? like Paul on Th Highway... it's always a good time driving yr sleeping ass home. it really is!!
yoZ. i keep hoping you'll call me, but ah'm starting to lose hope. so! bored!! need! comp'ny!! goddamn this dependent living; not being able to call somebunny after eleven ain't natural.
thanks sean...i think i might be going to boston to shoot a video for out at the wall at the end of september. no NYC trips planned yet...working a lot in NC and readying the pressing of the record. naturally it would be fun to play a show again. i will be in touch next time an nyc deal might happen...i hope you're well!
