Smoke Signals, by Spoils System

Smoke Signals

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	1.	Clunker 04:09
	2.	Weighted Blanket Statement 02:35
	3.	Glower 05:10
	4.	YOU 04:00
	5.	Still Don't Believe In Me 02:21
	6.	Far Along 04:26
	7.	Identify (feat'g Janet Morgan) 04:04
	8.	Spineless 04:01
	9.	Friends 04:42
	10.	Smoke Signals 04:18

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Debut album from Spoils System
Mixed by J Robbins, Alap Momin and Chris Walla
Guest vocals on "Identify" by Janet Morgan

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released May 26, 2023

New Granada Records - newgranada.com
NG083 2023

Cynical Trials
CT001 2023

Based out of the Hudson Valley in New York State, the quartet of Sean Hansen (guitar, vocals), Dan Coutant (vocals, guitar, keys), David Fateman (bass) and Mark Frankel (drums) are known as Spoils System. Their debut full length is Smoke Signals (a split release between Florida's New Granada Records and the band's own imprint Cynical Trials).

Dan and Sean's gift for writing melodic and often beautifully discordant indie rock was first displayed in the mid-to-late '90s "emo" outfit Joshua (Doghouse Records). After three albums, a handful of EPs and handpicked US/EU support slots with The Get Up Kids and At the Drive-In, the group quietly disbanded in 2002 to pursue other projects throughout the coming years.

Both living their lives as audio engineers, Coutant and Hansen eventually reconnected to form Spoils System as a creative outlet when the world shut down in 2020. Home recordings were molded into songs as the two passed ideas back and forth over the web. They enlisted old friend and acclaimed producer J. Robbins (Clutch, The Sword, The Promise Ring, Braid, Jets to Brazil) to mix the bulk of the album's 10 songs, while also recruiting producer/composer Alap Momin (Dälek) to mix the group's dancier offerings (“Clunker”, “YOU” and “Smoke Signals”) and Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla handling the mixing board on “Glower”. The subsequent album is Smoke Signals, a euphonic blend of psych-rock, chamber pop, indie rock, and soul that distills the countless musical influences that have been collected by the two over their vast careers.

The singles, "Clunker" and "YOU", released as in-progress album teasers in 2022, showcase the band's range, combining rhythmic complexity and expansive sonic textures with Beatle-esque vocal melodies.

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Spoils System is Dan Coutant, Sean Hansen, Mark Frankel, and David Fateman. Indie rock band from Hudson Valley, NY.

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